School Concert
Concert Update
It’s all very exciting that concert time has arrived. Both Thursday and Friday evening performances are almost sold out, with just 45 tickets left for Thursday night and 22 tickets left for Friday night. There are tickets available for the Thursday matinee. The limit of six tickets has now been lifted. If you would like to purchase more tickets and have other family members coming along, please feel free to do so.
Classes have been doing an excellent job with concert practice and overall, the acts are in really good shape and will be very entertaining. We know you’ll be very proud of your child’s performance. At last week’s whole school assembly, we ran through the finale song and it’s clear the concert will finish with a bang.
A big thank you to parents who have volunteered to help in a variety of ways. We’re still hoping to find another couple of helpers to help between 5:00pm and 6:00pm of the evening concerts so please get in touch if you could help out on either night.
Parent Information Booklet - Attached below is the Concert Parent Information Booklet, which includes most of what you need to know. Class teachers will have sent out specifics related to their act.
Following are a few key remainders for Concert Week:
Parent Helpers - Thanks again to our parent helpers. If you are involved as a helper during the concert, please pop in to see Cindy in the office tomorrow to sign a Child Safety Code of Conduct form. Thanks to those parents who have already completed and returned their form.
Arrival Time (Evening Performances) – The nights will be quite long for the kids, so please don’t have them at the venue too early. The doors will not open before 5:30pm and guests have allocated seats, so there is no point arriving too early, unless you are heading to the BBQ.
No Photos and Video Footage – Please refrain from taking photos or footage at any of the performances. This is in the interests of privacy for all students. We will have a quality recording of the concert for all families to purchase. Pre-orders can be made through QKR.
Dropping Off Children to the Evening Performances – If you’re not staying, it’s fine to drop off your child at Founders Hall, following the route taken by the public bus. This means entering at gate 11 (not gate 1), driving past the uni pool entrance and pulling up in front of Founders Hall.
Please be mindful of not holding up the public buses, so you need to be prepared for a drop and run. There will be staff members waiting in fluro vests ready to greet your child and escort them to their holding room. The Parent Information Booklet has a map and photos showing you the way.
Collection of Students from Holding Rooms – After the final act, all students will return to their holding rooms with class teachers. We then ask 1 parent from each family to make their way to the relevant holding rooms to collect their children. We’re requesting just 1 parent to help reduce the crush of people in corridors. All students will be signed out by the class teacher at the holding room door. This will take some time, but that’s OK, as making sure all children are handed safely over to parents is the priority.
Tickets – To speed up the process of filling the auditorium, please come ready to show your ticket, whether that be in electronic form or a printed copy. We will have ushers on hand to direct you to your seat.
Parking – Please refer to the map on the last page of the Concert Information Booklet. We will have a trail of balloons to follow from the main car park to Founders Hall, to prevent you getting lost. It is very important that no-one parks on the grass around Founders Hall. Given recent wet weather, that will result in damage to grassed areas.
Communicating the Finish Time – Those dropping children off for one of the evening concerts will need to know what time to return to collect their child. We will send out a Compass message with an estimated finish time once we get towards the end of the program. At the moment we expect the concert to finish at approximately 8:30pm.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your child’s teacher or the office team if you have any questions. The kids are going to love the experience, as will you, so we are very pleased to be holding our 7th concert.
Please check your Compass notifications with all the relevant login details.
Pre-Ordering Video Recordings (on USB) – The concert is being filmed by Big and Small Productions. They did an excellent job with our 2018 and 2024 concerts, so we can be confident the concert recording will be of high quality. A reminder that the Friday performance is the one to be recorded.
Lollies – Please don’t send your children to the concert with lollies. We want the kids to be settled backstage and being loaded with sugar doesn’t help.
No NUTS please - As we’ll be sharing holding rooms and other spaces at the theatre, we ask that NO NUTS or NUT PRODUCTS are sent with students during concert rehearsals and performances.
We have students with severe allergies and anaphylaxis, and with so many classes sharing spaces throughout the week, we appreciate everyone helping us to reduce the risk and keep all students safe.
Please check snacks and lunchbox items carefully before sending them along. Thank you for your support.
Concert Week Canteen
Ticket booking
https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist/journey
