AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022
ELEVATIONS NEWSLETTER
Welcome to Elevations! We are excited to have you with us for this school year, and we pray you have an excellent experience with us.
Please look for your newsletter at the beginning of each month via email, Remind messages, Parent Portal, and hard copies handed out at the end of your child’s dance class. Important reminders and updates concerning dates, fees, holidays, and performances will be included in the newsletters each month. Please notify the front desk if you would like your email address added to the list; or if you provided an email address and have not been receiving emails from us, please check to make sure that we have recorded it correctly. Also, please inform us throughout the year of any changes in your contact information such as email, phone numbers, mailing address, etc.
We have four great ways to inform you of quick messages and updates in between our monthly newsletters:
- Email (you can contact us at director@elevationsschoolofdance.com)
- Facebook: Be sure to like our Elevations page: www.facebook.com/elevationsschoolofdance
- “Remind” text messaging system: You will see directions on the reverse of this letter and in your handbook on how to sign up for these text messages.
- Parent Portal
Tuition
Tuition is due by the 15th of each month. After this deadline a $10 fee will be added to late payments. If you pay by check, please be sure to put your child’s name in the memo. All checks should be made payable to Elevations. Tuition may be paid at the front desk during office hours, or checks can always be left in the payment box, placed in our mailbox, or sent by mail. Please do not leave cash payments unattended. We also accept credit/debit cards in person or over the phone.
Combo Classes
Combo class students are those enrolled in Tiny Tots (3yr olds), Mini Tots (4/5 year olds), and Kindertots (Kindergarteners). Unless on the occasion you are told otherwise, please have your dancer in his/her ballet shoes for the beginning of class. Send their tap shoes in with them in their dance bag, and we will help change their shoes at the appropriate time. From time-to time parents will be invited in at the end of class for a brief “show”. We will try to give you advanced warning on these days, so that you can arrive back about 15 minutes early as to not miss the show.
Bring a Bear Day
We will be having several theme class weeks for our combo classes (Tiny Tots, Mini Tots, Kindertots) throughout the year. The week of Sept. 12-16 will be “Bring a Bear” week. Please allow your combo class student to bring along a favorite bear (or other stuffed animal) to join him/her in dance class this week.
Closed Labor Day
Elevations will be closed on Monday, September 5 for the Labor Day holiday.
Helpful Tips:
- Students should take the time to use the restroom before class, as to prevent distractions by students leaving class to go.
- Please be sure to write names on all dance shoes and accessories. Students in combo classes should keep their shoes in a bag, so that we can easily find them when it is time to change. Shoes like to go flying, and they all look alike!!! Combo classes will usually begin class in their ballet shoes, so please have them ready in those shoes first unless notified otherwise.
- We ask that you please be mindful of the parking lot, as it gets very congested at certain times of the week. Remind your children to carefully watch for oncoming traffic, and please be considerate of the yards, parking, and access of our neighbors in the storage units and homes. Please keep our front yard, walkway, and the breezeway in the back free of vehicles.
- Remind students that though dance class is fun, it is also requires work and discipline! They should go into class each week with a great attitude, ready to put forth their best and show respect to their instructors and fellow students.
Save the Date!
Our annual school recital is scheduled for Saturday, May 13 at the Ozark Civic Center. Our mandatory dress rehearsal will be held on the afternoon/evening of Friday, May 12. Take note that this date is subject to change as the city may move us due to a baseball tournament. Please keep the week leading up to our show as free as possible for extra rehearsals.
Merchandise
It is not too late to order or purchase dancewear, shoes, etc. Orders will be placed throughout the year. Please see someone at the front desk to inquire about shoe fittings, purchases, or orders. Be sure to pick up any orders that may have already been placed. Cost of the merchandise must be paid in full before it can be claimed.
Handbooks
If you did not receive a 2021-2022 Elevations Handbook at registration, please let us know and we will get one for you.
Covid Addendums
- For now when classes begin, we ask that there be little activity in the lobby aside from students getting to class. We will have a receptionist available to take payments or answering questions, but please wait at the door until the lobby is clear. For pickups, we ask that parents wait outside on the porch at the ending time of their student’s class. We will send your student outside to you one at a time. We will not be requiring masks, as it is not the safest for exercise purposes, but please do what you feel most comfortable with. We will be sanitizing the studios after each class for everyone’s safety. If you or your child are not feeling well, please stay home! We would rather you miss a class and have everyone staying healthy. Let’s try and make this an easier and healthier year than the past one!
- Please monitor temperature and symptoms prior to arrival. Students should not come if displaying either.
- If a student gets sick during class, we will quarantine that student to an empty room and call the parent to pick him or her up.
- Students may wish to bring their own water bottles into class.
- Our main goal is to avoid congregation and congestion in the lobby and downstairs waiting areas. We ask that one parent walk your student into the building (Please do not come in earlier than is necessary to dress, use the restroom, etc. prior to class time.) and then either leave or wait outside or in cars until pickup time. Please do not sit and wait inside the studio for the duration of the class.
Again, we are so glad to have each of you at Elevations!
We hope that you and your dancer have a great year with us!
Instructions for Signing up to Receive “Remind” text messages from Elevations:
Please understand that the phone number associated with these messages is no one’s actual phone number. If you need to contact us, please call (334-445-4414) or email the studio.
There are two options of ways in which you can sign up for these messages:
- (Easiest way!) Send a text message from your mobile phone to: 81010 with the message: @esd222
- Go to: https://www.remind.com/join/esd222
You will then be asked to enter your mobile phone number. A code will be sent through text messaging to your phone, and you will enter the code on the website.