I am sure all of you know by now, but incase someone hasn't heard the news yet....I'm pregnant!!! Our little girl (Kylie Noel) is due December 19th and we are ecstatic! Obviously this will change my teaching plans a little bit so here is my plan.
First up is the recital. I usually hold them the 2nd Saturday of December which would be Dec 13th. I am not sure if it's a good idea to plan a recital so soon to my due date. I entertained the idea of having it earlier but that gets tricky with thanksgiving and the fact that it takes about a month to get back into the swing of things after summer which only gives students about 2 months to prepare songs. I also thought about postponing it till January, but I think I'll be to busy with a new born to want to worry about prepping for a recital. So here are your choices.
Option 1 schedule the recital on Dec 13th and ask 1 or 2 parents to be the back up hosts incase I cant be there.
Option 2 Cancel the December recital and have a really awesome June recital next year.
My final decision will be made by Aug 16th. If you would like to share input make sure you let me know before then.
Next is Maternity leave. I will teach regular lessons Sept-Nov + Dec as long as my health permits. Once the baby comes I will take off from then through the end of January. Regular lessons will pick up again in February with the exception of students in temporary spots (these families are already aware of who they are) who will need to find a new teacher at that point.
Finally the Fall Schedule. The price of lessons is remaining the same, $30 for 45min lesson (the price will go up $5 every other year). I plan to continue the schedule from last year as much as possible. I will email each of you individually to start working things out. Any family that wants to keep their same day and time will have first dibs. I will do my absolute best to accommodate each family but please remember that I am working with over 20 different families and schedules so it is next to impossible to make everyone happy but I promise to do my best! Regular lessons will start Sept 2nd. If you would prefer to wait till the 2nd week of school instead that is perfectly fine. My final fall schedule will be set by Aug 16th.
In a nut shell here is what I need from each family
1. your opinion about the December recital (see 2 options above)
2. finalization of your fall lesson time
