Thursday 17 November 2016

Briefing for Winter Choral Festival

Dear parents and choristers,
Just a gentle reminder to those going for the HK WCF.
There will be a pre-trip briefing TOMORROW, 19 November, from 9 to 11 am @ Coronation Road Campus (CRC), Music Room 4.
Unfortunately, you cannot park in the school should you drive as the CRC carpark will be reserved for NYPS teachers and staff as KRC campus will be packed with P1 Orientation children and parents.
You can park nearby at Princess of Wales Rd, Kingsmead Rd, etc. Please remember to adhere to the parking rules so as not to receive a summon from the Traffic Police.
Thank you!

Monday 10 October 2016

Cancellation of Choir Practice on 14 October

Dear choir members and parents,

This is to inform you that our choir practice this Friday, 14 October, is CANCELLED.
This because our conductor has to attend the SYF A/P briefing for Secondary Schools/ JCs.
Thank you!

Monday 12 September 2016

Rehearsal Schedule for Term 4

Hi everyone!
Welcome back to Term 4. It is going to be a very exciting time for all of us, albeit hectic, preparing for our SA2 exams and the Winter Choral Festival!

Here is the schedule. We have tried to make it as 'confirmed' as possible, but please bear with us should there be changes. We will let you know in due time.

Rehearsal Schedule for Choir in Term 4, 2016

Week
Date
Time
Venue
Remarks
1
Thursday, 15 Sept
2.00 to 3.45 pm
Gallery
All, except P6
2
Thursday, 22 Sept
Gallery
P5 GEP/META CL/HCL SA Oral
3
Thursday, 29 Sept
Gallery
E-learning for P3
Friday, 30 Sept
MR 2
E-learning for P4
4
Thursday, 6 Oct
Gallery
Children’s Day Eve
5
Friday, 14 Oct
MR 2
All
6
NO CCA

NA
PSLE Marking/
CCA suspended for SA2
7
Thursday, 27 Oct
2.00 to 3.45 pm
Gallery
All
Friday, 28 Oct
MR2
8
Thursday, 3 Nov
Gallery
P6 BBQ Under the Stars Camp
Friday, 4 Nov
MR 2
No school for P6s
9
Thursday, 10 Nov
TBA
Gallery
Admin Day
(technically no school for students)
Friday, 11 Nov
2.00 to 3.45 pm
MR 2
End of year party for all choir members & farewell for P6s
10
Monday, 14 Nov
TBA
CRC MR 4
Curriculum Time
(TBA)
Tuesday, 15 Nov
Wednesday, 16 Nov
Holidays
Tuesday, 22 Nov
9.00 to 11.00 am
CRC MR4
Only for those going for WCF

Thursday, 24 Nov

Friday, 25 Nov
TBA
CRC MR4
Emergency practice,  depending on Tues and Thurs prac

Monday, 28 Nov
8.30 to 10 am
CRC MR4


Tuesday, 29 Nov
OFF TO HK

Wednesday 31 August 2016

Dear parents and choir members,

This is to inform you that there is NO CHOIR PRACTICE during the September school holidays.
It was initially planned to have our practice next Monday and Tuesday, but given the fact that many of our P5 students will not be able to attend because of a Chinese composition workshop, we have decided to call it off and have more intensive rehearsals in Term 4.

Apologies also with the delay in giving you the consent and sign up form for the Hong Kong Winter Choral Festival. Rest assured that we are still going but the paperwork is a little bit more complicated than expected. You will definitely get them after the school holidays. I want to thank those who did submit their passport details already and I will hold on to them.

Have a wonderful break and watch this space again in the next few days for the Term 4 schedule.

Thank you!

Monday 27 June 2016

... And welcome back to Term 3!

Hi everyone...
I hope everyone's well-rested and raring to go for Term 3.
There are quite a few disruptions later on in the term due to PSLE oral preparations and Teachers' Day celebrations.
So here is the schedule:

NYPS CHOIR CCA REHEARSAL SCHEDULE FOR TERM 3, 2016
Time: 2:00 to 3:45 pm (unless otherwise stated)

Term 3
Remarks
Week
Thursday (Gallery)
Friday (Music Room 2)

1
30 June
1 July

2
7 July
8 July

3
14 July
15 July

4
21 July
22 July

5
PSLE Oral Prelim (No rehearsal)
PSLE Oral Prelim is held after school
6
4 August
5 August

7
11 August
12 August

8
PSLE Oral (No school)

9
25 August
No rehearsal (Teachers’ Day Dinner)

10
Teachers’ Day celebrations
Teachers’ Day Holiday



Please remember to notify your teachers should you be missing any rehearsals and we'll still be adhering to the 80% rule for attendance. This is especially so for choir members who are journeying to Hong Kong for the Winter Choral Festival in November this year. 

We are also recruiting P3 students this semester so please tell your friends about it if they are interested, and for them to come for an audition. 

Thank you... and see you this Thursday!

Tuesday 22 March 2016

Welcome to Term 2!
This is going to be an exciting term ahead with the SYF Choral Presentation on 15 April and Nanyang Gems on 28 May. Please block these dates in your diaries.

I will be giving out the hard copies of this schedule to our members tomorrow.
Consent forms for the SOTA rehearsal on 4 April will also distributed.
Please sign it and return to KRC Locker 99 by 1 April.

Thank you!

NYPS CHOIR CCA REHEARSAL SCHEDULE FOR TERM 2, 2016
Time: 2:00 to 3:45 pm (unless otherwise stated)

Term 2
Remarks
Week
Thursday (Gallery)
Friday (Music Room 2)

1
24 March
Good Friday

2
31 March
1 April

3
7 April
8 April
4 April, Monday
Rehearsal at SOTA
9 am to 12.45 pm
4
14 April
SYF @ 1p.m.
SOTA
SYF Begins – 11to 15 April, 18 to 19 April
5
CCA Suspended

6

7

8
12 May
13 May

9
19 May
20 May

10
26 May
27 May
28 May, Saturday
Nanyang Gems

Sunday 13 March 2016

March holiday programme recap

Just a recap of our March Holiday programme: 

Monday 14 March
Practice @ CRC Music Room 4 - 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

Tuesday 15 March
Meet @ KRC Music Room 2 - 8.00 am
Depart NYPS at 9.00 am for CHIJmes
Voices of Singapore Festival 10.00 to 12.00 pm
Return to NYPS by 12.30 pm. 
Please be dressed neatly in choir uniforms and black shoes/ white socks 
Details of the choral festival can be found here: 


Wednesday 16 March 
Practice @ CRC Music Room 4 - 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

There will be no food provided. Please bring your own healthy snacks, water, a book and sweater. 

Please also note that your child/ ward will be notified of his/ her participation in SYF this week. It is NOT a guarantee that membership in Choir CCA would mean an automatic participation in the SYF. An official letter will be given to him/ her upon their successful audition. 

The choir conductor and Choir CCA teacher-in-charge will reserve the right to grant your child/ ward the opportunity to represent the school in the SYF based upon the merit of your child's/ ward's performance in Choir.   

There are instances where there are some students who have pitching problems, who are not singing out/ contributing to the overall soundscape of the choir, etc. 

See you all this week!