There was a polish named Martin and he came to our school, he played the piano and he was very good! He was very good and he also sang a song called hallelujah and we really enjoyed it. He taught us about how we can change our voices and sounds and make them go higher and lower, it was very amusing!
He also taught us 1, can mean a lot of different things in music like one beat or one sound or one rythm and a lot more!
It was very fun and interesting and we would love to see him again!
Our exciting new season of Puppets, Shows, Workshops and Birthday Parties at the Scottish Mask And Puppet Centre starts this Sat 19 Jan / Sun 20 Jan 2.00pm with the Paper Bag Princess by Pavla’s Puppets and ends with the Amazing Mr Noah by Professor Popup’s Puppets on Sat 1 Jun / Sun 2 Jun 2.00pm.
Look out for the amazing small space show Toowittoowoo by Sokobauno & Grinagog Theatre in a 1960’s Cheltenham Fawn Caravan, which seats just 15 children and adults on Sun 10 Mar 11.00 – 4.00pm on the hour along with refreshments and home-baking! Why not pop over after a Sunday walk in the Botanic Gardens, just along the road from us.
Don’t miss our events for this year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival between Sat 16 – Sun 24 Mar- Laughology Workshop , Big Magic Wand, Funny Puppets Workshop, Magical Mayhem and Jango’s Jolly Show.
We have two Easter holiday workshop days on Thurs 4 and Fri 5 Apr. Do you know what a Croc ‘O’ Dragon is? Look out for our next newsletter with details of our proposed exciting new theatre space on site here at SMPC. In the interim we would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year from SMPC and we hope to see you soon at the Puppet Centre.
Schools are encouraged to enter the above competition, now celebrating its tenth birthday! The closing date is 3rd May 2013 and the themes for this year are as follows:
Category A Nursery: Let’s Play!
Category B Primary 1-3: Dog
Category C Primary 4-7: Scary Creatures and Creepy Things
Category D S1-S2: See It, Frame It, Draw It
Category E Special Education Schools: Water, Water Everywhere
Category F Group Entries: Any of the above themes
Full details can be found at www.nationalgalleries.org/schoolartcompetition
See the leaflet here 2013_ArtCompA3_flyer-poster_vFINAL
Hopscotch Theatre Company visited Glencryan School to deliver a WW2 workshop. They presented a wartime sketch to the children then got them involved in a range of drama activities including hot seating, mime and group presentations. The children thought the workshop was fun and enjoyed consolidating their knowledge of WW2. The teachers were pleasantly surprised by the level of understanding and engagement of many of the children involved. The workshop linked very well with the class topic.
Thank you Hopscotch!
Hopscotch Theatre Company visited Glencryan School as part of Eco Day. They presented a short sketch to the children followed by child-led activities including freeze framing, mime and taking part in an Eco chat show. The children thouroughly enjoyed the workshop and learned about a range of Eco-related issues in a fun, interactive way.
