Show on Fri 13 April + Next term chqs + Announcing A to Zeebees! :)

Dear All,

Please send the children by 3pm all dressed up as cowboys and cowgirls. 

Do assemble as audience in the plaza area of the building by 4.30pm. Parents, grandparents, friends - all welcome.

The show will last an hour at the most. Do send labelled waterbottles with the children!

All those registering for next term could you do the cheque (Shaan Katari) and send at 3pm please? Won't see you all again until June 8th and may want to accept a few others who have been enquiring. Am hoping most of my currents kids are coming back! Rs.3500 for the term per child.

Announcement: 'A to Zeebees' starts on June 6th, for 4, 5, and 6 year olds. Same as A to Zee Creativity except more suited for younger children. Every Wednesday during term time from 4.30 - 6.30pm. Do spread the word! Again am taking only 20 children. Fees same as the other one - Rs.3500 per term.

Best,

Shaan

End of term show! Friday 13th April 2012 + the plan for next term...

End of term Country & Western show! 


is on Friday 13th April at 4.30pm - our building plaza area. 


Parents and grandparents of A to Zee kids are very welcome. 




Please send the little cowboys and cowgirls by 3.30pm. Dress them in denim 


(jeans or skirts), checked shirts,boots, hats, neckties, holsters...all 


v.appropriate! :) Only toy guns...some children were talking about real guns 


and this worried us!




This day is the last day of this term. 


The next term starts on Friday 8th June 2012 and ends on 


Friday 31 August 


2012. Theme: Songs from the Musicals - 


Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins


What we will be doing next term:


Singing!


Tap dancing to suit some of these songs


Theatre: Rehearsals towards Sleeping Beauty and Harry Potter 2 to be staged 


at the end of the year.


Woodwork 


Poetry


Cooking (in batches)


Gardening, Painting, Tree-planting, talks from environmentalists / animal-


lovers and other eco-friendly activities will continue in a piecemeal fashion.




Please let me know by the 12th which children are coming back for next term - 


will open up slots after Friday 13th April. 






Take care, 


Shaan

The plan for Good Friday (6th April) + Recap of 30th March 2012

Howdy,

We look forward to seeing the children tomorrow (Good Friday) 6th April.

Little cooks this week: Tarush, Ameya, Sadhvi, Rishaa - pls arrive by 2.00pm!

Recipe selected by Tarush: Rich Chocolate log

The plan:

3.30pm - Brief story of Good Friday, Stretches (with Shaan)

3.40pm - Poetry rehearsal with Tehzeeb Katari

4.30pm - Snack + milk

4.40pm - Singing with Shaan and Sharanaya: New song 'Yellow Rose of Texas' - suggested by Nilu (thanks Nilu!)

             

Revision of remaining 4 Country songs learnt so far

5.30pm - Dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana 

(line dancing rehearsal for April 14th show 4.30pm our building plaza area)

6pm - Home time

Here is a recap of what the children did on Friday 30th March 2012:

3.30-3.45pm: Circle time / Surya Namaskars

3.45pm-4.30pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb (Rehearsal for end-of-term show)

4.30pm-4.40pm:Snack (made by this week's little cooks (Riyah, Saniya, Muskan, and of course Adam & Zai)!  Feather sponge muffins and a birthday cake for Saniya (early March birthday) - went down well - the rest of the A to Zee kids gave good feedback.

4.40pm-5.20pm: Carpentry with Ravi Katari. More time with pinewood - they did alot of filing, practised some of the other skills they have learnt so far - screwing, hammering, and filing.

5.20pm-6pm: Dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana - Line Dancing Country & Western style! Rehearsal for fashion show - Waka Waka dance, freezing for catwalk portions. Kids did really well. :) Tehzeeb Katari and Olive gave each child outfilts to take home and wear for the fashion show on Sunday. All outfits need to be returned (washed if possible).

Fashion show went off well - our kids were confident and enjoyed themselves up there on April 1st at 4.00pm Rutland Gate 5th Street. Whims n Fancies is the store. Chuckle Bumble is our brand.

The plan for Friday 30th March + Recap of Friday 23rd March 2012

Howdy,

Looking forward to seeing the children tomorrow Friday 30th March.

Little cooks this week: Riyah, Saniya, Muskan - pls arrive by 2.30pm!

Recipe selected by Riyah: Feather sponge

Muskan's Christmas cake choice we will do nearer the end of the year.

The plan:

3.30pm - Stretches, voice exercises (with Shaan)

3.40pm - Poetry rehearsal with Tehzeeb Katari

4.10pm - Snack + milk

4.20pm - Singing with Shaan Libby: New song 'Yellow Rose of Texas' - suggested by Nilu (thanks Nilu!)

             

Revision of remaining 4 Country songs learnt so far

4.50pm - Woodwork with Ravi Katari

5.30pm - Dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana 

(line dancing and rehearsal for fashion show)

6pm - Home time

Here is a recap of what the children did on Friday 23rd March 2012:

3.30-3.45pm: Circle time / Surya Namaskars / Sharing of anything exciting that happened this week.

3.45pm-4.30pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb (Rehearsal for end-of-term show)

4.30pm-4.40pm:Snack (made by this week's little cooks (Dhruv, Aalia, Mahima, Dhrishan, and of course Adam & Zai)! 

