We hope you enjoy your sleep in today. Back to school next week. It's a great time to book for Term 4 and try your best for an incursion in Term 3. If you're flexible with dates, it might work out.
Image: Dear Broccoli, Book Week Show from Meerkat Productions, K-Yr6, tours live to ACT, NSW, QLD, SA,
This term, two of Complete Works' live tours finish - Oedipus the King (image above) and Medea. Lots of other productions for Term 3 & 4, both live and online. Details here
Good spatial skills are linked to good maths skills which are a better predictor of school success than reading or social-emotional skills.
Ok - so how to encourage good spatial skills in young children?
1. Play with blocks not just for the manipulation of the blocks but also it develops the use of
All these states join Qld, Vic and NT next week in Term 3. Tassie beats it's own drum and returns to school on July 27!
Image: The Jungle Book, incursion P-Yr9, Inspire language learning with Carrousel's classic puppet shows. Offered in 8 different languages. Vic and SA only. Details.
Thinking of Book Week 2026 ? Hurry you might just swing it. Details all Book Week shows.
Image: Something Special from Perform! touring live in WA, SA and all mainland states.
Hurry, MacKenzie opens today and finishes on August 9. School matinees on Wednesdays at 2pm. Meet a very pushy stage mother, her 13 year old daughter and a lot of songs. Details
Australia's birth rate is at record low of 1.42 children per woman, significantly below the 2.1 replacement level.
It's the same situation in North America and Europe.
Schools have these throughout the year, often Term 4 sees celebrations of other cultures - Italian Days in particular.
SFS has many language related shows/workshops on offer. Just put your requirements into the search.
For Italian shows - check here
Image: Carrousel Theatre's Aladdin & The Magic La
Sydney based Doodle Dezigns offers a range of drawing workshops for K-Yr 6. Unleashing student creativity and other unexpected outcomes, like improving memory.
Image: GlowMania - Glowtastic Adventure
All workshop details here
For those in the southern states knowing we're getting through winter is reassuring. Only one more month to go...
Winter makes it easy to stay inside. To inspire your students to think and study, why not book a fantastic excursion? Lots to choose from on SFS.
Image: Junkyard Beats, available out of
Victoria Opera has a brilliant program for students from Yr 5 - Yr 12.
Attend the Orchestral Rehearsal of Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio at the Palais Theatre this Friday, 7 August from 12.00 to 3.00pm. Free for Government schools!
Performance supported by online workshops. Details.
We're sure teachers will have a better read of the scores, but they seem roughly the same as previously.
What really stands out to us is -
- The low participation of NT students and also that
- Despite Victorian teachers dissatisfaction, scores of Victorian students was either hig
Research shows students beginning high school suffer, not just for a short time, but they often, lose confidence, are less inclined to be engaged or persevere. Students became more worried and sad, feeling less happiness and optimism and these feelings can last for years.
For Kinder - Yr 4, a wonderful adaptation of Tim Winton's The Bugalugs Bum Thief is on at Seymour Centre on Tue 8 & Wed 9 Sept.
Introduce your students to the real magic of theatre, they'll love the show and just absorb all the educational advantages. Details
There's a last minute flurry of enquiries for Book Week happening. If you haven't been able to book until now, try! Find Book Week shows here.
Teachers are also looking ahead to Term 4 with lots of interest in multicultural productions. See the range here
Image: Reading Magic Symphony of Stories , T