We may be drawing close to the end of the year but there is still a lot happening here at NAPA. I will endeavour to make sure every detail is communicated clearly so no one misses out on anything – unless you don’t read the newsletter. Please also remember that events, dates, information etc are on our website. You can always refer to that. These final weeks are a time for our students to shine and sparkle, so this will be our theme for our awards ceremonies this year.

I am sure you are all very busy with your various end of the year functions and celebrations at work and with your family and friends. Of course, NAPA events will be on your calendars and a lot of information has been sent out in emails and the newsletter for you to get your head around. Although this is a busy time of the year, please take some time to ensure you read the information given to you, so that your child does not miss out on any of the requirements for the upcoming events.

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I need to inform you of the loss of our amazing NAPA Nan - Colleen Reynolds. Colleen, Miss Kim’s loving mum, has been an ever-present member of our NAPA family since our inception, 16 years ago. Her support has been incredible, not only for all the beautiful costumes she has made for our shows, raffle prizes and concerts, but for her love and support of all our staff and children. She has touched so many lives here at NAPA and her beautiful soul will always be remembered. Our condolences goes out to her husband Keith, her children, Robbie, David and Kim, and her grandchildren, Ethan, Evabella, Harrison and Claramina. Colleen, you will forever remain in our hearts, rest in peace dear friend.

So much joy and excitement is happening here at NAPA this week as everyone is preparing for the last performances and events for 2023.

This term is intense with an event or show happening every week. As you can imagine this requires an incredible amount of work and long hours so please be patient if we are not responding or communicating information as fast as you would like. Our priority is always placed on the next event. So let’s take a look at our NAPA activities.

Another big few weeks at the studio with the Mini Concert and RAD and Trinity Guildhall exams all completed! Lots of correspondence going out this week about Finding Nemo and our end of year concert ‘On Broadway’ so please keep an eye on your emails for these.

We hope everyone had a lovely first week back. It’s been a busy one with rehearsals for Term 4 productions and preparations for ballet and musical theatre exams!

Welcome back for Term 4. Wow! How fast has this year flown by? The children have already achieved so much but there is still more to come!

Wow, time flies! This upcoming week is our last week of Term 3. Term 4 will be packed with more great productions and events, so enjoy a restful holiday NAPA cherubs and parents in preparation for a very busy term ahead.

Happy Father’s Day to all our super NAPA Dads and Grandads! Hope you all had a fabulous day being spoilt by your children. Nature certainly turned on the beautiful weather for your special day.

What a busy time this is! With our upcoming production of Frozen there will be a few changes to class times to accommodate the shows. We also have a few things to note in your diaries.

This is a short news week, happy news!

We hope you have all had a fabulous week. This week has seen more successful eisteddfod results for our Performance Teams, and it is also exciting to see the start of the set Laurie is creating for our next production - Frozen. We will try to address the ticket issue with a plan outlined in this week’s newsletter.

We did it! Straight after one successful production, we staged another one! Congratulations to our talented cast of Fairytale Misfits on a very entertaining performance of this comedy. The characterisations were excellent! We are very proud or our Pre-Seniors Tread the Boards for all of their hard work and dedication to their roles. From the laughter of our almost full houses, the audience had a great time watching this show.

Wow!!! As one show closes the other one opens! With our awesome production of Cats closing on Saturday, our Pre-Senior play Fairy Tale Misfits opens next Saturday so grab your tickets now for another fun night.

What a great ending to the week with top notch entertainment from our fabulous production of Cats. Congratulations to our students who gave a very professional performance and committed to their roles beautifully, even to the point of creating their own cat character make-up.

We hope you all had a lovely holiday. From what we have heard, many of you went overseas – that’s awesome! What great memories you must have created. Hard work and exciting times are ahead as we begin Semester 2, our big production time!

Happy Holidays NAPA Families!  Our PJ week was a symbolic preparation for a restful holiday. Term 3 starts back on Monday, 10 July. We look forward to a fun term of productions and performances.

Doesn’t time fly?! It’s the last week of Term 2 already!  First day back for Term 3 is Monday, 10 July. Wishing you all a great holiday!

We hope you all have had a great week! It is great to see the beautiful blue skies and sunshine, but if your child is feeling the cooler weather, we do have a few left-over sizes of NAPA sweatshirts and jackets for sale at reception.