What an amazing night!

Wow!!!! What an amazing night we had. We met stars like Randolph Matthews, High Kings, Connie Talbot, Urban Strides, Laura - Jane Hunter and the best conductor in the World DAVID! At the concert 5000 children took part including us making it the biggest children's concert in the world! We had all worked very hard and had a great time and all the parents really enjoyed it!
Looking forward to next year already!
Check out the Young Voices website to see a video clip from last nights concert - can you spot us??

by Emily B, Emily S, Charlotte and Megan G - Year 4 Edinburgh class.

Young Voices!

Well the time is here - I hope you are all exciting! We are in for a great day!!!

Remember tomorrow
Lunch (unless you are having a Christmas dinner)
A packed lunch for your tea
Water bottle and a drink
T-shirt to change into (or school white t-shirt)
Your singing voices!!!

Parents we look forward to seeing you there - we will be sat right behind the stage on the second tier - look out for our banner!

Remember we will walk the children around to the front entrance opposite the car park and do a final headcount - we will meet you there!

Final arrangements!

Dear Parents/carers

The final arrangements for the Young Voices concert in Sheffield!

Lunch time:

Children will be having an early lunch at school – if your child would like a hot dinner that day please fill in the Christmas dinner slip and send the money into the office. This may be a good idea as they will be having a packed lunch for their tea.

We will then be leaving on the coach at 12:30pm.

If you would like to make a contribution towards the cost of the coach – please send £5 in with your child this week. Thank you to those parents who have already sent in the money.

Timings:

Arrival – 1:45pm – 2:00pm children arrive at arena

Rehearsal begins – 2:30pm

5:00pm – Hour tea break (children stay in arena with school staff)

6:00pm – Door open for audience.

7:00pm – concert commences.

Approx 9:15pm – concert ends.

We will escort the children out of the arena and wait for you to collect your child at the main entrance facing the car park (see attached picture.) Please be aware that this is an extremely busy time and it is essential that your child stays with us until we have completed a final head count. Please do not leave with your child without informing a member of staff.

T-shirts, hats and torches:

Please ensure your child attends school in their school uniform and brings a white t-shirt or a young voices t-shirt to change into. Their school trousers or skirt will be fine to wear at the concert as we have to wear dark bottoms and white t-shirts – these are the organisers rules!!.

Children also have the opportunity to bring Santa hats and small battery operated torches to add to the Christmas effect of the evening! We will collect the torches we have bought once we arrive at the arena.

Food and drink:

Please provide a packed, substantial tea with drink and include an additional water bottle for your child as we will be eating in the arena before the concert. You child requires no money as there is no opportunity to buy anything.

Thank you for all of your support you have provided at home, learning the songs! Looking forward to seeing you in Sheffield!

Miss S Hulme and Mrs R Foster

Next Wednesday

Sorry just realised the photograph of where to pick up your children at Sheffield arena -wasn't attached to the letter.

We stand underneath the main entrance - please ensure you allow us to get the children to this point and do a final head count before you inform a member of staff who you are taking home.

Thank you for your support!

Remember EXTRA practice Thursday 1st December 3:15 to 4:00 and extended practice on Monday 5th December to 4:30. Please fill in the slip or inform Miss Hulme

Message from Young Voices!

We have had so many calls over the years about torches and have had to leave it to parents. Often torches cost at least £1 or more and some have beams which destroy the stars at night effect.
Please let parents know to save them the cost and effort of purchasing torches we have managed to acquire quality key ring tiny torches that include the Young Voices logo and last for hours at a very reasonable price and these will be available to purchase on the day of your concert. These can be purchased as you arrive at the arena or during the afternoon break for only 50p each.

It would look amazing if every child had a tiny torch which could be shone when the conductor indicates. This would create a truly starry, starry night effect!

If you would like to purchase a torch for the Young Voices concert send in 50p in a named envelope before the 4^th of November. We will collate numbers and let the arena know how many are required and then we will purchase them all together at the arena!

Thank you

Miss Hulme and Mrs Foster.

Young Voices

Thank you to those who have sent in permission slips, ticket and t-shirt money. Just to confirm the arrangements:
* Wednesday 7th December we will be attending the Young Voices Concert in Sheffield
* We will be leaving after lunch time from school on a coach
* We will rehearse all afternoon in the arena with the band, conductor and other choirs
* Tea will be in our seats - a lunch box of food is required
* In the evening parents will arrive and watch the concert
* After the concert we will arrange a meeting point with parents and hand the children over too you then!

More details will follow closer to the time of the final arrangements!

Young Voices

Yippee!!! The new songs are here for Young Voices 2011! Please remember to bring a disc to Mrs Foster to get a copy of the songs/words to practise over the holidays!

Happy Singing!

Choir will be cancelled this Monday (4th July) for one week only!

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Calling All Singers!!!

We are calling for more singers to join Methley School Choir! Coming up next term we have the exciting music evening where we can show our talents, and also learning the new songs for Young Voices 2011.

Details:
Monday night 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Mrs Fosters room!

Hope to see you there!!!!

Choir

Please continue to come to choir club after school on a Monday!

Thursday's Arrangements!

Copy of the letter going out tomorrow!!

Dear Parents,
Here are the final arrangements again for the Young Voices concert in Sheffield! The day will run exactly the same as prepared for last time.
Lunch time:
Children will be having an lunch at 12:00 at school – if your child would like a hot dinner that day please fill in the slip below and send the money, if you paid last time the credit will be carried over.
We will then be leaving on the coach at 12:30pm.
If you would like to make a contribution towards the cost of the coach – please send £ 5 in with your child this week, thank you for those who already have.
Timings:
Arrival – 1:45pm – 2:00pm children arrive at arena
Rehearsal begins – 2:45pm
5:00pm – Hour tea break (children stay in arena with school staff)
6:00pm – Door open for audience.
7:00pm – concert commences.
Approx 9:15pm – concert ends.
We will escort the children out of the arena and wait for you to collect you child at the main entrance facing the car park (see attached picture.) Please be aware that this is an extremely busy time and it is essentially that your child stays with us until we have completed a final head count. Please do not leave with your child without informing a member of staff.
T-shirts, hats and torches:
Please ensure your child attends school in their school uniform and brings a white t-shirt or a young voices t-shirt to change into. Their school trousers or skirt will be fine to wear at the concert as we have to wear dark bottoms and white t-shirts – these are the organisers rules!!.
Children also have the opportunity to a small battery operated torches to add to the effect of the evening! (I don’t think Santa hats will be needed now!!)
Food and drink:
Please provide a packed, substantial tea with drink for your child also include an additional water bottle for your child as we will be eating in the arena before the concert. You child requires no money as there is no opportunity to buy anything.
Thank you for all of your support you have provided at home, learning the songs! Looking forward to seeing you in Sheffield!

Miss S Hulme, Mrs L Ashby and Mrs R Foster


I would like my children to have a school dinner on the day of the Young Voices Concert

Name of Child_________________________ Class______________________________
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