Wow!  That’s a wrap and what wonderful memories we have made. 

It takes a tribe - and the whole team to work together to pull off a production like ours.

I am very proud of the staff and each and every student who got up on stage and tried their best for 5 massive shows. Rehearsals begun in Term 2 during music lessons and this show is a credit to not only the students but some very special people I would like to thank again:

• Thank you to our School Association, the Hacker family and our caterers Todd and Alcuin for their amazing paella! - fully donated with 100% of proceeds going towards our new nature playground.
• To our friends, family members and community volunteers, thank you - you know who you are. Special mention to Pam, Ange, Xearna, Abbey… there’s too many to mention.
• Thank you, Janelle for your lighting design and giving us your time to support our show.
• Miss Sophie Walch - our HPE/Outdoor Ed teacher and now new lighting tech! Thank you for being so flexible and knowing when and where to start all 33 song tracks and we really appreciate it. To Miss Walch’s side-kicks Jarrod & Chay – thank you for your help with the mics.  Working on 12 headset mics and adjusting volume and making it work is not any easy task so – thank you!
• Thank you to Laura Hay and Entice Hair Studio for donating the hair products and closing the studio for 12 hours to work for our little show! Their hair (and makeup) looked incredible.
• To Mrs Sophie Wilson, our Musical Director, thank you for your theatrical flair, ideas and for not saying no to directing a show for the students. Thank you for choosing Moana as our story and for your patience, persistence and supporting our 456 students to learn and grow in their acting & performance skills. They all have a new found inner strength of courage they’ll take with them and remember always.
• To Mrs Claire Wood, for the weekends and late nights she has spent in the art room plotting, planning, painting and producing all of the magnificent artwork you can see - the backdrops are incredible & the colours, style and creativity you have used has inspired our students and working Tuesdays to create the Props and backdrops whilst also being our soup lady - is remarkable. Thank you!
• To Miss Pearce, our musical extraordinaire.We don’t do things by halves at SPS and not only we’re there 33 songs tracks the children had to learn, Miss Pearce first needed to learn another language, translate the lyrics and then understand the story in Polynesian. The songs were written in English but believe me when I say the Polynesian pronunciation does not match or correlate to English. So, a very, very, big thank you to you Miss Pearce for the sleepless nights you’ve had leading up to the performance and for always looking for ways to improve, ironing out the finer details and of course inspiring our students to be the best they can be - you are amazing and we are so lucky to have you in our team.
• Now, the next one deserves more than words, but to the amazingly talented, patient, clever and creative lady - Bernardette. Thank you for every stitch, every lay, every headband and over 100 exceptional costumes you created from scratch, for our students. They are amazing and the students felt amazing wearing them! Three cheers for Bernardette – Hip, Hip, Hooray! Hip, Hip, Hooray! Hip, Hip, Hooray!
• To ALL staff, thank you for the countless interruptions to your class programs and for your unwavering support for our students, from practising dance moves and songs to missing your lunch break to support rehearsals both at the Town Hall and back at school. From stop work action - to a busted sewer pipe, we’ve overcome some hurdles this week and I’m so proud of our collective efforts.
• Last but not least, to our talented students. Thank you for taking directions, and being resilient when given feedback. I’m not sure I was the most flexible choreographer, but, I certainly am passionate. Thank you for your excellent behaviour backstage and having a go even when you thought you couldn’t do it. You did it, and I am so proud of you all. 

There will be a video of our production available for purchase next term.  More details to come. Have a safe and happy holiday everyone and we will see you for another amazing Term 4!

Kristy Hay

Principal

What was the best thing about performing in Moana Jr.?  

Max                   Singing the Finale.  I liked walking on stage!

Molly                  I loved the Finale when I was in the front.

Matilda               Doing 'You're Welcome'.

Abbey                We Know the waaaaaaaaaay!

Carlix                 The Shiny dance.

Liliana                Singing and dancing for the 'You're Welcome' song.

Eli                      Moana, Maui and the little crab when they were happy because                               they got the hook and when the big crab was stuck in the wall.

Bella                  The Finale.  

Piper                  The Shiny dance.  

Peter                  Singing 'We Know the Way.

Eloise                 Seeing the crab in the Shiny dance.  

Joanie                The Shiny dance.  

