With the expectation that we will have all our after school activities back in September I wanted to tell you the following: The school will be taking over our band and violin program. Band will be available for students entering grades 3-8 and will meet once a week (probably Mondays, as in the past.) Mr. Levitt and I have worked it out so the annual fee will be only $400 which includes instrument rental. This is a lot better than the previous price which was close to $700. The fee will be added to your SMART tuition account ($50 a month for 8 months) so no extra arrangements need to be made. The available instruments are flute, clarinet, trumpet and drums. If you’d like to purchase an instrument please contact Mr. Levitt at dlevitt@olrbronx.com. Please let us know if you would like your child to join. The earlier the better as we’d like to get an idea of how many instruments will be needed. This pre-registration period begins now. No fee or paperwork is required. Our goal is to have a Christmas concert this year as well as a spring concert. We’d also like to have the students do one performance out of school. Before Covid we took a trip every year and entertained residents at a local nursing home. We’re looking forward to having a good number of students making music! Please email me or Mr. Levitt with any questions.