Junior School
Performing Arts

Mrs Katie Sinclair, Junior School Music Coordinator

Dates for your diary

Week	Date / Location	Ensemble/Group	Event
4	Monday August 12	Woodwind Students	AMEB Wind Exams
6	Friday August 30 (Orange Function Centre)	Stage 1 & 2 Choirs	Orange Eisteddfod – School Choirs
7	Wednesday September 4 (Orange Function Centre)	Junior Concert Band	Orange Eisteddfod – Bands Day
7	Thursday September 5 Orange Conservatorium)	Five Fiddles + Junior String Orchestra	Orange Eisteddfod – Strings Day
8	Friday September 24	All string ensembles	KWS Strings Concert (DPA)
9	Wednesday Sept 18 Thursday Sept 19	K-2 Dance/Verse Performances + Year 5-6 Year 3-4 Dance/Verse Performances + Years 5-6	Stage 3 Musical – The Grunch

Eisteddfod Results

Orange Eisteddfod is off and running again for another year, beginning with Dance and Speech and Drama sessions.

Our two dance ensembles competed in the Schools - Year 2 and Under category (Jitterbugs) and Year 4 and Under (UpBeats). Both sections were large and hotly contested with Jitterbugs competing in a section with 10 other school groups and UpBeats with 5 other schools. The students took to the stage with big smiles, plenty of energy and gave it their best and they were rewarded with 2nd Place – Jitterbugs and 3rd Place – UpBeats. Thank you to the staff and Senior School students involved in preparing, choreographing and supervising our dancers. What a fabulous achievement by all!

We are incredibly proud of our dancers for their excellent performances at the Orange Eisteddfod! Their hard work and dedication were evident in every routine, and their smiles showed just how much fun they had on stage. Our Jitterbugs group, competing against 11 other schools, delivered a strong performance and earned a well-deserved 2nd place. The judges praised them, saying, "Well done for remembering where to stand on the stage in all your formations, what a fun routine!" The Upbeats also impressed the judges, securing 3rd place with their routine. They received glowing feedback, with comments like, "Great timing and smiles; you looked like you were having so much fun." Congratulations to all our dancers!

from Mrs Libby Chapman / Ms Sarah Hamblin

After a busy day dancing last Thursday, many of our students returned to the Orange Function Centre the following day for the Schools Speech and Drama sections. Stage 1 and 2 competed in their relevant sections coming away with 1st and 2nd place respectively. The adjudicator commented on the lovely unison across the groups and use of suitable pitch and volume. Thank you to our Stage 1 and Stage 2 teachers on preparing the students so thoroughly and congratulations to all involved!

SPEECH AND DRAMA RESULTS

2024 Eisteddfod results Week 4.docx

GRUNCH REHEARSALS

WEEK	LOCATION	DATE	WHO	SCENE
4	Glasshouse	Wed 14 Aug LUNCH	JAZZ HANDS – Leads + Chorus	Scene 5
		PERIOD 5	Drama leads & Chorus Mrs Woods, Isadora, Principal, Assistant, Junior Stars Leads + Chorus	Scene 5 (Jazz Hands) Scene 6 (Three Feet Tall)
		Thurs 15 Aug AM	Grunch, Mills, Junior Stars Leads	Scene 9
		LUNCH	Javier, Leslie, Rachel, Allen, Jamie + Tom Rourke, Reporters + Paprazzi (all)	Scene 8
		Fri 16 LUNCH	Grunch, Mills, Junior Stars + CHORUS	Scene 9
5	Glasshouse	Wed 21 Aug LUNCH	Critics + Max Golding – Train to Whoover	Scene 7
		PERIOD 5	ALL CAST	Scene 11
		Thurs 22 Aug AM	Drama Club Leads + Mills/Grunch	Scene 10
		LUNCH	Drama Club + Junior Stars + choruses -	Scene 11 Whoover Musical
		Fri 23 Aug LUNCH	TBC

More information – JS Performing Arts / Musicals / The Grunch

Contacts

Should you have any queries regarding co-curricular music ensembles or instrumental tuition please do not hesitate to contact us:

Junior School Performing Arts Coordinator, Mrs Katie Sinclair at ksinclair@kws.nsw.edu.au

Performing Arts Administrator, Mrs Sharon Martin at performingarts@kws.nsw.edu.au