Recap + the plan for Friday 10th Feb + No class on 17 Feb

Howdy!

Friday and Saturday were busy with auditions for most children, poetry with Tehzeeb, and the line dancing taking shape very nicely with lots of linking of arms and jigging around! It was great to have Sharanya back to fine-tune all the voices on Saturday for the special singing session.

Read on for the plan this week - and apologies but there will be no class next week (17 Feb). The two children coming in early this Friday are (I think) Rohan and Rahelle. 2.30pm to bake apple muffins with A,Z, and me. See you then. The rest: See you at 3.30pm.

Take care,

Shaan

The plan for Friday 10th Febuary 2012:

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

(Judges for the audition: Shaan Libby, Tehzeeb Katari, Radhika Bangera)

4.30pm-4.40pm Snack (Apple muffins + milk for those who want it)

4.40pm - 5.20pm: Carpentry with Ravi Katari for those over 8 and the few 7 year olds whose parents have specially requested that they do carpentry. 

(Rest will do singing with Shaan - going over the 3 Country and Western songs learnt so far)

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

Time: 3.30 – 6pm

PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO CLASS ON FRIDAY 17TH FEBRUARY. THE NEXT CLASS WILL BE ON FRIDAY 24TH FEBRUARY.

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