Thursday, 7 February 2013

Spring 2013 (First Term)


A to Zee Creativity: Small informal end-of-term shows! 

Parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins welcome!

ORIGINAL BATCH COOKING COMPETITIONS were on Sat 30th March and Sat 6th April - all prizes will be distributed at the end of term show.....



ZEEBEES show: Sat 13 April: 
Please be seated at 9.30am upstairs for a 9.45am start
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes



A TO ZEE ORIGINAL BATCH (8-12s) & A TO ZEE TEENS show

Saturday 13 April: 
Please be seated at 4pm for 4.30pm start
Duratoin: Approximately 1.5 hours

Rehearsal schedule before the shows:

Wednesday 10th April 2013
Teen batch rehearsal
2.30 - 3.30pm: The Purloined Letter
3.30 - 4.30pm: Perfect Stillness

Thursday 11th April 2013
ZEEBEES Rehearsal: 9.30am-12noon
TEENS Rehearsal: 2-4pm
A TO ZEE original: 4pm - 6.30pm

FRIDAY: NO CLASS / NO REHEARSAL

SATURDAY: END OF TERM SHOWS - PLS SEE TIMINGS ABOVE.

Very excited to be training our first batch of students aged 8-17 years for the Trinity College London exams in the following areas: Speech & Drama and Communication. 

There are at present four slots available in the week...do get in touch if you are interested. Groups will be no more than 6 individuals.


Session 11 – Friday 5th April 2013

Zeebees (4-7 year olds)


4pm: Poetry and plays (in batches)

4.30pm: Singing John Brown’s Baby, Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain, Mama’s Little Baby

5pm: Snack

5.15pm: Dance practice with theatre run-throughs in parallel (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Happy, Little Miss Sunshine)

6pm: Home


Original batch (8-12s)

Session 12 - Sat 6th April 2013

Cooking competition for the following starts at 9am!
Aalia/Muskan, Dhruv/Aron, Chahna/Kyra Philip, Kaushik/Shibya, Anushka/Vanshika, Riyah/Taraa, Mahima/Nikash

RULES FOR THE COOKING COMPETITION:

Please will each pair bring between them: 
Mixing bowl - 1
Whisk- 1
Spatula-1
chopping board/rolling pin if needed
any measurement instruments

hand-held mixie - 1
any decorative items that you are willing to share – like sprinkles or silver balls.

We will provide: Ingredients for brownies, cup cakes, biscuits

Recipes will also be provided – or you can bring your own.

Moulds/baking trays will be provided.

We will provide the plates for you to display your bakery items on.


You will have 1hour and 15mins to work…after displaying your items you will go upstairs for class.


Your plates will all look identical with only have a number beside each.


The judges will not know who made each item. After all points are awarded and taken away to be added, we will reveal which number was which team…and the team members will then be invited downstairs to talk to the judges. Prizes will be given at the end of term show.

First, second, third prizes for both days of competition. No final.


10.30am: Theatre: The Louse and the Mosquito and Madeline

Interspersed with Woodwork (final steps of bird houses)

11.15am: Snack

11.20pm: Poetry interspersed with Singing.

Singing: Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel), Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles), Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)

12.15pm: Dancing

1pm: Home

Teen batch (13-17s) - Sat 6th April 2013


2pm: Run-through of skit 1
2.45pm: Run-through of skit 2
3.30pm: Discussion of debate topic for end-of-term show
3.45pm: Skit 1
4.10pm: Skit 2
4.30pm: Dance – getting the jive perfect
5.30pm: Home


Session 10 – Thursday 28 March 2013 (INSTEAD OF GOOD FRIDAY)

Zeebees (4-7 year olds)
4pm: Poetry and plays (in batches)
4.30pm: Singing John Brown’s Baby, Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain, Mama’s Little Baby
5pm: Snack
5.15pm: Dance practice with theatre run-throughs in parallel (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Happy, Little Miss Sunshine)
6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12s)
Session 11 - Sat 30th March 2013
(Pls send a packed lunch - since it is a movie-watching day)


Cooking competition for the following starts at 9am!
Cooking pairs: Adam/Rohan, Anisha/Vanshika, Nikash/Ayush, , Kyra Patel/Isra, Reha/Rishaa, Mahima/Sadhvi/Tulasi, Akshith/Arham

Cooking competition for the following will be on the following Saturday 6th April at 9am:
Aalia/Muskan, Dhruv/Aron, Chahna/Kyra Philip, Kaushik/Shibya, Anushka/Rahelle, Riyah/Taraa
RULES FOR THE COOKING COMPETITION:
Please bring: Mixing bowl
Whisk
Spatula
chopping board/rolling pin if needed,
any measurement instruments
hand held mixie
any decorative items that you are willing to share!

