Connections Centre

Specialist Feature News: Performing Arts

Selamat Siang, 

Over the last few weeks in Performing Arts we have been exploring our voices and how we warm up our instruments (our vocal chords) before using them to avoid doing damage to them. In Years 3 and 4, the students have been exploring songs about friendship and how to identify attributes of a healthy friendship, through the music we listen to and perform.  They also have created "crazy aliens" through a listening and immersion activity where we explored a space theme to tie in with the Science Space Dome incursion this week.

Here are a few of our crazy alien creatures!

Years 1 and 2 have revised songs we learnt earlier in the Term and created musically colour coded rockets to demonstrate their understanding of one way music is measured and written.  We looked at four beat notes, two beat notes, one beat notes and a half beat note; identifying that there was a mathematical pattern to observe also. 

"The notes are reducing by half each time!" Ryan 1/2M

Here are  a few of their note-based rockets: 

The Senior Primary students in years 5 and 6 participated in a Drama workshop where they were given three themes to base a short role play upon. The themes were courage, mateship (friendship) and forgiveness.  Here are a few photos of their performances:

MPRPS' Got Talent is coming up! 

Monday July 29th at The Round Theatre, Nunawading starting at 1:30pm.

Due to unforeseen circumstances creating a delay in the previously outlined timeline, auditions concluded on Thursday 20th June, Week 10. The announcement of the finalists in the Talent Show will be made on Monday 24th June, Week 11 in the Hall.  I have been so proud of all the courage, passion and talent of our students who came forward to audition. It is certain to be a wonderful occasion and celebration of Mount Pleasant Road Primary School's creative and unique community worth anticipating!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Terima Kasih, 

The Specialist Team

Yana Gill, Marissa Mundy, Hamish Burrill, Steph Muratovic, Beth Cardy and Natalie Palmer. 

Pupil of the Week

Visual Arts

Junior -  Elizabeth H (1/2M) For demonstrating a love of learning and creativity when designing your Hand Pop Artwork!

Senior - Sean W.O (5/6N) For demonstrating a love of learning and curiosity when designing your own Croc Shoe artwork!

Science

Junior - Bella T (FT) For demonstrating a love of learning in our science dome incursion. You were respectful and showed your knowledge of space with enthusiasm. 

Senior - Ram (3/4W) For demonstrating curiosity and asking interesting questions during our space dome incursion. 

Indonesian

Junior -  

Senior -  

Physical Education

Junior - Felix N (1/2S)

For demonstrating a love of learning and a high level of skill application when running through the agility poles.

Senior - Alma L (5/6E)

For demonstrating love of learning and kindness towards her peers during PE sessions throughout this semester.

Performing Arts

Junior - Rubani  1/2 M

For her beautiful dedication to applying concentration and effort to the note identifying, rocket colouring activity.  

Senior -  Isaac  3/4W 

For enthusiasm, attention to detail and courage in his participation in our creative pursuits this week.