The plan for Friday 3rd Feb 2012 + Special singing session 1 (Sat 4 Feb 2012, 2.30-4pm)

The plan for Friday 3rd Febuary 2012:

3.30-4.30pm: Circle time / Stretches + Auditions for Sleeping Beauty and Harry Potter 2 

(Judges for the audition: Shaan Libby, Tehzeeb Katari, Radhika Bangera)4.30pm-4.40pm Snack (shortbread biscuits + milk for those who want it)

4.40pm - 5.20pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari

5.20pm-6pm: Line dancing to 'Cotton Eyed Joe' with Prarthana and Manikandan

Time: 3.30 – 6pm

Plan for Saturday 4th Feb - Special Singing Session 1 with Sharanya

(for those who can attend)

Voice exercises

Revision of Rhinestone Cowboy & Jambalaya (On the Bayou) 

New Song: Country Roads (John Denver)

Time: 2.30pm till 4pm

Take care,

Shaan

The plan for Friday 27 Jan 2012

The plan for Friday 27th January 2012:

3.30-4pm: Circle time / Stretches / Voice exercises + Singing - revision of first
new song: Rhinestone Cowboy + learning of the second new song Jambalaya (On the Bayou) with Shaan Libby
4pm-4.30pm: Theatre (SL) 
4.30pm-4.45pm Snack ( banana cake + milk for those who want it)
4.45pm - 5.20pm: Carpentry with Ravi Katari for children 8 and above. Those under 8 will do block printing on paper.
5.20pm-6pm: Line dancing to Cotton Eyed Joe with Prarthana and Manikandan

Take care,

Shaan

Session 1 (Jan 20th) recap + Woodwork info

Howdy!

We had the first session of Country and Western term on Friday! 


Friday 20th January 2012:

3.30-4pm: Circle time / Stretches / Voice exercises + Singing - first new song: 
Rhinestone Cowboy (Glen Campbell) with Shaan Libby
The children learnt and discussed the words and tune for Rhinestone Cowboy. They were all uniformly positive
about the future of the cowboy. We all agreed that with a bit of confidence and a dash of luck, anyone could achieve their dreams.

4pm-4.30pm: Theatre (SL)
Julia Donaldson plays - the children divided into three groups and began on 3 short plays.
They will continue with these next class.

4.30pm-4.45pm Snack (brownie + milk for those who wanted it)

4.45pm - 5.20pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari
'Crocodile' by Gareth Owen
'Oh, Ozzie!' by Richard Edwards
'The Louse and the Mosquito' by Vikram Seth

5.20pm-6pm: 
The children did some limbering up dances, and a few basic steps for Line dancing to 'Cotton Eyed Joe' with Prarthana and Manikandan

Next week we start on woodwork. Only children aged 8 and above will do this unless we get special requests from parents to include a younger child in woodwork. A basic tray will be the initial product. They will progress from there. 


Ravi Katari will be supervising with one handyman there as well. The pieces of wood will be precut, and no saws will be handled by the children at this stage. Small hammers and nails will be used by the children, and some sandpaper.


We will be very careful with the children, but please be aware that mistakes can happen and we will accept no liability for the same.


We will have the gloves and tools here. There is no need to bring anything - only clear goggles if they have a pair. If you would rather your child did not do woodwork do let me know - it is not a problem, they can do craft or painting instead for those 40 minutes. This is what all the others will be doing.


To reiterate, the songs taught this term and the dances are all be themed. 
The poetry and plays will not necessarily be themed.

Do bring/send the children by 3.30pm on Fridays, and fetch them at 6pm. You know the address.


Take care,

Shaan

A to Zee Creativity 2012 - Spring term begins Friday 20th Jan!

Howdy!

Hope everyone is looking forward to Country and Western term! To reiterate, the songs taught this term and the dances will all be themed. The poetry and plays will not necessarily be themed.

Do bring/send the children by 3.30pm on Fridays, and fetch them at 6pm. You know the address.

The plan for Friday 20th January 2012:

3.30-4pm: Circle time / Stretches / Voice exercises + Singing - first new song: Rhinestone Cowboy
(Glen Campbell) with Shaan Libby
4pm-4.30pm: Theatre (SL)
4.30pm-4.45pm Snack ( reasonably substantial - was thinking brownie + milk. )
4.45pm - 5.20pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari
5.20pm-6pm: Line dancing to Cotton Eyed Joe with Prarthana and Manikandan

Am so excited to have 9, 10 and 11 year olds joining this term.

There is a growing waiting list of younger children, but have intentionally kept a spread of ages.

Take care,

Shaan

A to Zee Creativity 2012 - Spring term

Hello everyone!

