Coming Up This Week:
Friday 1/13/2023 - FMCMEA Honor Rehearsals (All Day), Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm
Saturday 1/14/2023- FMCMEA Honor Concerts @ PAC, 3:00pm (Orchestra) & 6:00pm (Band)
Monday 1/16/2023 - WP Winter Percussion Rehearsal 10am-4pm
Tuesday 1/17/2023 - WG Rehearsal (@Liberty Elementary) 5:30pm-9pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm, Fundraising Committee Meeting 7pm Lecture Hall
Thursday 1/19/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
Friday 1/20/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm
Next Week(s):
Monday 1/23/2023 - JB Rehearsal 5:30pm-7:30pm
Tuesday 1/24/2023 - WG Rehearsal (@Liberty Elementary) 5:30pm-9pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
Thursday 1/26/2023 - WG Rehearsal 5:30pm-9pm (@ KIS), WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
Friday - 1/27/2023 - Percussion Ensemble w/ Mr. Malatesta 3:30-5:30pm, WP Rehearsal 6pm-9pm
Saturday 1/28/2023 - WP/WG SJVCGPR Show #1 @ Clovis West - 10am-5pm
Winter Percussion Voluntary Pledge Forms
Winter percussion pledge forms were due on December 22nd, although many students have still not turned in their completed forms. If your student is participating in Winter Percussion, please ensure that they have completed this form and turn it in to the band office box ASAP.
Next Monthly General Parent Meeting - Wednesday 2/1 @ 7pm
We appreciate everyone who joined us for our first monthly meeting of the 2023 calendar year yesterday. Many good and productive conversations happened, and our program is better for it. We would like to invite all interested parents to our next general parent meeting which will occur every first Wednesday of the month. The next one is on Wednesday 2/1/2023. We will hear from committees on reports of the goings on of the past month, look ahead at upcoming events and opportunities, and have general discussion about ways that we can support the students of the Clovis West Instrumental Music Program. Please join us Wednesday 2/1 at 7pm!
Monthly Fundraising Committee Meeting (open to all) Tuesday 1/17 @ 7pm
Our fundraising committee will be holding a monthly meeting on Tuesday 1/17 at 7pm in the lecture hall. As with our last meeting, a big topic of discussion will be the above mentioned March 4 Music event, as well as our pancakes and performances fundraiser on May 6th. We have many big things to plan and fundraise for. If you are interested in helping to lower the cost burden of our students and families face please plan to attend.
FMCMEA Rehearsal Information
The FMCMEA Honor Band and Symphony Orchestra will be rehearsing at the PAC on Friday January 13th from 9am - 4pm and on Saturday January 14th from 9am - 12pm.
The FMCMEA Honor Symphony Orchestra concert will be Saturday January 14th 3pm at the PAC. The FMCMEA Honor Band concert will be Saturday January 14th 6pm at the PAC. Both performances will count for spring semester concert credit. Consider attending both events to support your peers who are performing!
“March 4 Music” Fundraiser: Saturday March 4, 2023
We have a special adult event planned for Saturday, March 4. Please mark your calendar for a fun evening at Ft. Washington Country Club that will benefit all of Clovis West Instrumental Music! More details to follow soon!
CWAIM Store
You can now purchase T-shirts and other apparel online at http://cloviswest.cwaim.org/store! Show your support for CW Instrumental Music!
CWAIM Handbook
Our 2022-2023 handbook is available online by visiting bit.ly/CWAIMHandbook2022. Please visit this link and read up on our policies and procedures. Students were provided a signature form last week, but if you didn’t receive it you may download a digital copy by visiting this link or printing the attached file. If you need a hard copy of either of these please have your student ask in class. Thanks!
Amazon Wishlist
Our Wish List is back and we need your help! We will update this list periodically with things that the program needs and can use. If you see an item that you would like to purchase for the program, please do! After the order is placed, it will be automatically shipped to Clovis West and will be put straight to good use improving the music experience for our students! We have recently added many items. We do want to give a big thank you to all the families who have supported us already by purchasing items on our list!
Please view our wish list at http://a.co/0Ydb9Dd
CWAIM Wishlist
In addition to the Amazon wish list above, we have a shared list of other items we intend to purchase in the future. If you would like to support us by purchasing an instrument or other item best not purchased through amazon, please check our list at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A_wv1mhzLOeS9KhnGLv-MZQ3lJgsBFuYsEEtlNs0Lvg/edit?usp=sharing