Production 2017

So this week, we pulled together this terms learning in our production "Te Ahu a Turanga." What a huge success it was! Today, I went back to the letter that we sent out to whānau at the beginning of the term. The opening paragraph read...

 We are very excited to be focussing on The Arts this term as the main curriculum area for our inquiry.  The Arts curriculum includes dance, drama, art and music.  This will be integrated with Social Sciences as we look towards how we can grow sustainability within the Manawatu, especially our river, Te Awa.  This learning will culminate with a whole-school production at The Regent on Tuesday 19th September.

 When I wrote that letter, we were really unaware of what the production was going to look like. This is what I would call a 'collaborative production' - it was built along the way and although I like to know where we are heading, this was real - it was unique and it was magical! What a phenomenal team to be part of - a privilege indeed.

We have had some great feedback from our community...

 From the staff:
I just wanted to say how impressive everyone looked today! Well done.
Nic - Ka mau te wehi! What an outstanding job you did of bringing it all together! The parents are in for a treat tonight!
Brenda


Some feedback from my friend at Somerset who came just to have a nosey at how we roll and my new gang πŸ˜Š
"We loved it. It flowed really nicely. Your kids were great. I like the outfits. The junior kids were so cute and we liked the dance with the kids in the red t.shirts"
Proud to be part of such an amazing team that can make it all come together so fantastically! πŸ’ž
Sleep well and I'll see you at 11am after my sleep in but just in time for morning tea πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‚
Samantha

Well done everyone. Love your work. Congratulations Nic on bringing it all together. ABLE2 are getting some lovely feedback on seesaw from their folks so all very gratifying.
Sleep well.
J

I agree. What an amazing night. Such a dedicated and creative team. 
Ka pai koutou. You are all a-mazing!!!!
Ebony

 From the parents:
I just wanted to pass on to you guys and all the staff how impressed we were with production tonight! Every parent I talked to was equally blown away and proud to see their children up there and taking ownership of their show tonight.
I love that it was so uniquely RSS and it truely reflected the creativity, dedication, pride and spunk of not only the students but your amazing staff as well. We loved that you guys made ALL of the students the stars, the set and the heart of the show tonight. The way our kids have been so excited and engaged not only about production but also for the terms worth of work you have put into the background of the story reflected in their performances tonight.
You told the story of our RSS community and it's values so beautifully I had tears more than once! Good luck topping that in years to come! I can't wait for Production 2019 #expectationsarehigh!

From the Brodersons (including the grandparents that were very upset to hear it only happens every two years as they loved it so much!)
Fiona We loved watching you on stage Ayla and you made a beautiful flower 


Alysha This makes me so proud thank u for your hard work with Rory

 Justine Oh my goodness super cute wee lady😍 you amazing gals just think of everything right?! 

 Demelza You did so amazing at your school production, you should be super proud of yourself I know I'm super proud of you! 

 Tessa Love it! The busy bees last night was the cutest thing I've ever seen. Such an awesome job and same to you teachers too.. can't have been easy organising all the little ones 😊😊

 Amber We loved seeing you on stage Miss Bessie! We were all incredibly proud of you for getting up there!!! ❤️❤️

 Rachel Your first big show, Nina! you'll always remember it. in our family, Nina's 'care Bear name' is flower heart because she loves flowers and gardening so much, a perfect role for you, darling! so proud of the mahi from all our busy bees and their awesome teachers! looked wonderful! πŸ’πŸ’πŸ’πŸ’πŸ’❤️ 

 Gina What an amazing production it was. Thoroughly enjoyed it all !!! And these busy bees were just delightful. Love your work teaching team! 

Meg So proud! He did amazing last night x

Kelly U did an amazing job last night Quinn! so proud of you

Loren Aww he looks super cute! What a great production. Well done to you all.

Deb Looking awesome Jimmy!! You did an amazing job!!! You have very clever teachers!!!

From the Massey Teachers (and Ally):
Was so awesome to be involved and we are very lucky to be at such an amazing school!  Ashley (Massey Teacher)

Just to say what a wonderful production Russell Street School put on last night. Great to see you all on stage at the end and to see that you were able contribute in so many ways - great learning for you all!!  I loved the way it was a children’s production - their voices, their costumes and their performance. Once again I got a strong sense of your learning community.

Ally Sewell












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