Week 10 - End of Term

TERM 4 and THE PLAY!

This week is the last lesson of Term 3. Term 4 starts the same week as school.

THE PLAY!

As you know, our Academy year is divided into 4 terms. Terms 1, 2 & 3 concentrate on our extensive, developmental programme designed to help your child gain confidence and self esteem. Term 4 amalgamates the drama and life skills learned during the year into a finished product - the end of year play. This is a very exciting and rewarding time for the children as it gives them all an opportunity to be part of a very successful activity and to show you how they have progressed!

It is really important to make every effort to ensure that your child completes the year and gains the benefit of this unique experience. Children are encouraged to invite their family and friends to come and see the play and celebrate their achievement.

In Term 4, all students will be rehearsing for the end of year play.

Each student has been given a role in the play.

Very few students leave classes at this time of the year so we assume that your child will be continuing and playing a role in the play. Please let us know if this is not the case. To avoid clashes with school activities, the plays will be presented between December 6^th and December 12^th 2011 on the same day of the week you normally have class.

Please put this in your diary to ensure your child can attend and be part of the production.

Fees

Term 4 is an eight week term and the fee is reduced to $120. If you send your fees in with your child, please enclose in a sealed envelope, with your name and the amount clearly marked. Or payment can be made online to our account ASB 12-3150-0266940-00

An installment payment plan is available to help you spread the fee over the term. Please phone or email me if you wish to use the payment plan.

TERM 4 COMMENCES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

I look forward to seeing you all again and enjoying the fun of producing our play. 

Have a great break. See you next term

The craziness has ......

started. Yes now is the time for the hard work to begin for the end of year plays which will be performed between December 6 and 12 depending which studio you attend. Mark these dates on the callender now so we don't get any clashes. I would hate for you to put in so much hard work only not to be able to perform because of a clash with another activity.

This year we are going to be performing:
 "Pirate Joe" for the Green Island studio and I have seen some great pirate acting already.
"Circus Capers" for the Composite classes. You guys have started with a hiss and a roar so the standard is going to be very high.
"Murder at Mornington Manor" for the Youth class and thank you to those people who are joining Youth to help add a few more voices. I really appreciate the effort you are putting into being part of the play.

So now is the time to start thinking about how your character would behave, how would they look, how would they talk, what kind of clothing would they wear. How would they walk, would they old or young - lots of things to think about as well as remember moves, lines, songs and dances, but guess what?  ............

We are going to be having so much fun, I can't wait.

See you at class.

Almost time .....

to start work on our plays. I have been busy putting scripts together, working out dance steps, sorting music etc. It's getting really exciting. I am so looking forward to helping you learn your lines and put your characters together. Only one week to go...... Yeah.

So this week, we have to work hard on our speech, making sure all the exercises are in place before we begin any script work. Mime and movement this week will be about the 3 different panes of movement, we certainly be using those skills in our plays. Improvisation is about catching the wrong plane for our holiday - oh  no .. what shall we do ... only one thing for it -- practice using all our ad libbing skills to get us out of a tricky situation. Are you up for it??????? - Of course, I know you are.

By the way - what is your favourite Rugby World Cup team????   ---- Who is going to win??????

See you soon

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