Performing Arts

Hi Everyone! 

And we’re off… What a great start to the school year! All classes have begun their new units of inquiry…

Foundation

Foundation students have started to learn about their expressive skills (body movements, facial expressions, hand gestures and voice) and enjoyed using them in a Drama activity called Ten Second Objects this week.

Year One and Two 

Year One and Two students have started to explore different Fairy Tales. We are currently practising to re-tell well-known Fairy Tales through a series of Freeze Frames that include a beginning, middle and end. This week students worked on re-telling Jack and the Beanstalk. Below are pictures of some students from 1NV completing their Freeze Frames…

Year Three and Four 

Year Three and Four students are in the process of reading through a series of Short Stage Plays. We have been focusing on articulating their big loud voices and using their facial expressions and hand gestures. Students will choose which Short Stage Play they would like to be in at the end of the week. 

Year Five and Six

Year Five and Six students have been introduced to their exciting new unit - Clowning. Students learnt about the theatre techniques - mime and melodrama - and used them throughout a Clowning workshop where they were introduced to the two Clown types (Auguste and White Face). Students also learnt the requirements for their Clowning Routine. They must include a Big Entrance, Introduction, Problem, Solution and Big Grand Exit. 

I can’t wait to dive further into these fabulous units over the next few weeks.

Bye for now…

Miss Mina

Performing Arts Teacher