Hello Spring

Isn't it great!!!!!

Sunshine, flowers, lambs, calves, doesn't it make you want to smile, laugh and jump for joy!!

Welcome to Week Six.

Well more miniscripts this week.  It is very good practice for learning our plays. We have to think about the type of character you are playing and making sure you stay in character all the way through, not just when you are saying your lines. Also let's try and learn the mini script off by heart, that way you can use heaps more acting to make your play come to life.
It's also a great way to help us to work with other people and respect what they have to say and do. Just remember to keep having fun.

Another Mime to Music this week. Remember we have been working on "wring and dab" and "press and flick", well this week we are going to put those skills together to become "grubby germs" lurking in the kitchen and find out what happens when they get cleaned.

See you at class

It's Week Five .........

and that means we are half way through the term already and that means ..... only 3 weeks until we start work on our end of year plays  Yeah !!!!!!

More about plays in the coming weeks, but there will be lots of singing and lots of colourful costumes, may be even some dancing.

Well the last couple of weeks we have been catching up with our inclass improvisations, The Thief and The Trial (because some classes were cancelled because of the snow)

What a great job you all did. It's hard to imagine what life was like way back in those horrible dark days when you could be sent to Australia because you were starving.

Important note: Although it makes a great play, it's still not okay to steal, even if it's something like a loaf of bread.
This week we are again working on Mini scripts and I am looking foward to all your great characterisations.

See you at class

Hello Week Three and ......It's Snowing

Hello everyone

Yes it's snowing, even here in Waikouaiti. Many of our schools in Dunedin are closed today because of snow and ice, therefore there will be no class at Wakari today. Very disappointing as our improv this week is "The Thief" I was looking foward to all the great ideas you were going to bring to class. So Wakari students next week we will put the two improvisations together - "The Thief" and "The Thief con't" and see what a great play we can make.
Now for the rest of the week, I will see what the weather is like each morning and if the class needs to be cancelled I will let you all know before lunch time.
Have fun in the snow and keep safe and warm.

Untill next time ..........

Hello Week Two

Hi every one, great to see you all back again this term.

Last week was a hoot. I was really impressed with your ad-libbing during our improvisation "Health and Safety". There was some great characterisation too. Well done.

This week we start our first mini-script - "Clear Up This Mess". The unusual thing about this script is that one person is going to be playing the part of a waste paper basket. I am already looking forward to how you are going to work on this one. Will it be funny, serious, weird, have a hidden message???

Remember to check with the Prop list posted last week for what you may need to bring to each class.

Have fun

Cheers

Helen

WELCOME TO TERM 3

Hello everyone.

I hope you have all managed to have a good rest over the holidays. What about the snow?? Exciting. We had lots of lovely white snow here  at Waikouaiti which was really amazing, it even snowed on the beach.

Well here we are ready to start Term 3. First of all I would like to thank you all for the really hard work you all put into our presentations last term. I was very proud of you all. 

This term we go back to the normal format,

Introduction activities, speech, mime and movement, and our improvisations although every now and again I will throw in some miniscripts just to keep you on your toes. 

We will be focusing on our ad libbing skills this term also, in preparation for our end of year play. 

As the school terms have been changed this year, we will begin work on the end of year play in week 7, so we have plenty of time to master it before the rush of term 4.

Below I have included the themes of each lesson improvisations, so if you want to dress up or bring props please do.

Have a great week

 Helen O’Grady Drama, TERM 3 Prop and Costume Suggestions:

UPPER PRIMARY

LESSON: DATES: THEME:

 8^th – 12^th August              Miniscript: “Clear up this mess!”

                                                      Nothing required

 15^th – 19^th August            Class Improvisation: “Stop Thief”

                                           Bring any old fashioned workers’ or beggars’ clothes .

 22^nd – 26^th August             Class Improv: “The Trial”

This continues last week’s story with the trial

of the thief. You could be the judge, a lawyer,

a convict, a guard, or an onlooker in the court.

 29^th Aug. – 2^nd Sept          Miniscript: “The Latest Song”

                                            You’ll be a parent or a teen.

                                            Nothing required

 5^th – 9^th Sept                    Miniscript: “When I Grow Up”

Nothing required

12^th – 16^th Sept               Class Improv: “Oops! Wrong Plane!”

                                        You could be cabin crew or any type of traveler:                                          holidaymaker, business person, unaccompanied

                                         child etc. Bring small hand luggage.

19^th – 23^th Sept          Miniscript: “Mapreading”

                                      On a hike: Bring a small backpack

26^th Sept. – 30^th Sept  Miniscript: “The New Robot” If you can think of

                                     any simple robot accessories, bring them!

 3^rd – 8^th October       Class Improv: “The Audition”

                             If you like, come as a singer  or dancer (any style)!

Week 5 Already!!

Hello everyone. I cannot believe that we are half way through the term already. My appologies for not updating this site earlier.

A big welcome back to all my returning students. It's great to have you back and thank you for taking the time to help our new students.

A big welcome to all our new students this year.  It is wonderful to see so many new faces and I can already see a difference to your performances even though we are only 5 weeks into the school year.

I am very impressed with the way all of you are working together in speech, mime and movement and improvisations. Keep up all your hard work.

Well that's all for today.

Have a safe week.

A Very Happy New Year

Hello Everyone

Congratulations to our students on their fantastic efforts at the year end shows, and thank you parents for your enthusiastic support and appreciation. We look forward to seeing all of our students back in class this coming term.

COMMENCEMENT OF CLASSES – 2011

Please note we have had to make changes to a couple of our venues and start times for 2011. I hope this won't inconvenience anyone. Our classes will commence the week of February 7^th and run for a 10 week term.

Monday: Wakari School Hall, Helensburgh Road 3.45 – 4.45 pm

(We unfortunately are unable to use the St Johns Church Hall this year. Class time has been moved back for those of you who may need more time to get to class.)

Tuesday: Musselburgh School Hall, Marlow Street 3.30 – 4.30 pm

Wednesday: Oamaru School Hall, Torridge Street 4.00 – 5.00 pm

Thursday: Green Island School Hall, Howden Street 3.30 – 4.30 pm

Invercargill - James Hargest Junior Campus 3.30 – 4.30 pm

Friday: DNI School Hall – The Gardens 4.00 – 5.00 pm

Youth Theatre: Thursday Evenings – 7.00 – 8.00 pm

New Venue St Clair Womens Hall – 47 Albert Street – St Clair (Last road on the right off Forbury Road, going towards the beach.)

Unfortunately, we are no longer able to use the Mary Hopewell Theatre, at the University. However, this new venue provides a great working space and a good stage.

Enjoy the rest of your holiday. See you all in February.

With kind regards

Helen Wilson