A to Zee Creativity

Tuesday, 5 June 2012

A to Zeebees - Summer 2012

A to Zeebees SUMMER 2012

(A to Zeebees is the junior batch for 4 to 7 year olds)

Session 11 - Wed 22nd August 2012

4.30pm: Stretches with Shaan Libby

4.40pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari

5.15pm: Dance with Manikandan & Prarthana

6pm: Snack

6.10pm: Julia Donaldson's 'Sharing a Shell' with Shaan Libby

6.30pm: Home time

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE LAST SESSION OF TERM.
ZEEBEES RESUME ON WED SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 4.30PM.

Have a super holiday! :)

Session Ten – Wed 8th August 2012

4.30pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari
(Revision and practice for end of term show)

5pm: Singing with Shaan Libby

5.10pm: Snow White runthrough with Shaan

5.30pm: Dance with Prarthana & Manikandan
I'm getting married in the morning - My Fair Lady

6.00pm: Theatre: Mini-plays: Pied Piper, and Goldilocks runthroughs with Shaan
6.30pm: Home time

PLEASE NOTE: In view of unpredictable weather, and the possibility of having to go indoors, the short

end of term show on Saturday 11th August 2012 will be divided as follows so that parents/grandparents

need only stay for the relevant portion:

3.15pm-4pm: A to Zee Creativity (older batch 8 years and above)

4 - 4.20pm: Break / Older children selling home made snacks for charity

4.20pm - 5pm: A to Zeebees (younger batch 4-7 years old)

5 - 5.20pm: End of show / Children selling any remaining home made snacks for charity

Session Nine – Wed 1st August 2012
4.30pm: Stretches and voice exercises

4.40pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari
(Revision and practice for end of term show)

5.10pm: Snack

5.20pm:  Dance with Prarthana & Manikandan
I'm getting married in the morning -  My Fair Lady

6.00pm: Theatre: Mini-plays: Snow white, Pied Piper, and Goldilocks runthroughs with Shaan Libby

6.30pm: Home time

Session Eight – Wed 25th July 2012

4.30pm: Theatre - Snow White runthrough with Shaan Libby + Pied Piper

4.50pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari
(Revision and practice for end of term show)

5.15pm: Cake cutting for Dhyaan's birthday (Karishma bringing in a birthday cake + snack)

5.30pm:  Dance with Prarthana & Manikandan
I could have danced all night, and

I'm getting married choreography - both from My Fair Lady

6.15pm: Goldilocks runthrough with Shaan Libby

6.30pm: Home time

Session Seven - Saturday 21 July (not on Wednesday)
(10am to 12.15pm)

Reason: Shaan is in a short play called 'Somewhere between the sky and the sea' at the Alliance Francaise on July 18, 19, 20, 21 evenings (7pm), so we cannot run a Wednesday class that week. Please note: We would love for parents/friends of parents to attend, children not permitted. Try to attend on Friday 20th July?

Session Seven – Sat 21st July 2012

10am: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari

(Revision and practice for end of term show)

10.30am: Dance with Prarthana & Manikandan

(I'm getting married choreography, and I could have danced all night - both from My Fair Lady)

11.15am: Snack / Juice

11.30am: Theatre with Shaan Libby

Rehearsals of the 3 Mini-Plays: Snow White, Pied Piper, Goldilocks

12.15pm: Home time

Session Six – Wed 11th July 2012

4.30pm: Stretches + Singing with Shaan Libby

(revision of: Doe a Deer, My Favourite Things, I'm Getting Married in the Morning, Edelweiss,

I could have danced all night...new song: A spoonful of sugar)

4.45pm: Snack (Birthday cake (Zai's birthday) + sandwiches + room temperature water/juice

Theme: Basic shapes, basic lines, improving visualizing skills by combining shapes and lines

to draw familiar objects / animals / scenes. Right brain development -

creativity/imagination/awareness.

6.00pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari (Play rehearsals in parallel for short stories)

6.30pm: Home time

Session Five – Wed 4th July 2012

4.30pm: Stretches + Singing (new songs: Edelweiss + I could have danced all night)

5pm: Snack

(Limbering up + Choreography for 'I'm getting married in the morning')

6.30pm: Home time

Session Four – Wed 27 June 2012

4.30pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari

(Choreography for 'I'm getting married in the morning')

Session Three - Wed 20 June 2012

4.30pm: Art with Mr.Philip (learning how to draw a single object - an umbrella (remember the theme is Mary Poppins...)

5.15pm: Snack

5.30pm: Singing with Shaan Libby (Doe a Deer, My Favourite Things, I'm Getting Married in the Morning)

6.00pm: Poetry (Tehzeeb Katari)

6.30pm: Home

Session Two – Wed 13 June 2012

4.30pm: Stretches & Singing with Shaan Libby

4.50pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb Katari

Session One – Wed 6 June 2012

4.30pm: Stretches / Introductions

4.50pm: Poetry with Tehzeeb

5.15pm: Snack (fruit) + Juice/Milk/Water

5.30pm: Art with Philip

6.00pm: Singing with Shaan

6.30pm: Home time

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Announcing the A to Zee Nature Camp!

Announcing the A to Zee Nature Camp!

9am to 1pm.

Mon 28 May to Fri 1 June 2012.