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a restful holiday and is ready for music, dancing, poetry, art&craft and last but certainly not the least - theatre! We had a lovely holiday but no snow! : (

The next A to Zee term will begin on Friday 20th January at 3.30pm at the usual place.

For the new children: Do come in 15 minutes early if you can - would like to get a form filled out
regarding allergies/medications, and other points about your child that would be useful to know.

Term ends early April - exact date tbc once the 2012 Sishya Calendar is published.

Take care,

Shaan

Confirmed kids for Country & Western term...

Next term will begin mid-Jan 2012 for approx 3 months.

The theme is Country and Western, so Country music, cowboy hats, lots of denim, waistcoats, line dancing, etc. There will be a small end of term show as usual at our place or at Spaces or in the plaza - or at the beach - we will see.

The main plays we will work on for late or end 2012 will (most probably) be:

Beauty and the Beast

    Sleeping Beauty

Harry Potter - 2

We will work on these plays through the three terms, and do the show in Nov/Dec. If children have to leave inbetween I will adjust.

A to Zee timings: 3.30pm till 6pm on Fridays. Two and a half hours would be better than two - gives me more time to do all the things we would like to do with the kids...of course if you need to fetch them earlier you can, but ideally I would like to have them for this amount of time if at all possible.

Also, in addition to the regular Friday class, we will throw in a special singing session every three weeks (or so) on a Saturday either late morning or early afternoon. These special singing dates will be announced at the start of the term.

Fees for each 3-month term are Rs.3500 for each term in the year 2012. These can be paid either later this term or in the first week of next term. 

The offering remains the same, each class will have at least three of the following elements:Theatre, Singing, Dancing, Poetry, Art/Craft, Gardening, Photography, Baking...and forgot to mention Carpentry will be incorporated at some stage in 2012 - with workmen's gloves and goggles, and only for those who want to do it.

Do let me know if these new timings work for you, and if your child is coming back for more A to Zee Creativity next term! :) As always gave priority to current A to Zee kids  till a cut off date. 

After this date I will open up to new children and existing children. The following have expressed interest / confirmed so far:

Aalia - confirmed (paid on 24 Nov 2011)

Adam - confirmed 

Ameya - confirmed (paid on Dec 6, 2011)

Arav - confirmed (paid on Dec 10, 2011 - 500 due)

Chahna - confirmed (paid on Dec 16, 2011)

Dhruv - confirmed (paid on Dec 11, 2011)


Kyra Philip - confirmed (paid on Dec 10, 2011 - 500 due)


Kyra Patel - confirmed (paid on Dec 9, 2011)

Mahima - confirmed (paid on Dec 12, 2011 via chq)

Muskan - Surbhi out of town - am holding a spot for her.


Nayantara Subramaniam (6) - confirmed (paid on Dec 12, 2011)

Rahelle (8) - confirmed (paid on Dec 15, 2011 via chq)

Rishaa (7) - confirmed (paid on Dec 12, 2011)

Riyah - confirmed (paid on Dec 10, 2011)

Rohan (11) - confirmed (paid on Dec 15, 2011 via chq)

Sadhvi - confirmed (paid on Dec 8, 2011)

Saniya - confirmed (paid on Dec 10, 2011)

Sitara

Tarush - confirmed (paid on Dec 6, 2011)

Tulasi

Zai - confirmed

New children interested to join next term:

Rishabh (6.5)

Shruti (11)

Yana (5)

Rose Anne's son (Age?)


Adia (6)


Another child - MRC Nagar...cannot recall name!

An 8-year-old boy from Sishya - Afshan pls help! I did not catch his name.

I cannot really manage more than approximately 20 kids, so do let me know asap. If you know any 10/11 year olds would love some older boys especially - for the various roles!

Take care,

Shaan

Final week: Rehearsal schedule + Costumes!

CHRISTMAS MAGIC

3 Short plays and Christmas Carols

Show dates: 

11 Dec (Sunday) 10.30am Freemasons Hall (cast please be there by 9.30am)

16 Dec (Friday) 1.30pm Abacus school Perungudi (pls volunteer cars for carpooling to get there)

We will perform the 3 plays plus the Christmas Carol medley 

Order of plays:

Cinderella

Room on the Broom

Harry Potter

Christmas Carols

Rehearsal schedule in the run up to the shows:

5 Dec (Mon):

3.30pm-5pm Cinderella rehearsal

6 Dec (Tue):

2.30-3.30pm Room on the Broom rehearsal

3.30pm-5pm Harry Potter rehearsal

7 Dec (Wed):

3.30pm-5.30pm Cinderella rehearsal + Room on the Broom rehearsal

8 Dec (Thu):

3.30pm-5pm Harry Potter rehearsal

                   

9 Dec (Fri):

3.30pm-6pm

Dress Rehearsal All 3 plays + carols + dances – whole cast needed.

