WONDERPLAY

Welcome back!

I'm super excited about this term because the students are making their own work AND using one of my favourite theatre forms- physical storytelling!

This term the students are to create work based on something/someone from their community.

The students have had a big chat and shared their ideas- they have selected the following subjects:

Aro Valley 5-8s: Terrace Gaol
Churton Park 5-8s: Dr Cynthia Ngan Kee
Churton Park 9-12s: Churtonleigh Retirement Home
Island Bay 5-8s: Island Bay Marine Centre
Island Bay 9-12s: Erskine College
Island Bay Advanced Drama: Tapu Te Ranga

What a fascinating line up- and I get to learn about all of them, excellent!

Got your tickets yet? If not, be quick! The season is now 90% sold-out! There will be no door sales.

Book here: http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2015/robot-su-z-and-the-cattle-kids/wellington

Thanks to everyone's efforts we are now at 80% of our fundraising goal! Raffle pack are due back in class this week and all must be accounted for by the supervisor. You can also buy raffle tickets at the show.

A big thank you to Jack and Roderick (pictured) who had a successful stall at New World Churton Park last week. Thank you also to Charlotte and her team of Pia, Jess and Aeneas who also had a very busy stall at the first ever St. Hilda's market in Island Bay.

Fundraising allows us to have such low performance fees and ticket prices. Fundraising helps to buy for the theatre, costumes, set, lighting, sound, and show staff such as our Tech and Stage Manager.

Prizes drawn next weekend!

We need an assortment of very large cardboard boxes to paint up for our Robot SU-Z and the Cattle Kids set. Fridge-sized! Do you have any? Can I have them? Let me know!

In class we have been looking at how to channel and focus our energy towards better serving the work.

To understand the different energy dynamics, we have been looking at the Maori god of war, Tu, and Rongo- the god of peace.

We have been exploring the different qualities of each of those gods. Sometimes, particularly when excited, we can have too much Tu energy and it’s difficult to get anything done. At times we can be leading when it is a better place for us to listen or step back. In those times we need more Rongo.

In other times, it can be harder to motivate ourselves, or perhaps we need to make the decision to step forward into leadership- in those times we need more Tu.

More on his brother Rongo here.

How's everyone's fundraising going? So far, out of what has been handed in, we have raised only 22.65% of our fundraising goal to cover the show costs. Last year we hit our target early and so everyone was able to take home a Heebie Jeebies poster for their room and we were able to buy extra props, costumes etc

There's still time to be able to raise enough money to get extra bits and bobs and Robot SU-Z posters- although not very much time!

Be sure to bring your raffle money into class to be deposited or deposit it yourself into Robot SU-Z's bank account.

There are lots of opportunities to sell raffle tickets. You can boost your sales by having a stall at the local shops. Churton Park has a great space next to New World and near Simmer. Island Bay has a popular spot outside the video store. Maya and Max from Wellington Young Actors managed to sell 80 tickets in two hours there once! Also Island Bay can have a table set up inside New World (they're a sponsor).

Ask me to organise for you or ask your grownup to speak to the store managers themselves but be sure to check with them! Whether your inside or outside, ask permission and give them notice!

Would anyone like to have a stall at the Spring Knack market at Berhampore School on the 12th?
http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2015/spring-knack-craft-and-retro-market/wellington

I think there may be a market on that day in Houghton Bay also!

Remember our top seller will win a prize! Last years' winner, Lexi Dray, is back with a vengeance but, currently in the lead is Breea Mills who has handed in an entire empty book and has taken another away another to sell!

Great work team!