Gardening of edible plants - to take home and continue growing in pots;

Discussion of and drawing of different Vertebrate Animals:

Mon -Bony Fish,

Tue -Amphibians,

Wed -Reptiles,

Thu -Birds,

Fri -Mammals,

Nature poems & stories, and

the making of a vase/pencil holder with replenishable wood.

Showing a Shekar Dattatri film about animals - made specifically for children.

Trying to get a speaker from the croc bank for reptile day.

This camp is best suited to children 7 and above.

Rs.3000 per child.

Email me on atozeecreativity@gmail.com or text me/message on fb.

Sunday, 22 April 2012

Summer term (June-August 2012)

Hi All,

As promised here is the confirmed list to date for Fridays 3.30-6pm (8 years and above):

Aalia, Adam, Chahna, Dhrishan, Dhruv, Isra, Kyra Patel, Kyra Philip, Mahima, Muskan, Rahelle, Rishaa, Riyah, Rohan, Sadhvi, Samar, Tara.

(Will circulate the list for A to Zeebees separately. That class is Wednesdays for 4-7 year olds and is 4.30-6.30pm.)

FRIDAY SESSIONS - SUMMER TERM A TO ZEE - FROM JUNE 8TH 3.30PM-6.00PM.

Theatre: Rehearsals start for Sleeping Beauty and Harry Potter 2 - both for Christmas show (possibly more than one if we are invited by any schools to perform - like the Abacus show last year...feel free to mention at your schools). Would be good for the children to be able to perform the entire show more than just the once.

Poems: Tehzeeb will select appropriate poets/poems for this 8+ age group.

Singing: We will do songs from Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and My Fair Lady.

Dance: We will do some tap dancing with Manikandan and Prarthana to go with some of the musical numbers, and possibly some ballet/waltzing for Sleeping Beauty.

Woodwork: The children will build on the skills they have grown somewhat comfortable with this term. Ravi Uncle has lots of exciting plans afoot...:)

Art: We have a new art instructor - Philip and possibly others - who will take Art using their newly made easels! :) We have Chuckle Bumble aprons which the children can use...:)

And that's it folks!

Term ends with Sishya term...end August 2012.

Winter term of A to Zee begins mid-September 2012.

Take care,

Shaan

Shaan Katari Libby

Director

A to Zee Creativity

A to Zee Creativity Summer Camp April 2012 - A few requests

Dear all,

Just to say we are looking forward to seeing the children tomorrow Monday 23rd April 2012.

If they have workmen's goggles for woodwork do label and send along. If not, don't worry.

If you have an empty clean glass jar (longish. like an olive jar, we could do with a couple...for an experiment we are doing...)

Please note: The children are to enter the wicket gate of Apt One and wait on the verandah there. An adult should wait with them until 10 am when one of us will escort the children upstairs.

Outside maids/drivers are not permitted inside the house. Parents are of course absolutely fine - and you can bring them up to level 2 if it is after 10am and the others have already gone up.

If children sent with maids/drivers arrive later than 10am: They should go upstairs slowly to the second floor (follow the noise). They are not to use the lift on their own. One of my parents' maids will probably be around to help show them where to go.

Similarly, at 4pm maids/drivers should assemble near that verandah of Apt one, and the children will be handed over to them one by one. There is no use if the driver waits on the road - I will not send the child to the road. He has to come to the verandah by 4pm.

Parents - once again - if you are coming to fetch just come on up - even if you are early it's fine - so long as you don't mind waiting a bit.

If you see any maid or driver trying to enter please say that my parents don't want it - they should not worry I will escort all remaining children downstairs soon after 4pm.

Take care,

Shaan

Wednesday, 18 April 2012


	Menu + little cooks for A to Zee Summer Camp (23-27 April 2012)
	Chopped tomatoes and a green salad will be served with all: If you feel your child will not eat this, we can also provide sambar and rice as a back-up option. Any vegetarians? Any allergies? Pls let me know!
		Little Cooks
Mon	Sausage rolls (Hamlyn Food for Kids, pg.21)	Rohan, Adesh
	Apricot Orange Cookies (Tarla Dalal, pg.11)

Tue	Vegetable Pasta (Tarla Dalal, pg.16)	Zai, Aalia, Reha
	Jelly

Wed	Cheesy Corn and Spinach pizza (Tarla Dalal, pg.50)	Anahita, Tara, Amrita
	Fruit kebabs (Hamlyn Food for Kids, pg.157)

Thu	Nutritious Noodles (Tarla Dalal, pg.30) + Fish cakes (Hamlyn Food for Kids, pg.112)
	Cheesy corn muffins (Hamlyn Food for Kids, pg.54)	Rahul, Samar

Fri	Chicken burgers (Hamlyn Food for Kids, pg.73)	Krishna, Adam
	Apricot and Walnut pancakes with orange sauce
	Tarla Dalal, pg.34

Monday, 16 April 2012

	The A to Zee Creativity Summer Camp 2012!
	Camp 1 : 23-27 April 2012 For those in the camp, here is the daily schedule:
10am	Singing / Stretches

10.30am	Dancing

11.15am	Woodwork / Needlework
	(2-3 children helping with making lunch)

12.15pm	Playground / Stories

1pm	Laying the table / Lunch
	Reinforcing use of cutlery and table manners
	Clearing up after lunch

2pm	Board games

3pm	Experiments / Gardening

4pm	Home time