Rich Chocolate truffles - Dhruv's choice a big hit - the cooks consumed about as many as they made! :) Don't worry - no rum was added!

We will get to Aalia's cheesecake soon.

4.40pm-5.20pm: Carpentry with Ravi Katari. This time with pinewood - softer. They learnt to saw for the first time.

5.20pm-6pm: Dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana - Line Dancing Country & Western style! :)

Fashion show coming up! on April 1st at 4.00pm Rutland Gate 5th Street - opposite Apollo Wellness. 

The plan for Friday 23 March + Recap of Friday 16 March 2012

Howdy,


Here is the plan for Friday 23rd March 2012:

3.30-3.45pm: Circle time / Surya Namaskars / Sharing of anything exciting that happened this week.

3.45pm-4.30pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb (Rehearsal for end-of-term show)

4.30pm-4.40pm:Snack (whatever is made by this week's little cooks! Rich Chocolate truffles is Dhruv's request, and Aalia is planning cheesecake...we will try to make both of the above!) Pls send the little cooks by 2pm since it is a holiday (Telegu New Year). This week it is Dhruv, Aalia, and Mahima. Dhrishan is welcome too. 

4.40pm-5.20pm: Carpentry with Ravi Katari.

5.20pm-6pm: Dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana - Line Dancing Country & Western style! :)

Here is a recap of what the children did on Friday 16th March:


Friday 16th March 2012:

3.30-3.45pm: Circle time / Surya Namaskars led by Muskan, Sadhvi, Rahelle

3.45pm-4.30pm: Singing with Shaan 

4.30pm-4.40pm:Snack (Oreos and juice)

4.40pm-5.20pm: A talk with slides about different forms of renewable energy given by a solar company, and a demo/discussion of mini solar devices

5.20pm-6pm: Dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana - Line Dancing Country & Western style! :)

Fashion show coming up! My foray into the children's garment industry (domestic) is kicking off with a small fashion show at a friend's store. 


She will be stocking some of our kids clothes. I would love to have my A to Zee kids doing a bit of modelling for me...so IF you and your children are willing/able to model one sample each on April 1st at 4.00pm Rutland Gate then do let me know. No problem at all if this is not possible.

Recap + plan for 16th March 2012 + Fashion show!

Howdy,


Here is a recap of what the children did on Friday 9th March:

3.30-3.45pm: Circle time / Surya Namaskars led by Rohan and Kyra

3.45pm-4.30pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb (revision of learnt poems + one new poem) The children have been divided into twos and threes for the poems - with a view to recitation at the show.

4.30pm-4.40pm:Snack (Murukus, banana chips, milk)

4.40pm-5.20pm: A bit of drawing (birthday calendar) and Singing with Shaan (with actions) - revision of Rhinestone Cowboy, Jambalaya, Country Roads + one new song (Bye Bye Love - plenty of sniggering about this one!)

5.20pm-6pm: Dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana - Line Dancing Country & Western style! :)

The plan for Friday 16th March 2012:

3.30-3.45pm: Circle time / Surya Namaskars

3.45pm-4.30pm: Singing with Shaan 

4.30pm-4.40pm:Snack

4.40pm-5.20pm: A talk with slides about different forms of renewable energy given by a solar company, and a demo/discussion of mini solar devices

5.20pm-6pm: Dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana - Line Dancing Country & Western style! :)

Fashion show coming up! My foray into the children's garment industry (domestic) is kicking off with a small fashion show at a friend's store. She will be stocking some of our kids clothes. I would love to have my A to Zee kids doing a bit of modelling for me...so IF you and your children are willing/able to model one sample each on April 1st at 4.30pm Rutland Gate then do let me know. No problem at all if this is not possible.

Recap of 2nd March + plan for Fri 9 March 2012 + April small show date!

Howdy!

The results of the auditions were announced yesterday at class. The childrens' roles are listed in a separate post. Nearer the end-of-year show we will have some extra rehearsals - but that is in the third term. The end-of-year will be in Nov or Dec depending on when we are nearing readiness.

Recap:

On Friday 2nd March the children did Surya Namaskars, Oms, and Singing with Shaan, Carpentry with Ravi Katari, snack time was chocolate-banana muffins and milk/juice...and we ended with dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana. 

We discussed solar energy. how it works, and other forms of green energy, and I am inviting some people from this field to come in and speak to the children and show them a short presentation at some point soon.

We had invited an artist from Delhi to come in to demonstrate but he cancelled at the last minute unfortunately.

The end-of-term poetry-song-dance show entitled 'Wild Wild West' is likely to be on  Saturday April 14th at 4.30pm. Venue tbc. Do block it in your diaries!

Read on for the plan this week:

Take care,

Shaan

The plan for Friday 9th March 2012:

3.30-3.45pm: Circle time / Surya Namaskars

3.45pm-4.30pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb (revision of learnt poems + one new poem)

4.30pm-4.40pm:Snack

4.40pm-5.20pm: Singing with Shaan - revision of Rhinestone Cowboy, Jambalaya, Country Roads + one new song 

(Bye Bye Love)

5.20pm-6pm: Dancing with Manikandan & Prarthana - Line Dancing Country & Western style! :)

PLEASE NOTE: THE END OF TERM SHOW IS LIKELY TO BE ON 

SAT 14 APRIL AT 4.30pm. Do block your diaries and inform the grandparents too!