Dear Parents:
This year your third grader will be introduced to the recorder as part of the third grade music curriculum. I feel that when the student owns his or her instrument, more responsibility and care of the instrument will be shown as well as an increased interest, not to mention the sanitation and health aspect.
We have arranged for the students to purchase their own instrument with a case, at a cost of $5.50. Please make checks payable to Warwick School District. If you would like to purchase your own recorder, I suggest purchasing a Yamaha recorder. The recorders that you find at discount stores are not often good quality and may prevent your child from having a successful first experience on their new instrument. The dollar store recorders sound very different from a real instrument! If your child has a recorder from an older sibling they do not need to purchase a new recorder. Please have your child bring in the recorder for me to make sure that it is still in good playing condition.
Please detach the form below, and send it back to your child’s homeroom teacher by Friday, October 8th. If you have any questions feel free to contact me at school. We look forward to performing for you at the Spring Open House. Information about our debut will come home in March.
Your music teacher,
Mrs. Horton
Return Form to Homeroom Teacher
____ Enclosed is $5.50 for the purchase of a recorder.
____We own a recorder and will bring it in to Mrs. Horton to have it checked for playability.
Student’s Name __________________________________________
Homeroom Teacher ______________________________________
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO WARWICK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Please include your child’s name in the memo.