October 2022
Newsletter
Important Dates:
- Baystate Forms Due (Acro 2 & 3, P&A only) –10/1
- Cookie Orders and Money Due (CASH ONLY, NO COIN) –10/8
- October tuition due ($15 late fee applies after this date) –10/8
- Baystate Workshop (Acro 2 & 3, P&A only) –10/9
- DMNE October Convention Fees due (competition team only)– 10/15
- DMNE October Convention (competition team only) –10/23
- Halloween Spirit Week Fundraiser –10/24-10/29
- Early Bird Costume Fees Due ($70)- 10/29
- Raffle Calendar Money Due- 10/29
- Halloween-NO DANCE –10/31
- DMNE November Scholarship Fees Due (competition team only)– 11/5
Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Every year we do an OPTIONAL cookie dough fundraiser to help reduce the cost of costumes. You may also use your profit towards tuition. Forms were passed out the first week of classes and all money and forms are due by 10/8 between 8:30 AM and 1:00 PM. Extra forms are available in the office. We will accept CASH ONLY,(NO COINS PLEASE) no checks/cards will be accepted!!! You will receive a $6 profit for every item you sell. You will also get prizes based on how many items you sell (see board in waiting room for details). Top two sellers will receive a $100 bonus towards costumes/tuition to be applied directly to your account! We will be accepting cookie money during the week if one of the staff members is in the office and is free. Please be patient since we need to count all the money and verify forms when it is dropped off. Pick up will be ONLY on Friday 11/18. If you do not pick up your cookie dough on this day, it will go bad and not be able to be handed out. We will do time slots starting around 4:00 PM by the student’s last name. If you think pick up will be a problem for you, please consider that when participating in this fundraiser. Keep in mind, anyone can pick up your cookie dough!
Halloween Spirit Week Fundraiser
The week of 10/24-10/29 we will be having a Halloween Spirit Week Fundraiser! The kids can wear costumes or any type of Halloween apparel ALL WEEK! We kindly ask all participating for a $5 cash donation (for the week, not per day) towards our scholarship fund to help students in the future.
Dance Shoes
A rule at Pirouette is that no dance shoes are to be worn outside then worn in the studio. Dance shoes are very expensive and get ruined very quickly if worn on outside services such as pavement. Also, when students wear their shoes outside, they bring in dirt, rocks, and other particles that are then transferred onto our dance floors causing damage and slipping hazards. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CHILDREN TO WEAR THEIR DANCE SHOES OUTSIDE. If we see the children coming in with dance shoes on they will not be allowed to wear them in the classroom until properly cleaned.
Costumes
As you know our Cookie Dough fundraiser helps to defray the cost of costumes. Any extra money that goes beyond costume payments will be put towards tuition. We are doing an early bird rate of $70 for costumes if paid by 10/29. We will be billing for costumes shortly so please make note of this when you review your account balance. Any costumes paid after 10/29 will increase to $80. All final costume payments are due by 12/10. If your costumes are not paid, they will NOT be ordered which results in your child not being able to participate in the Recital.
Please keep in mind these prices are cost per costume. Please see class descriptions for an accurate count of how many dances each class performs (for example: Creative Movement 2 has two costumes). There will be an additional $10 fee for an XL and XXL Adult costume. I know this is a tough time of year for people to be spending extra money but I will need to order the costumes in December to ensure their arrival. You may make payments at any time. Children will be measured then Miss Kiirsten will pick the costume size based on a sizing chart. If you want to pick your child’s size please schedule a time with Miss Kiirsten to do so. There will be a $10 fee for a costume size exchange. IF YOU WANT AN EXCHANGE YOU WILL NEED TO PAY THE FEE REGARDLESS OF WHO PICKED YOUR CHILD’S SIZE.
Fundraising Raffle Calendar
Based on the success of last year we are selling raffle calendars for the month of November. We will provide a calendar and you may also copy if more are needed. The cost of the calendar is $10 and distribution of cash is as follows:
- FOR DISNEY & COMP DANCERS– You will get 100% of the profit ($10) for every calendar you sell to your account or Disney.
- FOR ALL OTHER DANCERS– You will get 50% of the profit ($5) for every calendar you sell towards your account. The other $5 will go towards our scholarship fund just like last year.
All money and slips must be submitted to the office by 10/29.We will accept CASH ONLY,(NO COINS PLEASE) no checks/cards will be accepted!!! When you sell a calendar, please fill out the bottom and submit it to the office with money. Be sure you write the dancer’s name on the calendar as well to receive proper credit. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING PRIZES IF SOMEONE YOU SELL TO WINS. Everyday in November, we will pull a winner for that day’s prize. We will announce it on social media and the dancer who sold it to the winner is responsible to be sure they get the prize from the studio.
Parking
As a reminder, please do not park in front of the Laundry place next door. We have plenty of parking on the side and by parking in front of their store, it makes it tough for their customers to carry in heavy bags of laundry. Thank you for paying attention to this matter.