We will provide: Ingredients for brownies, cup cakes, biscuits
Recipes will also be provided – or you can bring your own.
Moulds/baking trays will be provided.
We will provide the plates for you to display your bakery items on.
You will have 1hour and 15mins to work…after displaying your items you will go upstairs for class.

Your plates will all look identical with only have a number beside each.

The judges will not know who made each item. After all points are awarded and taken away to be added, we will reveal which number was which team…and the team members will then be invited downstairs to talk to the judges. Prizes will be given at the end of term show. First, second, third prizes for both days of competition. No final.

10.30am: Theatre: The Louse and the Mosquito and Madeline
Interspersed with Woodwork (final steps of bird houses)
11.15am: Snack
11.20pm: Poetry interspersed with Singing.
Singing: Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel), Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles), Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)
12.15pm: Dancing
1pm: Movie - Madeline
3.30pm: Home

Teen batch (13-17s)
SINCE MOST CHILDREN HAVE EXAMS, THERE IS NO CLASS THIS SATURDAY BEFORE EASTER. MAKE UP CLASSES ON THURSDAY 4th APRIL AND THURSDAY  11TH APRIL (3-5.30PM).

Session 7 – Saturday 6th April 2013
(2-4.30pm)



Zeebees (4-7 year olds)

4pm: Poetry and plays (in batches)
4.30pm: Singing John Brown’s Baby, Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain, Mama’s Little Baby
5pm: Snack
5.15pm: Art with theatre run-throughs in parallel (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Happy, Little Miss Sunshine)
6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12s)
Session 10 - Sat 23rd March 2013
10.30am: Theatre: The Louse and the Mosquito and Madeline
11.15am: Snack
11.20pm: Woodwork interspersed with singing.
Singing: Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel), Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles), Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)
12.15pm: Dancing
1pm: Movie time - Fantastic Mr.Fox
(Please send a packed lunch)
Popcorn and juice will be provided.
3.30pm: Home time

Teen batch (13-17s)
Session 7 - Sat 23rd March 2013

2pm: Theatre exercises / voice
2.15pm: Skit 2 rehearsal
3pm: Snack
3.10pm: Skit 1 rehearsal
3.45pm: Jiving
4.30pm: Home


Zeebees (4-7 year olds)
Session 8 - Fri 15 March 2013

4pm: Poetry and gardening (in batches)
4.30pm: Theatre - runthroughs (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Happy, Little Miss Sunshine)
5pm: Snack
 5.10pm: Singing John Brown’s Baby, Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain, Mama’s Little Baby
 5.20pm: Art and Craft
6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12s)
Session 9 - Sat 16 March 2013
9.30am: Cooking in Apt 2 (chocolate fudge) - those who have not had a chance yet...
10.30am: Theatre: The Louse and the Mosquito and Madeline
11.30am: Snack
11.40pm: Singing: Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel), Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles), Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)
12.15pm: Dancing
1pm: Home

Teen batch (13-17s)

Session 6 - Sat 16th March 2013


2pm: Theatre exercises / voice

2.15pm: Debate: “Zoos are a good thing”
3pm: Snack

3.10pm: Skit 1 rehearsal

3.45pm: Jiving
4.30pm: Home


Zeebees (4-7 year olds)
Session 7 - Fri 8th March 2013

4pm: Poetry and gardening (in batches)  
4.30pm: Theatre (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Greedy, Little Miss Sunshine in 3 groups)
5pm: Snack
 5.10pm: Singing Kumbaya,
She’ll be coming around the mountain,
Mama’s Little Baby
 5.20pm: Dance (6 action songs)
6pm: Home

Original batch (8-12 year olds)
Session 8 - Sat 9th March 2013
9.30am: Sishya Open House, so no cooking this week – very sorry!
10.30am: Art or Origami
11.15am: Snack
Background music!
Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles),Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)
11.30am: Theatre – in groups (boys and Mahima doing Fantastic Mr.Fox, the rest Madeline)
12.30pm: Singing
1pm: Home

