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Parent Checklist

5th-8th Grades

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We’ve created this list to assist you in preparing your child for his or her first class and the season.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email or call. 

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  • Registration Confirmed?  Please double-check the Email titled ‘Class Details and Information’ to make sure we have the correct information for your child(ren).

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  • Schedule.  Have you added the program dates to your calendar?  
What happens if you have a conflict and need to miss a class?  After each class, we will email a link to the curriculum handout. Please review the information with your child so they will be prepared for the next class. We will get him or her caught up on the dance steps during the next class with the help of a Student Ambassador.   

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  • Technology and Communication.  We recommend that you make an ‘Expeditions In Etiquette’ contact with a link to our website, phone numbers, and email addresses on your smartphone so you can easily find all of your program information.  Do we have your child’s email address on file for ‘class review’ materials and other important reminders?

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  • Headshot.  Nothing fancy is needed, just a quick snapshot via your smartphone will be perfect.  Why?  Plain and simple - it gives us a cheat sheet for learning the kids’ faces and names.  I like to add a digital photo of each child to his or her registration information so that we can review names and faces before classes.  Please email to info@ExpeditionsInEtiquette.com

 

 

 

  • Blended Family.  If you are part of a blended family, we would love to connect with all family members (or parents).  Please feel free to share with us the names and Email of moms, dads, stepparents and we will be more than happy to add them to the contact information and Email distribution list.

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End-of-the-year Events: 

The Ball is a very special occasion at the conclusion of our program year.  Invitations will be mailed prior to the Ball, and a response from your child is required.  This Ball is for registered students only, to allow them to practice the dance steps and skills learned during the year.  The tutorial dinner will include formal dining instruction between each course.  Due to the structure of the tutorial dinner, please ensure that your child arrives promptly.  Make plans now for this special event.

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The 5th Grade Dinner and Dance is semi-formal.  The dinner will consist of a three-course meal. Ladies should wear tea length, age-appropriate dresses (examples would be Easter or ‘party’ type dresses) and dress shoes.  We are more concerned with the dresses being age-appropriate and comfortable than we are the length.  Gentlemen should wear khaki pants, dress shirts, ties, and navy or dark blazers.

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The 6th Grade Grand Ball is black-tie.  The dinner will consist of a four-course meal.  Ladies: the majority of the young ladies wear floor-length dresses, with sleeves or straps (please, no strapless dresses).  If your daughter has a tea-length dress and would like to wear it, that is completely acceptable; we are more concerned with the dresses being age-appropriate and comfortable than we are the length.  Each gentleman will be wearing a traditional black tuxedo with a formal white shirt, a black bow tie, cummerbund, and basic formal black shoe.  Tuxedo rental will be available from local vendors for a discounted rate.  More information on tuxedo rental and discount opportunities will be available closer to the event.

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The 7/8th Grade Ball is black-tie.  The dinner will consist of a five-course meal.  Ladies should wear floor-length dresses.  Gentlemen should wear tuxedos. Ladies: the majority of the young ladies wear floor-length dresses, with sleeves or straps (please, no strapless dresses).  If your daughter has a tea-length dress and would like to wear it, that is completely acceptable; we are more concerned with the dresses being age-appropriate and comfortable than we are the length.  Each gentleman will be wearing a traditional black tuxedo with a formal white shirt, a black bow tie, cummerbund, and basic formal black shoe. Tuxedo rental will be available from local vendors for a discounted rate.  More information on tuxedo rental and discount opportunities will be available closer to the event.

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