WELCOME!

Students and families, welcome back to a new school year!

As you may have gathered, I am your new orchestra teacher, Mrs. Tafelmeyer. I am excited to teach and work with you this fall. We have some great things planned for the coming school year!

To help get you ready, here are some "Back to School" things you will need to know:

1. This is primarily my News and Announcements page. You can click on the RSS feed button to have my posts delivered to your email (let me know if it doesn't work; RSS feeds are my weak point). Any updates to concert information, assignments, etc. will be broadcast from my teacher blog. I also have a button to click that allows you to sign up for reminder texts and the ability to contact me for our road trips to festivals and honors orchestras.
2. After nearly a decade of being a traveling orchestra teacher and carrying my office with me wherever I go, I have come to the following conclusion: I don't like paper. Here are some things you can do to help me:
   1. Fill out the Student Information Form by Sept. 6th
   2. Read and sign the SMS Orchestra Handbook by Sept 6th
   3. If this won't work for you, I have some hard copy forms to fill out in the classroom.
3. Rental Contracts will need to be renewed on any school-owned instruments, so please be prepared to pay the $90 instrument fee if you are renting through the school (BPSF Share the Music is different from school-owned instruments). I will have the link or necessary paperwork for you to fill out. The fee covers maintenance and costly repairs.
4. Students, I am SO excited to meet you and work with you! Parents, I am equally excited to get to know you. If any of you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Here's to a great start to a great year!