A fairly short newsletter this week but lots of happy news!

We hope you have all had a fantastic week. It is exciting to announce the cast of our Senior Tread the Boards play, Murder on the 518. We are now waiting for confirmation on the licence to perform our Pre-Senior Tread the Boards play and then we have completed our Playbill for the year.  All production classes will then be immersed into rehearsals during class time and extra time closer to the performance dates. Tickets will be opened for each show as we get closer to the performance dates, so please stay tuned to our newsletter each week for these announcements.

We hope you had a great holiday and are excited for another great term of learning, fun and achievements!

REMINDER: Studio closed for the next three weeks. First day of Term 2 is 17 April 2023. Happy Easter NAPA Fam!

Just a reminder that this upcoming week will be our last week of Term 1 due to the new roof being installed. The builders have promised that this will help reduce the temperatures in the studios so the aircons do not have to work so hard. Please be aware that there is absolutely no access into the building until the start of Term 2 as they will be working right up to two days before, if all goes well. So have a fun last week everyone and a fantastic holiday. Please note that teachers will be putting information on the portal for some classes or you will be receiving emails of things to prepare for next term.

Last week saw the Broadway Bound and Broadway Tweens auditions. This week we are excited to announce the casting of Frozen. It is such a hard job when we have so much talent and great efforts put into the auditions. Being in a production is so much fun and such a great learning opportunity, regardless of what role you have. So please help your child to celebrate and embrace whatever role they have been given.

We hope you have all had a wonderful week. Not a lot of news this week, just a few things to hopefully assist you in getting the most out of NAPA.

So much incredible teaching and learning is happening in our classes, it’s a joy to watch as I move around the rooms seeing the outcomes and the happy faces.

It is great to see students and teachers settling in so well into all that we are offering in 2023. New teachers give students different methods, strategies or approaches to expand their training, so it’s great we have been able to add to our already existing awesome staff. Our new parents are working hard to get their heads around all that we offer and how we operate – well done! As we are a Performing Arts school there is a lot to take in due to the fact we cover Dance, Acting and Singing, not just one area. But hang in there, it will eventually fall into place, and you will find everything a lot easier.  Just ensure you read the newsletter each week, so you are on top of all that we do.

Welcome to all of our new families who have joined us this week. Great to see everyone settling in and enjoying new skills and making new friends. Some classes have now been closed off as they have reached their peak. Students wishing to join those classes will be put on a waiting list. After auditions, Tread the Boards classes will also be closed off as roles will be given out.

WOW, what a huge week!! It was filled with excitement, nerves, anticipation, joy and scorching hot temperatures! It was wonderful to embrace new students and try to help them settle quickly into their classes and form friendships.

MERRY CHRISTMAS NAPA FAMILIES! Celebrating the success of our students is a wonderful way to finish off the year. The progress they have all made is a result of the effort put in by our cherubs and the dedication and skill of our incredible staff. We wish to thank them for all their hard work in 2022! A special thank you and farewell goes to our teachers who will be leaving us due to other work demands.

WOW what a fantastic week of entertainment it has been! Our Dance Concerts were an absolute joy to watch. Although classes have now finished, for the year, we have this week to go before we finish, as we engage our students in Awards night rehearsals, barbecues and the ceremonies themselves. Next year’s timetable is now on our website and classes are open for registration online.

As Christmas gets closer, so does the end of our final term for the year. As we are in countdown to our final events for 2022 we ask that you take careful note of the information contained in our newsletter as we are frequently inundated with questions that have been addressed in the newsletters. I am sure everyone is busy at this time of the year, and we make it a bit busier for you with all our great events, so it is hard to absorb all the information we are sending, but please try and stay on top of the upcoming requirements.

This is the time of the year where we plan and begin our celebrations of such an awesome year of achievements of our students, teachers, and support team of helpers. We have so much to be proud of.

With so much happening at NAPA at this time of the year, we can understand the confusion for some people, especially for those of you who are new this year, as to what is going on. Despite every date of everything we do for the year is put on our Calendar on our website at the start of the year, I thought it might be helpful to devote this newsletter to listing all the upcoming events and the requirements of these. In this way we are all on the same page and no one misses out on what is on offer. So here goes!

Another busy week at NAPA with our Broadway Kids production of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Jr which opened on Friday night. This production is a huge bundle of cuteness on stage with lots of audible “ahhhhhs” from the audience. Great job cherubs! A big thank you goes out to all of the teachers, parent and student helpers involved in bringing this production to the stage. We could not have done it without the support of our wonderful NAPA family.

Hope you have all had a great week. At NAPA, as usual, it is packed with fun events and happy faces.

Term 4 is off to a great start! Last week saw the Senior Tread the Boards students give an excellent performance of 30 reasons Not to Be in a Play and this week we saw the opening of the wonderful production, Fame performed by our fabulous Broadway Bound class. We wish them all the best for the rest of the season. The audiences who have caught the performances this week are loving it! Lots to see and do here at NAPA!

We hope you all had a great holiday and are ready for a jam-packed term ahead containing lots of great NAPA events. First week back has seen great success at Get the Beat Finals and our Senior Tread the Boards play; what a great start!