École Poirier Fall Choir Newsletter

October 6, 2017

Dear Parents & Guardians of Choir Students,

You are receiving this newsletter because your child has expressed an interest in bring part of the École Poirier Choir this season. The choir has been rehearsing for the past three weeks on Wednesdays at lunch, and is made up of over 60 singers from Grades 2 to 5.

The choir will be performing a song entitled ‘In Flanders Fields’ at our upcoming Remembrance Day Assembly on Friday, November 10th. The assembly will begin shortly after the end of morning recess – at 10:45, and should last about 30 minutes. We are very fortunate have Mrs. Patricia Haisell as our accompanist. Mrs. Haisell is also one of our noon hour supervisors, and a local piano teacher.

If possible, please have your choir student dress in a white top and dark pants or skirt for the performance. If they wish, they can bring a change of clothes for the afternoon. Each choir member will wear a yellow Poirier Choir scarf and a poppy.   Cadet, Girl Guide, and Scouting uniforms are also most welcome to be worn by students on Remembrance Day.

Parents are always welcome to attend our assemblies, so we would love to have you join us if you are able.

Choir operates in ‘seasons’ through the year, with each season having a performance goal at the end. Choir is a great opportunity for students to learn about commitment to an activity, so we keep careful attendance at our practices, and we ask that students be present at a minimum of three rehearsals before they perform. Students can join for one or two seasons, or stay in choir all year long! We’ve got many exciting performance opportunities to look forward to. We are also delighted to have many intermediate students who have been part of Poirier’s strong Choir tradition since they were in grade two.

Check out the École Poirier Choir Blog at the following link to stay up to date with choir happenings.

Link can be found via the school website – click on JOIN IN Here! and follow the link to Choir.

http://poirierchoir.staff.sd62.bc.ca

Thanks for your support!

Mme Arts and Mrs Murphy

In Flanders Fields

by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.