6th Grade Band Receives Straight 1s!

Congratulations to the BMS 6th Grade Band for receiving straight 1s at the Pirateland contest! 

Pirateland Band Contest and Celebration - Thursday, April 26

On Thursday, April 26, the 6^th Grade Band will perform at the Pirateland Band Festival at Lytle HS. There will be three judges, and we will receive comments and ratings from the judges. Trophies will be given out to Superior performing bands. After our performance, we will go to Main Event – San Antonio North to celebrate a year of hard work. The cost for each student will be $20. This will include a $10 video game card, 2 slices of pizza and a medium drink, 1 hour of bowling (socks and shoes included), and one additional activity (laser tag, gravity ropes, or billiards). Parents are welcome to attend the band contest and Main Event with us. There is no fee to watch the band perform or to enter Main Event, but the cost will be $20 for adults that want to eat and play games with the band students. Students are welcome to purchase additional game cards or games if time permits. 

This is a required performance for all eligible 6th grade band students. Students must have passed all classes on the 5th 6 weeks report card. Students will wear their BMS Band T-shirt with blue jeans and school-approved shoes for this performance. (A very limited amount of shirts are still available for purchase. Please contact Mrs. Conard if you need to purchase a band t-shirt.)

Schedule for April 26th:

8:00am             Meet in the band hall, warm-up, load bus

8:30am             Depart BMS

10:00am           Arrive at Lytle HS (FM2790 S, Lytle, TX)

10:30am           Band goes into the Warm-up room

11:00am           Band Performs on Stage (Cheer for our kids! Performance is free                                   and open to the public.)

12:30-1:30pm  Pizza/Video Games/Laser Tag (or Gravity Ropes) at Main Event
                         (1911 N. Loop 1604 E, San Antonio, TX)

1:30-2:30pm    Bowling (ALL students will participate)

3:30pm             Approximate arrival time back at BMS

All payments are due by April 13th. Cash payments only. Contact Mrs. Conard if you have any questions or concerns.

6th grade band has finished Book 1!

I am happy to report the 6th grade band finished Book 1 and is now moving into Essential Elements Book 2. All students should have purchased the 2nd book at the beginning of the school year.

In addition to working in the book, we will also be preparing for the Pirateland Contest and our Spring concert. This means students will be receiving all new music this 6 weeks.

As a reminder, students should be taking their instruments home to practice new music. They should not wait to learn their music at school. Practicing is their only homework, and it should be FUN! After all, it is called "PLAYING" an instrument. Play=fun!

6th Grade Band Photos

Hey 6th Grade Band! Check out your section photos in the Photo Gallery!

Welcome back!

Welcome, 6th grade band students! I'd like to also welcome our brand new 6th grade students to band. We are so excited to have you join us. Mr. H will be working with new students during class. Please make arrangements with Mrs. Conard to stay after school for extra help/practice. Those who stay after school as little as once/week have shown great success in band.

Reminder to all - If you haven't sent in your band forms and money, they are due Friday!

Looking forward to a great year!

Band Buddy Social - May 25th

Students have been writing back and forth all year to an anonymous band buddy, and tomorrow during 1st period, 6th grade band students will finally find out who their high school band buddy is!

We will do a meet and greet, play some fun games, and have some light refreshments. 

Parents, please drop off all 6th grade band students at the HS Band Hall before 8:00am. 

Students that ride the bus should ask the bus driver to let them off at the high school.

Students will be taken back to the middle school after 1st period by school bus.

Pirateland Band Contest in Lytle - May 16th

On Tuesday, May 16, the 6^th Grade Band will perform at the Pirateland Band Festival at Lytle HS. There will be three judges, and we will receive comments and ratings from the judges. Trophies will be given out to Superior performing bands. After our performance, we will go eat at CiCi’s Pizza, and then we will go roller skating to celebrate a year of hard work. The cost for pizza buffet and a drink will be $8.00. The cost for each person to go skating will be $7.00. This includes admission, skate rental, and 2 hours of skating. Parents are welcome to attend the band contest and to come skate with us. Skating for adults is the same price as the kids. Everyone that enters must pay this price whether they skate or not. PAYMENT IS DUE BY MAY 12TH!

This is a required performance for all eligible 6^th grade band students. I am happy to report that ALL 6th grade band students passed for the 5th 6 weeks! Students will wear their BMS Band t-shirt with blue jeans and school-approved shoes for this performance. (Some shirts are available for purchase. Please contact Mrs. Conard if you still need to purchase a band t-shirt.) Students may bring shorts to change into for skating. Be sure you have a good pair of socks for skating, too!

Schedule for May 16th:

8:00am            Meet in the band hall, warm-up, load bus

8:30am            Depart BMS

10:00am          Arrive at Lytle HS (FM2790 S, Lytle, TX)

10:30am          Band goes into the Warm-up room

11:00am          Band Performs on Stage (Cheer for our kids! Performance is free and open to the public.)

12:00-1:00pm  Lunch at CiCi’s (on SW Military)

1:30-3:30pm    Skating at The Rollercade (Recoleta Rd, San Antonio)

4:45pm            Approximate arrival time back at BMS