Teen batch (13-17s)
Session 5 - Sat 9th March 2013

2pm: Theatre exercises / voice
2.15pm: Debate: Are Zoos a good thing?
3pm: Snack
3.10pm: Skit 1 rehearsal
3.20pm Skit 2 rehearsal
3.40pm: Scene from ‘As You Like It’ – reading
4pm: Impromptu speech games
4.30pm: Home

Zeebees (4-7 year olds)
Session 6 - Sat 23rd Feb 2013

4pm: Poetry and gardening (in batches)  (Replanting successful seedlings, labelling pots/names of types of plants)
4.30pm: Theatre (Mr.Muddle, Mr.Greedy, Little Miss Sunshine in 3 groups)
5pm: Snack
 5.10pm: Singing Kumbaya,
She’ll be coming around the mountain,
Mama’s Little Baby
 5.20pm: Art and craft
6pm: Home


Original batch (8-12s)
Session 6 - Sat 23rd Feb 2013
9.30am: Cooking in Apt 2 (chocolate fudge) - those who have not had a chance yet...
10.30am: Theatre – in groups (half doing Fantastic Mr.Fox, the other half Madeline)
11.15am: Snack
Background music!
Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles)
Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan), Imagine (John Lennon)
11.30am: Singing with the books, then Theatre continued
12.15pm: Woodwork (birdhouse stage 3) and Gardening (two groups) 
1pm: Home


In view of Sishya Sports Day, theTeen batch (13-17s)
Session 4  will take place on Sat 2nd March 2013

ZEEBEES (4-7s)
Session 5 - Fri 15th Feb 2013
4pm: Poetry and gardening (in batches)  (Replanting successful seedlings, labelling pots/names of types of plants)
4.30pm: Theatre (Mr.Muddle)

5pm: Snack

 5.10pm: Singing
Kumbaya,
She’ll be coming around the mountain,
Mama’s Little Baby
 5.20pm: Dance (Action songs)
·      Dingle Dangle Scarecrow
·      Jelly on a plate
·      Daddy’s Taking us to the Zoo Tomorrow
·      One Two Three Four Five…once I caught a fish alive
6pm: Home




Original batch (8-12s)
Session 5 - Sat 16th Feb 2013
9.30am: Cooking in Apt 2 (chocolate fudge): Kyra Patel, Mahima, Aneesha, Vanshika, Kyra Philip, Muskan
10.30am: Theatre – in groups (4 short plays by Julia Donaldson)
11am: Snack
11.15am: Art–Nature sketches (Pencil/Pastels)
Background music!
Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles)
Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan)
Imagine (John Lennon)
12.15pm: Woodwork (birdhouse stage 2) and Theatre continued
(in batches)
1pm: Home


Teen batch (13-17s)
Session 3 - Sat 16th  Feb 2013
2pm: Theatre exercises
·      Play readings – simple skits
·      Role plays
·      Just a minute

3pm: Snack

3.15pm: Short debate
(Motion: ‘The Death Penalty should exist’)

3.45pm: Dance (jive – basic 3 steps will be taught then freestyle dance practice to different 60s tunes)

4.30pm: Home




A to Zee Creativity
ZEEBEES (4-7s)
Session 4 - Fri 8th Feb 2013

4pm: Gardening (Replanting and painting of pots, labelling them)

4.30pm: Theatre (Mr.Men / Little Miss books acted out)


5pm: Snack

5.10pm: Singing (Kumbaya, She’ll be coming around the mountain)


5.20pm: Art (Butterfly craft)
                                                          
6pm: Home


A to Zee Creativity
Original batch (8-12s)
Session 4 - Sat 9th Feb 2013
9.30am: Cooking in Apt 2 with 5 kids only (chocolate fudge)
10.30am: Theatre – whole group
11am: Singing:
Here comes the Sun (The Beatles), Octopus’s Garden (The Beatles)
Blowing in the Wind (Bob Dylan)
Imagine (John Lennon)
11.15am: Snack
11.20pm: Woodwork and Poetry(2 batches)
12.15pm: Jiving
1pm: Home

A to Zee Creativity
Teen batch (13-17s)
Session 2 - Sat 9th  Feb 2013

2pm: Theatre exercises
Play readings – young adult skits
Role plays
3.15pm: Snack
3.30pm: Short debate
(Motion: ‘The Death Penalty should exist’)
3.45pm: Dance (Jiving)
4.30pm: Home






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