OC Pacific Symphony

Class Act 2007-2008

ABOUT CLASS ACT AT MISSION PARISH SCHOOL...

Class Act is about to begin at Mission Parish School for the 11th year. Class Act is an outstanding educational program that is a partnership between Mission Parish School and Orange County's Pacific Symphony (OCPS).

Class Act has existed since 1994 and has supported and enhanced music education in elementary schools through out Orange County. Currently there are 40 schools in the program up from the 10 when Mission was invited to participate.

WHAT DOES CLASS ACT CONSIST OF?

Each year Orange County's Pacific Symphony selects a famous composer for the Class Act program. The students learn about his life and music through the Prelude Assembly, classroom lessons, Family Night, Bravo Assembly and the youth concert at the Orange County Performing Arts Center (OCPAC). Each year an "adopted" musician comes to Mission to instruct each class in a lesson and our wonderful teachers reinforce the program in various was through out the year. Each teacher receives a book about the Composer, a CD of his music and other teaching material. The lessons are designed to introduce our children to the exciting world of music.

WHO PROVIDES CLASS ACT?

Currently the Class Act program is offered free to the school. Mission's Parents' Club offers to pay the cost of the busses for the children to attend the Youth Concert at the Orange County Performing Art Center. To be eligible to keep Class Act at Mission Parish School each year we are expected to provide a commitment by our principal, our teachers, and our parent volunteers to ensure the program runs smoothly. In addition we are expected to provide ten volunteers at OCPAC. Each year our volunteers find this to be a fun event.

2007-2008 Dates to Remember

January 9 ~ Prelude Assembly

     1:00     Grades K-4

     1:45     Grades 5-8

January 23 ~ Class Act Lessons

     Grades 7, 8

February 13 ~ Class Act Lessons

     Grades 5, 6

March 5 ~ Class Act Lessons

     Grades 3, 4

April 2 ~ Class Act Lessons

     Grades K, 1, 2

April 8 ~ Class Act Family Night

     7:00 p.m. in the Basilica

All students who attend receive a "Free Dress" certificate.  All parents who attend receive 10 Service Points.

May 16 ~ Bravo Assembly, 1:00 p.m. in the Gym

Prelude Assembly 2007