Congratulations to All of our OES 2019 REFLECTIONS WINNERS AND PARTICIPANTS!

THANK YOU TO OUR REFLECTIONS CO-CHAIRS, ELMAS MEHMED & ELIZABETH BRAUER!

CAREER FAIR AT OES

Wednesday, December 11

9:30-11:00 AM

OES is in need of parents, family members, or friends of the family who are available and willing to talk to our 5th and 6th graders during our OES Career Fair.

The deadline to submit your interest is Wednesday, December 4th. 

 FAMILY ENRICHMENT!!

Are you looking for enrichment activities that the whole family can participate in? Well, you are in luck because OES has rolled out its first monthly family enrichment activity page.  

November’s theme is ART related; we are calling it ARTvember.

In the activities, the whole family can use their creativity and critical thinking skills to draw a picture that incorporates opposites like day and night together. Or perhaps you would like to use your creativity and wit to create a person based on an animal. What would a chamelaboy or chamelagirl look like.

 Variety Show:  OES OLYMPICS 2020

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEFORE AUDITIONING!!

Auditions:

• MC & Stage/Tech Crew:  December 2nd

• Individual Acts:  December 3rd & 4th

Dear Parents and Kids:

We are so excited to see all the talent that Oakton Elementary has to offer!! It is our desire that any child who wants to be in the “show” will be in it in some capacity. Please note the following:

• Due to time constraints (1 hour for the show) some acts may have to be consolidated.

• Please keep your act to 2 minutes or less!

• Also, NEW THIS YEAR, each child may only be in one individual act, emcee role, group act or tech role.

• SIGN UP TO AUDITION HERE

Notification:

• We will notify by email on or before December 6th, if we think your act is good just as-is, if we need to shorten/consolidate it into another act, or have you join a group act/tech crew.

• Variety Show Group Acts signup will be released on December 8th.

• We will then post a rehearsal schedule beginning the second week of January!

Rehearsals: 

• Rehearsal Times: Rehearsals go from January – March and will be held in the OES auditorium before or after school depending on your act. Parents are welcome to attend rehearsals but don’t have to be at each rehearsal (although it is recommended for some of the younger performers.)

• Most of your rehearsing should be done at home!

• When you do have a time scheduled for rehearsal, we need your commitment to be at this rehearsal. Practice times will vary for each performer (usually no more than a couple of times a month – whatever the act needs). You will receive a rehearsal schedule for each month. Please let us know of any conflicts by noting it on this form.

Tech/Dress Rehearsal Week: March 23rd-25th

We will need ALL of the performers during this time frame as we run the lighting/sound and stage transitions.

Pickups:

• Parents MUST pick up ON TIME as the Variety Show team has children and/or other commitments. Parents will need to come into the auditorium and sign your child out.

  **We will be sending a SignUp Genius asking for several parent volunteers at each of the rehearsals and during the show. Please help make our show a success!

Parent Sponsor Responsibility: So what does a Parent Sponsor do??

1.) Send any emails or communication that you receive to all members of your act.
2.) Get the director a copy of either your script/ mp4 music file/lyrics etc. by February 15th.
3.) Make sure all the members of your act are at their rehearsal dates and are prepared
4.) Set time for your act to practice at home – the more the kids are comfortable with the material the less stage fright they will have.
5.) Make sure all the kids in your act get picked up on time
6.) Notify us if any child in your act will not be at a scheduled rehearsal time
7.) Parent helpers are needed during some rehearsal times.
8.) Inform your TEACHERS what your child will do after school!

Student Responsibility:

1) To know the material in your song/skit/act
2) To be at each scheduled rehearsal and showtime
3) To be respectful of school rules and other performers.

Costumes:

• Each individual act will be responsible for their own costumes.

We really want this show to be a positive and memorable experience for your child! We are always available for any comments/questions. Let the show begin!

~Variety Show Team-Robyn Brown, Mimi Chou, Courtney Chadwick, Sommer Conway, Jo D’Eugenio, Jamie Rothenberger & Kristyn Woldow

OES VARIETY SHOW

OES OLYMPICS 2020

AUDITIONS ARE STARTING IN JUST A FEW WEEKS AND YOU MUST SIGN UP TO AUDITION. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ ALL THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW!

Mandatory Rehearsal Dates: March 23rd, 24th, 25th @ 4-6:00 p.m. 

• Note: If you are participating in the Variety Show, you must be able to make these mandatory rehearsals and the performance times below:

• Prior to these final mandatory rehearsals, rehearsals for individual and group acts, MC’s, and Stage/Tech crew will be scheduled.  Look for announcements for these rehearsals which will begin the second week in January.

Performance Dates: March 26th & 27th @ 7:00 p.m.

UPCOMING AUDITION Information:

• Audition Dates: (See Link to Sign Up for Audition Slots Below)

  • December 2nd -MCs & Stage/Tech Crew

  • December 3rd & 4th -Individual Acts

• Parents must pick up their children IMMEDIATELY following your child(s) audition as there will be no childcare provided.

• We will notify you by email on or before December 6th if you have been selected as an MC or individual act.  If you have not been selected, we would love to see you audition in another act or have you join a group act/tech crew.   

If you have any questions, please contact Jamie at jamie.rothenberger@gmail.com or (202)423-4367.