St. Jude's Academy Dramatic Achievements and Experiences

Parents, please be sure to read the side bar as it will contain important information about costumes, props, and theatre etiquiette.

There are also age appropriate poems that you could ask your child to learn to say aloud. This helps with reading fluency, memory enhancement, elocution, and comprehension.

TO DATE:

October 6th, - Twelfth Night performance in Stratford, Ontario (long, but worth it - the entire production was musical, upbeat, brilliantly performed, and had twists from all eras and epochs)

November 10th, - Remembrance Day skit: In Flander's Fields performed and directed by the Grade 6, 7, and 8 class.

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:

December 15th, - The Christmas Concert: Songs that moved the world

End of January, 2012 - Twelfth Night

February 2012 - SJA Gala Dinner and "show"

March/April 2012 - Speeches and Poetry Recitation

June 2012 - Arts Night

Monday, September 20, 2010

JK - Grade 7: Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Dear Parents,

Today was a very exciting and dramatic first day, as formal introductions were made. All the boys and girls were individually brought to centre stage to introduce themselves to the class and to me. Throughout the year, we will be working on clarity of speech, voice intonation and modulation, as well as stage presence, while studying children's poetry, plays, and forms of improvisation. We will also be very hard at work preparing for our school productions.

Shortly I will post the specific poems and activities that were studied by each grade. Stay tuned, as we will always have some dramatic activity to practise for homework.
It was wonderful to meet all the smiling faces on the eager young actors.

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