So on Monday and Tuesday we finished off speeches and then we started our rehearsals. The first run through of our 18 minute play took 1 hour and 20 minutes!!!! By Friday, it was down to 18 minutes and 20 seconds.. though this is without our big song and dance number.. so this weekend I will be shaving a few of the more boring lines off the script. For homework this week, I'd like the children to focus on learning their lines and on delivering them with a bit of oomph!
On Tuesday, the Talooma College Band from Tasmania visited our school and delivered an outstanding performance. I have a couple of snippets here. There was so much talent on display.
So as you can imagine, with speeches, the Talooma band and our Prod rehearsals, there was not a great deal of time for the usual learning. However, all of these other experiences are all aspects of learning that should be valued just as highly as Maths, Reading and Writing.
Going forward, over the next 2 weeks, we shall still be doing Maths every day and Writing at least 3 times a week. However, the rest of the time in class will be devoted to Production preparation.. rehearsals + prop design and creation.
This week, we finished our work on finding the lowest common denominator to order fractions and finished our work on speeches. The children voted for the 2 finalists.. however, the decision is still pending as Kate was off sick and she has yet to deliver her final version. Speech finals are on Thursday afternoon in the hall.
The rehearsals begin...
Remember
Tuesday: Winter Sports Day: if your child is going, please ensure they have all the required kit with them.
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