Please send the children in costume – no need for make-up on dress rehearsal day

10 Dec (Sat): Might do a morning rehearsal. Not sure.

11 Dec (Sun): Showtime! Freemason's Hall. All children to be there by 9.30am! Show is from 10.30am till noon.

Bring costumes, water bottle and a snack. 

 

Dear All,

I have listed each child’s role(s) and costumes below. The highlighted items will be made by my Mum or sourced from our costume box at no extra charge to you. After the show these items are to be returned to our costume box for other shows please. Many thanks.

The items that are NOT highlighted are to be sourced from home – they are all fairly standard things that most should have.

Please dress the children in costume and send them to me on Friday this week (9 Dec) at 3.30pm for a full dress rehearsal. Make-up not needed on the 9^th, but on the 11^th please put some on at home. I know sharing lipstick amongst children is not the most hygienic thing, so suggest you do it at home before you send them. I may put on some powder rouge here if that is ok.

Take care,

Shaan

ROLES AND COSTUMES:

CINDERELLA

Narrator Sitara - white pretty shirt, collared, black skirt, white socks and black shoes.

Narrator Adam: White shirt, black trousers, socks and shoes

Cinderella (toddler) – Zai – pretty dress, then puts on an old apron when stepmother arrives

Father – Samar – dark trousers, checked shirt, tie

Cinderella – Chahna – pink dress / blue dress – old torn housecoat over it – to hide dress

 

Stepmother – Esha –a ball gown (pretty party dress) with a pretty housecoat over it

Pretty (but nasty) stepsister Anastasia– Riyah - a ball gown (pretty party dress) with a pretty housecoat over it + hat

Pretty (but nasty) stepsister Drizella – Muskan - a ball gown (pretty party dress) with a pretty housecoat over it + hat

Fairy Godmother – Kyra Philip – Pretty sparkly dress (but the one from home is too short) - wings – tiara – need a long underskirt – frilly light pink. Length same as Muskan’s.

Rat/Coach driver– Arav  - Brown clothes with rat mask + tail

Mice/Horses – Tulasi, Veer - White clothes (kurta pyjamas?) with mouse masks + tails

Cat – Saniya – Black and white clothes – trousers and full sleeved top, tail, cat mask

Prince – Dhruv – long dark trousers, nice formal shirt, shiny blue cape, crown

Aalia – Queen – party dress, shiny, long + crown

Udhav – King – long trousers, formal long-sleeved shirt, shiny purple double cape, crown


ROOM ON THE BROOM

Narrator: Kyra Patel – white pretty top, black skirt, white socks and black shoes

Witch (Mahima) – long skirt, top, black cape, black hat, wand, cauldron, bow, broom

Cat (Vaishnavi) – stripy orange and black trousers and top – else plain black – cat mask + tail

Dog (Samar) – brown clothes

Birds (Ameya and Zai) – parrot green little ballerina dresses – wings – beaks (?)

Frog (Viraj) – frog mask, dark green clothes - baggy

Dragon (Sitara and Sadhvi) – red cloth with elastic on sides over them…dragon tail, dragon mask


HARRY POTTER

Harry – Adam – smart black trousers, white shirt, house tie, black robe, shoes and socks

Hermione – Tara – White collared shirt, red/yellow striped house tie, black robe, black skirt, closed shoes and socks.

Ron – Tarush – smart black trousers, white shirt, house tie, black robe

Prefects – Kyra Patel, Sadhvi, Shruti – to wear white collared shirts, black skirts, white socks and black shoes black robes, house ties, witch hats

Professor Snape – Vinod – big black robe, own black clothes

Troll – Yusuf – dull grey or slimy green baggy costume with a hood 

Dumbledore – Yusuf – long purple robe – brocade on sleeves and down middle + cape

Professor McGonagall (Transfiguration teacher) – Tehzeeb – long back dress or skirt and top, black cape. 

 Sybill Trelawney (Divination teacher) – Sharon – thick glasses, gypsy attire – long skirt, scarf on head,

All the rest of the children will also be other school children in Hogwarts:

House ties: 7 of each – red/yellow striped,   plain yellow,    plain green,   plain blue and witches robes for each child – black long robes with high collars down to the ground to be worn over previous costumes.

The cast:

Children:

1.    Aalia

2.    Adam

3.    Ameya

4.    Arav

5.    Chahna

6.    Dhruv

7.    Esha

8.    Kyra Patel

9.    Kyra Philip

10. Mahima

11. Muskan

12. Riyah

13. Sadhvi

14. Samar

15. Saniya

16. Shruti

17. Sitara

18. Tara

19. Tarush

20. Tulasi

21. Udhav

22. Vaishnavi

23. Veer

24. Viraj

25. Zai

Adults:

Sharon

Tehzeeb

Vinod

Yusuf