year. For all our returning students, "Welcome Back" and to all of our new students, "Welcome to your new !dance" home" this is the first of this year#s newsletters which will normally $e distri$uted to our students the first class of each month. %t is our &rimary way to communicate to you and your student so &lease encourage your student to $ring the newsletter home and share it with you. %f you do not get a newsletter, &lease note there are extras availa$le at the front desk. 'ulti&le children at the school should not mean multi&le newsletters $ut if you do get extras, &lease &lace them on the front desk. (egular attendance is a must if your student is going to ex&erience maximum growth as a dancer. %f your student must miss a class, &lease try to make u& as soon as &ossi$le. Each month the newsletter will feature those students with &erfect attendance that month. )t the end of the year those dancers with &erfect attendance all year will have their names highlighted in the recital &rogram. *our teacher, the desk mother or 'iss +udy can steer you to the $est make,u& for you. -lease remem$er, dance is a disci&line and &art of that disci&line is &ro&er attire for class including hair &ro&erly arranged. -lease no .ewelry in class. /uring the months of )ugust and Se&tem$er, you are invited to $ring a friend to dancing with you. *our friend can come and dance with you !and us" at no charge to "give dance a try." %f your friend $ecomes a student, you will collect a referral fee of 012.22, a&&lied to your tuition. PLEASE ONLY ONE FREE CLASS PER FRIEND! )ugust 3, 3245 First /ay of /ancing )ugust 36 7 Se&tem$er 4 8a$or /ay Weekend WE /9 :9; /):CE 9cto$er < , 44, 3245 Fall Break WE /9 :9; /):CE We dance Saturday, 9cto$er 5, 3245 :ovem$er 35 , 36, 3245 ;hanksgiving Break WE /9 :9; /):CE We dance Saturday, :ovem$er 33, 3245 /ecem$er 4, 3245 (ecital /e&osits /ue /ecem$er 33 , +anuary 1, 324= Christmas WE /9 :9; /):CE First class in +anuary Costume /e&osits /ue We dance Saturday, /ecem$er 32, 3245 and 'onday, +anuary =, 324= +anuary 4> 7 46, 324= '8? @oliday WE /9 :9; /):CE Fe$ruary 4< , 34, 324= Winter Break WE /9 :9; /):CE We dance Saturday, Fe$ruary 45, 324= )&ril 5 , 42, 324= S&ring Break WE /9 :9; /):CE We dance Saturday, )&ril 44, 324= Saturday, 'ay 6, 324= Ba$y (ecitals Saturday, 'ay 31, 324= 8ast /ay of Classes ;hursday, 'ay 3A, 324= Studio (ehearsal 'onday, +une 4, 324= /ress (ehearsal ;uesday, +une 3, 324= (ecital Studio rehearsal, dress rehearsal 7 recital date are not confirmed and so could change ;he $allet school will $e closed on the following days that (ockdale County Schools will $e closed. )ny other days, including snow days, early release days and teacher work days, the $allet school will NOT $e closed. @owever, if (ockdale County Schools are closed due to inclement weather, the Conyers School of Ballet will also $e closed.