Viva Voice

Has your child expressed an interest in debating? We welcome students in Years 4 – 6 to join us these school holidays for our Debating Essentials workshop. This two-day workshop will familiarise students with the rules and requirements of debating, and equip them with strategies for preparing a case, finding sources, and writing an effective speech. A focus is on speaking skills and working with the whole debating team. Students will be divided into teams and work on a case together before launching into a debate on both days. Students are given individual and group feedback on matter, method and manner. Students also receive resources on persuasive speaking, techniques for rebuttal, and accessing news and current affairs. Join us on 2 - 3 October, 9am – 3:30pm. Free before and after care from 8am – 5pm. https://bit.ly/2sjWClB

Claudia and Trish preparing for the incredibly energetic and supremely enthusiastic Year 3s at St Mark’s Drummoyne to run into the hall ready for their final drama rehearsal before their open class next week! Armed with props and scripts, they’re ready to go 💪🏻💪🏻 All St Mark’s parents are invited to the open classes next week - please check the school newsletter for class times K - Y6. The kids have some of their favourite warm ups and activities to share, plus the performance item they’ve been working on over the last few weeks. Every class has prepared something different and is looking forward to sharing it with the school community. We’ll hopefully see you there!

HUGE congratulations to these two students - Rafqa has just been elected Vice Captain at her school, and Will is heading to Newtown High School of Performing Arts for Years 11 & 12 next year! Neither could be happier! Rafqa and Will both started speech and drama in primary school and have been in the same Voice and Acting™ class for years. In that time they’ve grown into articulate, eloquent, grounded young people. We couldn’t be more proud!!

Introducing our first drama workshop: “Dinosaur Dig” for Preschool – Year 3. These holidays we’re going digging for stories of dinosaurs near and far, and might even meet some imaginary ones on the way! Join us for a storytelling adventure as we imagine what it’d be like to share our treasured planet with such incredible creatures. You’ll come up with a unique story and build it into a play to perform to parents at the end of the day! Dino Dig involves drama activities including mime, improvisation, character creation, play building and scene sharing. It’s the perfect place for an enthusiastic, rising star, but it’s also a welcome atmosphere for newbies who are keen to build their self-confidence. Your child can join us on Friday 5 October 9am – 3:30pm. Performance at 3:15pm. Free before and after care provided from 8am to 5pm. Secure your place now: https://bit.ly/2tfzv0E #dramaworkshop #vivavoice

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s Matilda, special editions are being released with new illustrations imagining Matilda at 30. “I am sure that someone who had read so many books when she was small could easily have become chief executive of the British Library, or someone exceptionally gifted at mental arithmetic would be perfectly at home in astrophysics. And if you have been to so many countries in books, what could be more natural than to go and see them yourself?” Which edition will you be picking up?