NAPA News - Week 9, Term 4, 2021
Dear NAPA Families,
As the term draws to a close it is a great time to reflect on so many achievements over the year. We have staged four musicals, three plays, two FTV Screenings and achieved great results in all of our eisteddfods entered. Now all we have left is our Mini Dance Concert and our Neverland Dance Concert to stage as well as the last Get the Beat Finals competition for the year, held on the Sunshine Coast. In the last week of term we will celebrate and reward the achievements of our students and teachers at our Awards ceremonies. We can start looking forward to a fun and relaxing holiday.
CONGRATULATIONS FTV STUDENTS & TEACHERS
Saturday night held two FTV screening sessions which played to full houses for the Junior + Senior presentations. The work that went into these short films was exceptional. The acting was natural and engaging, which provided a great night of entertainment. Thank you to our incredible FTV teachers Hollie Andrew and Ryan Littler for all of their hard work put into this footage. Thank you also to our singing teacher David Willis (who has done television and film work himself) who featured in two of the films. Ryan’s work with special effects was perfect for our Junior students, who loved every minute of the filming and production process. We were treated by our seniors who performed scripts written by their classmates. So much talent was exhibited at these screenings in scriptwriting, performance, filming and editing. Congratulations everyone!
CHOOKAS DANCERS!
Excitement is brewing for our Neverland Concert being staged at HOTA at 7pm, Friday, 3 December. Please ensure all notes are read thoroughly as this is a complex process with so many students involved, some in multiple dances with multiple costume changes and requirements, and different groups with different time requirements; it is important you all get it right. Dance teachers are flat out with this production, so we need everyone to do their part in ensuring the show runs without any mishaps as we only get one shot at this. This is our first concert at HOTA and we want it to be fantastic in every aspect. The notes emailed are LOCATED HERE in case anyone has missed anything. All this is worth it once you see the standard of the show.
Our Mini Concert is always a highlight of the year as there is a whole bundle of cuteness on stage. The happiness performing brings to our youngest dancers is a joy to watch. These little cherubs will be performing on Saturday, 4 December at 1pm + 6pm. Please remember parents that they will receive their awards after the 6pm show.
AWARDS REHEARSALS AND CEREMONIES
Our students and teachers deserve to be celebrated and acknowledged. All students receive a certificate which is important for resumes and forming great memories. The rehearsal is about working the seating arrangements, positioning the orders for receiving awards and how to receive the award so it is important everyone attends. We will also run through any entertainment within the ceremonies. After this it will be our break-up barbecue to celebrate the year. Thank you to the P+F who are providing some yummy hamburgers for the kids. It will be a great time for the kids to have a fun yet winding down time with their classmates.
Big raffle prizes will be raffled at these ceremonies, so don’t miss out on getting your tickets. More about this next newsletter.
Here is a reminder of times. Don’t forget to wear one or all of the Christmas colours – red, green, white or gold to get in with the theme this year. This applies to students and their families.
SENIOR (High School) AWARDS (All Broadway Bound, Pre-Senior and Senior Tread the Boards and Acting for Camera Students)
JUNIOR (Primary School) AWARDS (All Broadway Kids + Tweens, Junior Tread the Boards and Junior Acting for Camera/FTV Students)
DANCE AWARDS (All Dance Technique Classes and Performance Teams)
7 December 5-7 pm Senior Awards rehearsal & barbecue
8 December 5-7 pm Junior Awards rehearsal & barbecue
9 December 4–5.30 pm Junior Dance Awards rehearsal & barbecue
9 December 6-7 pm Senior Dance Awards rehearsal & barbecue
10 December 6.30-8 pm Senior Awards Ceremony
11 December 11-12 am Junior Dance Awards Ceremony
11 December 2-3.30 pm Junior Awards Ceremony
11 December 6.30-7.30 pm Senior Dance Awards Ceremony
CONGRATULATIONS TO KIM + HER DOWNTOWN TEAM
NAPA Ensemble (adult performers) performed the musical Downtown at the start of this year. The Ensemble shows are the only ones we enter in the Gold Coast Theatre Alliance’s Gold Palm Theatre Awards that acknowledges quality community theatre. There are 30 different categories and we have been nominated in six categories in the one show. We look forward to the final results! Congratulations to all of our NAPA representatives who have been nominated in the following categories:
Best Costumes – Kim Reynolds & Colleen Reynolds
Best Lighting Design – Thomas Bell & Kim Reynolds
Best Choreography – Kim Reynolds & Greta Brinsley
Best Vocal Director – Matt Pearson
Best Director – Kim Reynolds
Judges Discretionary Award – The Dance Ensemble
2022 ENROLMENTS OPENS 1 DECEMBER 2021!
Our 2022 timetable will be available on our website from 1 December. Please note some changes to some classes that greatly benefits our students.
Our under 6 year olds will all be part of our NAPA Mini Program which follow the IDT and Acro link syllabus. Mini classes will now be held on Thursdays + Saturdays so that our elite and recreational classes can run along side each other for ease of transition.
Our Junior Tread the Boards & Junior FTV have combined together to be Junior Acting for Stage + Screen
Some dance classes have extended in time
Ballet classes are now split into casual (Tween Ballet, Junior Ballet, Senior ballet) or RAD. RAD classes are exclusively for students doing exams.
No Vocal Team has been included. Private singing lessons are available
The fees have been more closely aligned to a rate that reflects time period of class, complexity, number of teachers involved, and extra costs needed or equipment, insurance etc. You will find the majority of classes have dropped in price except those that have increased their time or have an added cost. There is a 5% discount for anyone who enrols in four or more classes. 10% is discounted to anyone paying a whole year up front. Please note that both these discounts can’t be used together.
For those of you who have difficulty understanding how to enrol, we have provided instructions below.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENROLLING IN NAPA CLASSES ONLINE
On the website, click on ‘ENROL NOW’. A new window will open.
Click on ‘CREATE ACCOUNT’ If you already have a NAPA account, you can simply log in using your password or reset your password if you can’t remember it.
If you are establishing a new account, fill in the form with your details.
Click on ‘ADD STUDENT’
Fill in your student details. If you wish to add a second student, click on ‘ADD STUDENT’ again.
Tick the “I AGREE TO TERMS & CONDITIONS’ box.
Click on ‘SAVE ACCOUNT & LOG IN’
You then receive your login details to your Parent Portal. This is where you will be able to enrol in classes or register for a trial class.
Once you have accessed your portal, scroll down and click on ‘REGISTER FOR CLASSES’
Scroll down the page to see all the classes available for each of your students. As you scroll, check the boxes for each class in which you would like to enrol. When you are done choosing classes, scroll all the way to the bottom and click ‘SUBMIT’
To finish your enrolment, you will then need to pay the one-time $35.00 registration fee.
If you wish to do a trial class, the process is the same only you need to click on ‘REGISTER FOR TRIAL’ for each class you wish to trial. You will not have to pay the registration fee if you register for a trial class only. You will then be given an option to choose an available date for your trial class. Choose the date required and then click on ‘SUMBIT’.
You will then receive an email confirming the trial class date and time.
Please note: Tuition fees will not be due until the first week of the month you enrol. You can choose to either register for AutoPay, in which case your tuition will be automatically deducted from your nominated account on the FIRST day of each month from February to November. This method of payment will incur a 2.5% convenience fee charged by the credit facility. You can choose not to register for AutoPay and simply pay by EFT or direct deposit if you wish.
Enjoy our upcoming events
Best wishes,
Lynn
