DANCE NORTH ACADEMY
P.O BOX 571 COLLAROY NSW
PH/FAX 8065 1316
TERM 1 NARRAWEENA NEWSLETTER 2012
Welcome back to all our parents and students and a big welcome to our new students and their families for 2012.
On behalf of the teachers I would like to congratulate all our students on a wonderful 2011 Concert. I think the students and our parent performers did a fantastic job.
Thank you to all our wonderful supportive parents we look forward to another successful year !!
· TERM 1 Dates:
Classes start back from Monday 30th January till Thursday 5th April
(Alternate hall venues for February, please see below for details)
· Exciting news.
Our Narraweena halls are being refurbished over the holidays with new flooring and brand new bathrooms and storage rooms.
Unfortunately all our halls will not be finished in time before we start back so we have had to make alternate halls arrangements for February.
The main top hall will be finished but we need 3 halls together most days so the students can move from class to class so we need to be in the one venue when possible to allow this to happen.
We have been able to get St David’s Uniting Church hall in Dee Why with the exception of Friday when classes will be held at St Kevin’s Hall in Dee why.
Sorry for any inconvenience but it will be great to have new flooring and bathrooms.
Please remind your child they must wait inside in the foyer at St Davids or St Kevin’s, no students are to wait up on the street,
All parents must go in to pick up their child from inside the building for safety reasons.
Please ensure you are on time to pick up your child all year from classes as we cannot be responsible for the children once they have left the studio, teachers need to start on their next classes. If you are going to be late please make alternate arrangements .
Once all classes are back at Narraweena we ask that you take care in the car park and watch out for children. Please do not park in the turning circle at any time as there is plenty of parking available in the car park and in the street. Also please refrain from walking through the middle of the carpark with children as cars are reversing, please walk on the grass. Thank you for your support in this matter!
Monday
All classes will be held at ST DAVIDS UNTING CHUCH HALL,
3 St David Avenue, Dee Why, Next to the Police Station,
Parking in the Library car park across the road.
Tuesday
Boys hip hop, Jazz 5, Modern B, Jazz 6 and Modern C will be held at Narraweena Community Centre top hall, Oceana Street as we cannot get the 3rd hall on Tuesdays at St David’s.
All other Tuesday classes will be held at ST DAVIDS UNTING CHUCH HALL,
3 St David Avenue, Dee Why, Next to the Police Station,
Parking in the Library car park across the road
The new hall for the GRADE 5 class on Tuesdays will be held all year at Beacon Hill Community Centre (Lower Hall) opposite Mcdonalds. 4-5pm.
Wednesday
All classes will be held at ST DAVIDS UNTING CHUCH HALL,
3 St David Avenue, Dee Why, Next to the Police Station,
Parking in the Library car park across the road
Thursday
All classes will be held at ST DAVIDS UNTING CHUCH HALL,
3 St David Avenue, Dee Why, Next to the Police Station,
Parking in the Library car park across the road
Friday
All classes will be held at ST KEVIN’S CHURCH HALL NEXT TO ST KEVIN’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL, OAKS AVENUE, DEE WHY.
Parking diagonally across the road in Howard Ave car park
Saturday
All classes will be held at ST DAVIDS UNTING CHUCH HALL,
3 St David Avenue, Dee Why, Next to the Police Station,
Parking in the Library car park across the road
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· Eisteddfods
Eisteddfod Performance group class students will get dates and costume requirement information at the end of Term 1 via email regarding Northern Beaches Eisteddfod which starts the last weekend in April.
Students performing Eisteddfod solos
Northern Beaches Eisteddfod- download entry form from their website and send in before March 1st.
Extreme Dance Comp -download entry form from their website.
· Office Hours-
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9.30am – 2.30pm.
If you call out of these hours please do not hang up, leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.
· Fees
All fees are due in the first two weeks of term. Prompt payment is essential for the school to run smoothly.
Payments can be made by:-
cash or cheque to your class teacher in an envelope with your child’s name & class on the front.
Internet Transfer can be lodged, please check invoice for details.
Cheques mail to P.O Box 571, Collaroy 2097
· Invoice Changes-
If you wish to make any class changes, or in the unfortunate event that your child does not wish to continue dancing, please contact the office direct. Please do not do this through your teacher as the teachers are very busy.
If the office has not been informed, you will continue to receive overdue statements.
Invoices are per term and students will be automatically enrolled for the 4 terms till December, unless cancelled through the office. You do not need to re enroll each term . Thank you.
· Uniform requirements-
All uniform requirements can be purchased from
Spangles Dancewear Shop 4 / 29 Howard Ave, Dee Why 9971 2441
Uniform details can be checked on our website www.dancenorthacademy.com.au. Please ensure children are in the correct uniform and footwear with their hair in a bun for ballet and a neat ponytail for all other classes.
· Concert requirements-
A hire fee is payable in Term 3. This will go towards our costume fund in order to secure costumes for our end of year concerts.
There will be a couple of Saturday rehearsals in the weeks prior to the concert in order to be well prepared for our wonderful production.
· Open Day classes-
The last week of term you are welcome to watch any of your child’s dance classes. We ask that parents do not watch classes during the term as it is very distracting for the students and teachers.
Once again we plan to have a wonderful year with successful Eisteddfods and Exam results and we hope you have lots of fun at our end of year Concerts late November or December. We will let you know as soon as concert dates are confirmed with the theatre.
We are looking forward to another fantastic year !!
Yours sincerely
Vanessa McCullum - Principal
Danielle Pearson- Assistant Principal