Benji                  When we got to hold the 1/2/3's hands.

Olivia                 The Finale at the end.  I loved everything about it!  

Rydae                I liked dancing in 'You're Welcome'.                 

Absent:  Lincoln, Lucas & Willow

Ella                    I liked making the arch when we sung 'We Know the Way' and the straight lines for the 'Songs of the Ancestors'.

Aleighna             I liked having my hair and face paint done.

Ruby                  My favourite part was the beginning when I got to fight with Flora.

Cooper               My favourite part was when Will and I got to go to the front of the stage and perform.

Brax                   When Moana and Maui were fighting.

Hudson                I liked the ending when we did our bow to the audience.

Elora                    I liked it when Te Fiti restored.

Zephyr                 My favourite song was Songs of the Ancestors.

Bella G                 I liked everything about Moana.

Ryder                   I liked that my friends and family came to watch me.

Will                     My favourite song was 'You're Welcome' and my favourite part was when Maui and Moana are getting off the island they were stranded on.

Roland                 My favourite song was ‘You’re Welcome” because I wasn’t on stage at that time so I got to sit down in the back rooms.

Ivy                         My favourite part about Moana was when we would do full rehearsals with the whole school.  This was my favourite part because we would be able to kind of see what it would look like at the end

Tia                         My favourite scene was ‘We Know the Way’ because everyone was in it.

Abby                     My favourite part of Moana was when Maui got the hook back and shape shifted into a bug and shark because I like watching the transformation and the Ocean Song.

Henry                   My favourite song was ‘You’re Welcome’ because it was fast, interesting and was in English

Jaxon                    My favourite scene in Moana was the village scene because the fishing scene went well

Joshua                  My favourite scene in Moana was the Ka Mate Hake because I enjoyed saying the lines and doing the Haka dance.

Hattie                   My favourite scenes were Where You Are and We Know the Way because the songs are meaningful and catchy.

Millie                    My favourite song from Moana was “Know Who You Are” because it was my easiest song. My favourite scene was Te Fiti restored because I loved the transformation between T Fiti and Te Ka.

Sophie                  My favourite scene in Moana was the finale because the whole school came out and it sounded good.

Chloe                    My favourite scene was when Te Ka becomes Te Fiti. My favourite costume was what the Kinders and Prep wore – it was cute!

Chelea                  My favourite scene was In the Beginning and Shiny, because they were really good

Jorja                     My favourite scenes in Moana was Where You Are Part 1 and 2 because I like the way it sounded with everyone in it.

Emily                    My favourite scene was Moana was singing with the Ocean Ensemble and Ancestors because Moana finds out who she really is. I liked doing the actions, singing and making waves as the Ocean.

Harry                    My favourite part in the production was my character Maui fought Te Ka because it was cool – there was lots of stuff going on!

Georgia                My favourite scene in Moana was Tamatoa’s song because Shiny is a catchy song that is funny…and I sing in Shiny!

Lincoln                 I liked doing the dancing and singing

Flora                     The finale was my favourite, but everything was kind of fun! I liked the Moana costumes.

Melody                I liked the finale when we all sang You’re Welcome because it was all of us singing together.                     

Shakshi                 I liked the finale when we did the bows and were singing all together.

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Footy Colours Day & SRC Fun, dress up in your team colours or any colour of the rainbow!

Last Friday on the eve of the AFL Grand Final Geelong v's Sydney Swans, Swansea Primary students had a wonderful surprise walking through the office area on Friday morning,the footy fairies had been over night with  football colours,ballons, beanies and flags representing both teams and a Richmond Tigers display (Melissa is the Richmond supporter), However given that Mrs Hay is a one eyed Geelong Cats supporter and Wayne is also a huge Geelong Cats fan, Melissa decided to support the Sydney Swans to even the competition on the eve of the AFL Grand Final.

Alice and Josh busily had two team boxes this morning getting all students to vote who they thought would win the AFL Grand Final.  The winner was drawn on Monday with Mrs Hay and Alice and Josh.

The winners were Will, Lucas and Peter.

Once we established a winner all students names went into a hat for the opportunity of a AFL spot prize!

The students had a wonderful day of practising for Moana whilst supporting their favourite footy team or just colourful like the rainbow!