Welcome, Lightridge Chorus Families -
It has been such an exciting start to the school year! I have had such an incredible time reuniting with students and building relationships with my new students as well. Not many teachers have the privilege of watching students grow from year to year. I feel nothing but gratitude for having the opportunity to teach your children. For those of you who are new to Lightridge Chorus … WELCOME!
As many of you know, building a strong relationship with the families of my students is a priority of mine. The Lightridge Sings Newsletter at lightridgechorus.org will share updates with you about the Lightridge Chorus Program! Students will receive the handbook and calendar this week in classes, but I wanted to share details prior.
Handbook + Calendar
Below is the Lightridge Chorus Handbook and Chorus Calendar. Please read the handbook and calendar in its entirety - write down all of the important dates and pay the course fee. If you have any questions, please email me at helai.rutan@lcps.org. All course fee payments are due on Friday, September 8th.
Parent - Student Meeting [Mandatory]
We will be hosting a mandatory parent-student meeting to go through the calendar, parent involvement, department needs, the spring trip, etc. on Wednesday, September 20th at 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM in the Lightridge Auditorium. This meeting will be followed by our first Lightridge Chorus Boosters Meeting in the Chorus Room from 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM.
Lightridge Chorus Apparel
Lightridge Chorus will be selling apparel until September 7th! Visit the website through Cheer Sports to purchase apparel. Students will receive one t-shirt as a part of their uniform covered by their course fee. All ordered apparel will be available for pick up by the end of October in the Chorus Room.
I am blessed to be at Lightridge and cannot wait to see what we accomplish this year as a department. I am beyond ready to have students make memories and grow as musicians. Go Bolts!
Best,
Helai Karim Rutan