Booktown Boogies Down

As predicted, most of the final week of Term Three was focused on practicing, preparing for, and performing our production "Booktown Boogies Down".

The students all worked really hard to ensure everything was in place for the production, and that nothing was forgotten.  At both the matinee and the evening show, the students performed their very best and did exceptionally well - so well, in fact, that Mrs Muth received several cards and emails congratulating the school and the students on such a successful production.  Well done everyone.

This production (written by our very own, talented production writer Carrie Watson), was inspired by Featherston being named New Zealand's first "Booktown", gaining membership to the International Organisation of Booktowns.  This is a great achievement for Featherston, as membership is only awarded to small rural towns or villages, in which there is a large concentration of second-hand and antiquarian bookshops.  Most Booktowns have developed in places of historical interest or scenic beauty - which Featherston has an abundance of.

To read more about what becoming a Booktown means, and to find out about the upcoming Booktown festivities, please visit this website.

To view Room 5's production photo show, please click the image below:

And of cause we can not forget the two entertaining court jesters...

Week 9 and the Production

As predicted, Week Nine saw us busily practicing and preparing for the Booktown Boogies Down production.  Our class item has come together nicely, with an amazing effort put in by all, to learn and perform the dance.

While learning our show item, the students have been able to demonstrate their knowledge of Dance Elements, such as Action, Space, Time and Energy, in the context of performance dance.

Our costumes, as the villains of Booktown, looked amazing at the dress rehearsal on Friday.  A special thanks to all of the parents for helping gather and make the items needed for these.

Next week will also be full of production practices, with the final polishing of a few vital items before the shows on Wednesday and Thursday.  What a very busy last week of the term it will be.

Leadership Opportunities

In room 5, we endeavour to offer many opportunities for the students to show their leadership skills in a variety of different ways throughout the year.  We work on developing every student's confidence, and encourage them to take the lead in areas where they have particular strengths.

This term, three girls in Room 5 have been showcasing their strengths and leadership in dance, as they  have been developing and teaching a performance dance to girls in Rooms 4 and 5.  This dance will be performed at the Dance Splash competition later in the term.

Well done Maaike, Hannah and Izzy!

The girls learning the dance have been showing a great commitment towards learning the steps, and also huge respect towards their peers who are teaching them.

Creating with Clay

We were bringing our Arts Alive again with our sculpting successes!
Check out our sculpting pics.

Unfortunately some masterpieces didn't make it to the photo shoot...

Arts Alive!

We all enjoyed bringing the Arts Alive in room 5 with our first clay discovery.  We were learning about how clay can be molded, how designs can be created, and what happens when you throw the clay on the table!  Some of us also practiced how to make a pinch pot which will help us in our final design.

Check out the link below to see the photos:
http://www.kizoa.com/Video-Maker/d23126232k7338146o1l1/art-alive