Parents Letter
Dear Fifth Grade Parents and Students,
We are very excited to have your fifth-grade student participate in the 16th annual America’s Hope Program. America’s Hope is a music education program intended to instill a love of country and understanding of the U.S. Constitution. We hope to spark a desire to maintain the freedoms we enjoy because of this inspired document. As part of your student’s social studies and music curriculum, a volunteer from America’s Hope has been teaching patriotic songs that meet the Idaho Department of Education’s Social Studies standards for the fifth grade. As members of the America's Hope choir, your children are learning about The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, including The Bill of Rights, and much more. We will do this through song, narration, role play, instruments, and even a little dancing.
The cost for each student is $10.00. Every student needs to complete a t-shirt order and return it regardless of your ability to pay. Please fill out the attached t-shirt order form and return it to your classroom teacher by Friday, March 7. As a part of the program, your child will receive:
America’s Hope t-shirt for the performances
Digital Access to the Music of the program: See the Music tab at www.americashope251.com
Tracks 1-13: have the lyrics for practice and tracks 14-24 are instrumental only.
Please encourage your child to use the music to practice for our program and for personal use.
A Constitution and Declaration of Independence Pamphlet.
A Pocket flashlight: Used in the song "We can be a Light".
25 + hours of music and US social studies instruction, making lasting memories.
Mark your calendars!
Your School Performance. Each school will perform for their student body. A dress rehearsal will be held in the morning hours, followed by a performance in the afternoon on that same day. Please do all you can to ensure your student attends school that day.
Cottonwood: Tuesday, May 7
Harwood: Tuesday, April 23
Jefferson: Thursday, May 9
Midway: Monday, April 29
Roberts: TBD
South Fork: Monday, April 15
District Performance: Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 pm BYU-I Hart Gymnasium.
This performance is where all six elementary schools combined for a joint evening performance.
This is the first year we will have a change of venue outside of the district. We are excited to perform at BYU-I.
Please plan to attend this celebration of liberty performed by “America’s Hope” your children.
Please take in to account travel time and traffic in order to have your child at the BYU-I Hart Gymnasium dressed in their America's Hope t-shirt and jean by 6:30 pm.
Note: The morning of Tuesday, April 16th your student will be bussed to BYU-I for a district dress rehearsal to combine the students from each school. Before the school days ends, students will be bussed back to their individual schools in time for their regular commute home. Please plan to have your child attend school that day.
If you have any questions, please refer to our website at www.americashope251.com
or email me at [email protected].
Many thanks,
Debbie Madsen
We are very excited to have your fifth-grade student participate in the 16th annual America’s Hope Program. America’s Hope is a music education program intended to instill a love of country and understanding of the U.S. Constitution. We hope to spark a desire to maintain the freedoms we enjoy because of this inspired document. As part of your student’s social studies and music curriculum, a volunteer from America’s Hope has been teaching patriotic songs that meet the Idaho Department of Education’s Social Studies standards for the fifth grade. As members of the America's Hope choir, your children are learning about The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, including The Bill of Rights, and much more. We will do this through song, narration, role play, instruments, and even a little dancing.
The cost for each student is $10.00. Every student needs to complete a t-shirt order and return it regardless of your ability to pay. Please fill out the attached t-shirt order form and return it to your classroom teacher by Friday, March 7. As a part of the program, your child will receive:
America’s Hope t-shirt for the performances
Digital Access to the Music of the program: See the Music tab at www.americashope251.com
Tracks 1-13: have the lyrics for practice and tracks 14-24 are instrumental only.
Please encourage your child to use the music to practice for our program and for personal use.
A Constitution and Declaration of Independence Pamphlet.
A Pocket flashlight: Used in the song "We can be a Light".
25 + hours of music and US social studies instruction, making lasting memories.
Mark your calendars!
Your School Performance. Each school will perform for their student body. A dress rehearsal will be held in the morning hours, followed by a performance in the afternoon on that same day. Please do all you can to ensure your student attends school that day.
Cottonwood: Tuesday, May 7
Harwood: Tuesday, April 23
Jefferson: Thursday, May 9
Midway: Monday, April 29
Roberts: TBD
South Fork: Monday, April 15
District Performance: Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 pm BYU-I Hart Gymnasium.
This performance is where all six elementary schools combined for a joint evening performance.
This is the first year we will have a change of venue outside of the district. We are excited to perform at BYU-I.
Please plan to attend this celebration of liberty performed by “America’s Hope” your children.
Please take in to account travel time and traffic in order to have your child at the BYU-I Hart Gymnasium dressed in their America's Hope t-shirt and jean by 6:30 pm.
Note: The morning of Tuesday, April 16th your student will be bussed to BYU-I for a district dress rehearsal to combine the students from each school. Before the school days ends, students will be bussed back to their individual schools in time for their regular commute home. Please plan to have your child attend school that day.
If you have any questions, please refer to our website at www.americashope251.com
or email me at [email protected].
Many thanks,
Debbie Madsen