Parent Watch Week for Christmas
Rather than the traditional Christmas “shows”, we have decided to have parent watch week the week of December 17-21 during your child’s regular class time. Parents are invited to come and watch a full class to see what your child has learned already this year. I think you will be impressed! This will allow our teachers to focus on teaching them HOW to dance rather than teaching them A DANCE. It also allows for you to see what you are paying for each week, and how wonderfully your children and teachers are sharing the art of dance at SOF. Note: Company classes will be different, so stay tuned for that schedule after Nativity.
The Nativity at The Grand Theatre: December 15 & 16
Plan to join us as the Steps of Faith Dance Company Inc. presents: The Nativity, December 15 & 16 at The Grand Theatre. Cast listing will go up this week, including girls cast from the Ballet Prep and Ballet 1 classes who auditioned on Saturday.
This year is our special Tenth Year Anniversary of The Nativity. Because it is such a special year, we have many great things planned. Commemorative ornaments are being ordered and are part of the Premium seating advantage. We will have assigned seating this year at the Grand. Premium seating is in the Orchestra Center section and includes an ornament with each seat for $20. Regular seating is available for the rest of the theatre for $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets go on sale at the Grand Theatre Box office on Nov. 1st. Ornaments are available for purchase as well for $12 each.
A special patron and alumni reception will be held before the Saturday evening’s show at Tonsmeire Studio. If you are a patron or have participated in the show in year’s past, you are invited. RSVPs are appreciated.
We are looking for sponsors for the show and the cast party. If you or your business is interested, please contact Board Member JoAnn Aragon 404-434-0695. We will not be able to host a cast party like in year’s past unless we can get it sponsored or have food and/or space donated.
Thank you all for your participation and dedication to our studio and ministry here. We appreciate all of you! Please contact me or Ms. Tonya with any questions…. sof@bellsouth.net or 770-606-0506.
Work Day At Steps of Faith
We have planned a day to work on our landscape, spruce up the studio, and do our quarterly Adopt A Road clean up. So we need many hands to help us out! Our Yard Day will be Saturday, October 27th. Mark your calendar!! Some of our goals for the day are: replace plants, mulch, and pull weeds. Inside we are going to do minor repairs, and cleaning Not only do we need volunteers, but we also need yard tools, too. Please bring rakes, shovels, wheel barrels, & etc. We are also doing our Road Clean up so bring gloves. We will provide trash bags. The Volunteer Sign Up Sheet will be posted on bulletin board in the lobby. We have had great fun doing this together in the past years. We could not have done it with out everyone of you helping. Thank you in advance!!!
Dates to Remember...
Oct. 1 Tuition Due
Oct. 27 SOF Yard Work Day
Nov.20-25 Thanksgiving Holidays (Monday classes only that week)
Dec. 6 Christmas Parade
Dec. 17-21 Parent Watch Week
Dec. 15-16 Nativity Ballet at Grand Theatre (Sat/Sun)
Dec 22– Jan. 6th Christmas Break
Looking Ahead...
April 1-6 Spring Break
May 12 Spring Concert
T-shirt, everyone?
By now all SOF dancers should have received their tee shirts. If you have not gotten your shirt let Ms. Tonya know ASAP. Extras will be on sale Oct. 8th for $10 each!!
OCTOBERS COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Each month or so, we try to extend a helping hand to those in need in our community. The Tranquility Women’s Shelter is in need of the following items: Laundry detergent, bleach, paper products, napkins, bath room tissue, gift cards for groceries and gas. Please bring in any of these items to the office by the end of October.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
To everyone who donated to our Fall Festival. And to
Angie Alexandersen & Krista Keefe for all your time organizing this SOF event...Thank you! We appreciate you! And of course to all the volunteers, YOU are the best! Steps of Faith is who she is because of all the AWESOME volunteers God has blessed her with!
Be on the LOOK OUT!!!
Steps of Faith Dance Company calendars featuring our very own Company dancers will be available for purchase in the coming weeks!! Details will be posted in lobby.
Verse of the month
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9
TOYS FOR TOTS and SOF:
We are excited to announce our fall – winter “mission” in Cartersville. As most of you know, Steps of Faith has been to Norway, New York, and more recently, Trinidad spreading God’s word through dance and hand’s on mission work. Going abroad is important, but it is also important to spread our good work locally. This year, we are going to work with the Toys for Tots Program, which collects new and unwrapped toys during mid October to December time frame. Volunteer opportunities abound to collect, sort, and distribute the toys to needy families in Bartow County. If you cannot volunteer, you can bring in an unwrapped toy for a child (age 0 – 18 yrs) and place in the designated box in the studio. Sign-up sheets for volunteers will be posted later. Any questions, please contact Nancy Miller at nemiller@mindspring.com Thanks in advance!!!
Links to mark on your computer:
www.steps-of-faith.com for general info and photos
Www.sofdancecompany.com for company information
www.sofstudents.blogspot.com for monthly updates (and in between for all students of the studio)
www.sofcompany.blogspot.com for weekly updates for company members)
We also have facebook pages for the studio and the company!!!!
