Kinross Wolaroi Family Bulletin

Junior School 

Performing Arts

Mrs Katie Sinclair, Junior School Music Coordinator

Dance Ensembles 

It has been wonderful to see our dance ensembles resuming for the year. Jitterbugs were busy playing the ‘mirror’ game to the Popcorn song whilst our Fusion & Upbeats have been working on new routines. 

Year 4 Band Program

We began our Year 4 Band program last week with high levels of excitement and noise! Students were assigned instruments and took them home this week to practise putting together and playing one or two notes. Students are reminded to find 5-10 minutes every few days to practise what they are learning in their tutorials and to bring them to school every THURSDAY! 

Year 3 Ensemble playing

Students in Year 3 have been exploring music with a Chinese New Year theme. They learned a short folk song called ‘Gong Xi’ then added two different ostinato patterns using chimes. Students challenged themselves to sing the song whilst playing the melodic patterns at the same time; what a great job they did! 

Music Ensembles

Pick-up arrangements

Students will be required to bring their instrument, a plastic folder for storing music, a pencil and some afternoon tea. At the completion of afternoon ensembles,students should be picked up from Allenby Road ‘Kiss and Go’ where students will be supervised until 4.40pm. Students are NOT permitted to go to the JS ‘pick-up zone’. 

If your child has another commitment elsewhere in the school after these rehearsals, please notify the Performing Arts office in writing performingarts@kws.nsw.edu.au 

Music in the Community

Saturday 8 March 11am – Civic Square 

Cultured | Orange Chamber Music Festival

Come along to this FREE live event on 8 March to see some of our School musicians performing a range of Australian pieces as part of the Cultured Youth Orchestra project. More details via the Festival website. 

Contacts 

Information pertaining to our co-curricular groups is regularly posted on the Junior School Performing Arts HUB. Please make yourself familiar with this page to stay up to date with important information. 

Should you have any queries regarding our ensembles or instrumental tuition please contact us: