Ballet Gloria Christmas Party

Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,

I'm writing to remind everyone that the Ballet Gloria Christmas Party is this upcoming Monday, 12/14 from 2:00pm-5:00pm. From 2:00- 4:00 we will be in the B2 wing visiting, enjoying refreshments, doing crafts, having an ongoing story time in one of the classrooms where parents/teens take turns reading to all ages of children. At 4:00pm dancers will make their way to foyer to get ready for a 4:30 demonstration while parents and siblings continue to enjoy stories, refreshments, etc. The demonstration will include memory verse, class dances, and then a special slideshow. We can't set up chairs in this area due to fire codes, so if you want to bring a blanket or cushion of some sort, that's completely fine (it shouldn't be very long).

Please wear your favorite Christmas sweater and black pants.

If you have any questions, please email Linda Ronald at ronaldfamily@att.net.

This will be our last Ballet Gloria meeting until 2010. Classes will be back to normal 1/4/10-1/11/10. There will be no classes on 1/18/10, but after that there are no more absences (that I know of right now).

Thank you all so much!
Grace and Peace
Josie

Ballet Gloria December

Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,

Here is our plan for the remainder of November and December (so far):

11/30/09 Normal Classes

12/07/09 Normal Classes

12/14/09 Ballet Gloria Christmas Party
2:00pm-5:00pm
B2 Gathering Area at Oak Hills Church
(We will not be having classes on this day, but each class will have a chance to demonstrate part of their class material as well as Scripture memory work as a part of celebrating what God has done in this year so far. I will be contacting some of you who have volunteered to bring and/or help with different things within the next couple of weeks--Thank you so much for your hearts of service!)

The Ballet Gloria Christmas Party will be the last time we meet in 2009--we hate to take so much time off this year, but Miss Olivia, Miss Sophie, and Miss Josie are all dancing in Nutcracker through 12/26 and we figured that everyone would need some down time between Christmas and New Years. We're still trying to figure out exactly when we will start up again in January, but I will let you know as I know.

I am so grateful for all of you and can't wait to see everyone again on Monday!

Grace and Peace
Josie

Classes 10/26

Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,

Because of the rain (praise God!) and flooding today, we want to encourage you to exercise an extraordinary amount of caution in traveling about today. We will be holding all classes. However, we will not be working on choreography or going forward in Scripture memory, and I would like to encourage you to stay home if you have to go through low water crossings on the way to Oak Hills--absences will not be "counted" today.

In addition, the last class will be shortened to 1hr for today--meaning that the Psalms classes will meet from 4:30pm-5:30pm.

Be careful!
Grace and peace
Josie

No Classes Next Week

Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,

I have been feeling a little icky for the past couple of days, had a fever yesterday, and went in to the doctor today--he said I have H1N1 flu and that I should not be around people until 24hrs after the fever is gone. I didn't have a fever on Monday, but I'm not sure at what point I started being contagious. If you start getting a sore throat, please go to the doctor (especially if you're pregnant or have a chronic condition like asthma).

I think that it might also be a good idea to cancel classes this Monday and give everyone a break from all the germs floating around. So classes on October 12th will be canceled. We will resume classes on October 19th (please pass this around in case I'm missing someone's email).

Wash your hands, get vaccinated whenever the vaccine comes out, and go to the doctor if you start to feel sick.

Grace, peace, and my apologies,
Josie

Tomorrow!

Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,

I'm so sorry I'm getting this email to you so late! I've been without internet for a little while and am struggling to catch up.

Here's the locations and times for classes tomorrow:

Genesis 1 Miss Olivia D2 Gathering Area 2:30-3:30pm
Proverbs 1 Miss Josie B2 Gathering Area 2:30pm-3:30pm
Genesis 2 Miss Josie B2 Gathering Area 3:30-4:30pm
Proverbs 2 Miss Olivia D2 Gathering Area 3:30-4:30pm
Psalms 1 Miss Olivia/Miss Kendra D2 Gathering Area 4:30-6:00pm
Psalms 2 Miss Josie B2 Gathering Area 4:30-6:00pm

Please be prepared to fill out a Minor Release form for each child attending (adult students--please also be ready to fill out a "volunteer application" as well)--this is all for the Oak Hills risk management/insurance guidelines.

Please look for your room moms--your dancer will be greeted, given a nametag, and highlighted in an attendance sheet by one of the room moms.

Please remember not to leave any children unattended--we can't keep track of everyone on our own, but must know that every child is accounted for for safety reasons.

The following classes will open on 9/28:

Genesis 3 Miss Aline C2 Gathering Area 2:30-3:30pm
Proverbs 3 Miss Alex C2 Gathering Area 3:30-4:30pm
Psalms 2A Miss Olivia C2 Gathering Area 4:30-6:00pm

Please be patient for these first few weeks--it is always slightly crazy and there are always kinks...let's all be ready to extend an extra measure of grace to one another.

Thanks so much!
Grace and Peace
Josie

Online Registraion is Open

Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,

Registration is now live at www.oakhillschurch.com and/or www.oakhillschurchsa.org

I apologize that it did not go live at 4AM - we were told to expect this, but it needed to be turned on manually and thus it waited for staff arrival at OHC this morning. Another glitch with this system is the automatic capping process is not functional. We are keeping track of numbers manually. We will make every effort to, and fully expect to, be able to accommodate everyone who registers today. However, registration is not a confirmation that you have gotten in the class. There will still be a cap and we will still create a waiting list. However, if a waiting list becomes large enough for another class, we will make every effort to open up a new class for that group.

Registration will close on September 10th and classes will begin on September 14th. If classes are not full, we will continue to welcome walk in registrations as we have in the past. Thank you all for your patience with this new process.

Grace and Peace,
Josie

Ballet Gloria 09/10

Hello Ballet Gloria Dancers and Families,

Tomorrow will be the first day for online registration--it should go live at 4:00 in the morning. In order to register, please go to http://www.oakhillschurchsa.org, click the "event registration" button on the left side of the page, and look for Ballet Gloria. Then follow the instructions--if you run into difficulties, please call Melissa Ortiz at 210-698-4650. I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to get this out--I've just moved into a new house and I don't have internet yet. If you know previous Ballet Gloria dancers not on this email list, please forward this to them.

Also, videos from the Summer Workshop are now online at http://www.youtube.com/user/magnificatphoto.

Thanks so much
Grace and Peace
Josie