Diggers musical
In 2015 all students in Stage 2 and Stage 3 participated in a musical entitled ‘Diggers'. This musical was written by Mr Bonnor with music composed by Mr Bonnor and Mrs Conroy. It was written to commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC. Umina Beach Public School was thrilled to receive a grant for financial assistance from the federal government ANZAC Centenary Grant Scheme. We were also very fortunate to be able to hold the musical in the hall of Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus and Mr John Maxwell and Year 11 and 12 students from his entertainment course provided truly professional and breath-taking sound, lighting and video effects. It was a successful show and raised close to $11000 which will go back into the school.
The story revolved around two young men from Gilgandra who enlist as part of the Cooee Marches and head off to Gallipoli. They meet various characters along the way such as John Simpson Kirkpatrick, to achieve immortality as Simpson and his donkey. They make and lose friends and learn important life lessons such as the value of mateship along the way.
Mr Buist directed the acting, utilising the well-trained children from the Comedy Club as the main actors and other pivotal parts. The choir was made up of all the children in Year 5 and were brilliantly led by Mrs Conroy. The dances were choreographed and taught by Miss Ainsworth, Ms Ragen and the classroom teachers and were spectacularly performed. Props were built by Mr Bonnor and many were created by 5J. Many other teachers generously donated hours and hours of their own time towards the production of this show. Special mention must be made to Mr Stephen Cummings who has been a long-time volunteer around the school and the Comedy Club and he selflessly gave much time to this production.
Over two nights, November 25th and 26th, from the first call of "Cooee!" to the final notes of ‘The Last Post' (played by Taylor from 5J) ‘Diggers' was enjoyed by all and the children definitely learnt a lot about the history of the time and enjoyed performing in front of the wider school community. There were many laughs from the audience and no shortage of tears. Many people were visibly moved by the performers. Umina Beach Public School pulled together in a way that would have made our servicemen and women proud, each and every child who performed has seen what can be achieved by working together and helping out your mates.
Diggers Musical
In 2015 all students in Stage 2 and Stage 3 participated in a musical entitled ‘Diggers'. This musical was written by Mr Bonnor with music composed by Mr Bonnor and Mrs Conroy. It was written to commemorate the Centenary of ANZAC. Umina Beach Public School was thrilled to receive a grant for financial assistance from the federal government ANZAC Centenary Grant Scheme. We were also very fortunate to be able to hold the musical in the hall of Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus and Mr John Maxwell and Year 11 and 12 students from his entertainment course provided truly professional and breath-taking sound, lighting and video effects. It was a successful show and raised close to $11000 which will go back into the school.
The story revolved around two young men from Gilgandra who enlist as part of the Cooee Marches and head off to Gallipoli. They meet various characters along the way such as John Simpson Kirkpatrick, to achieve immortality as Simpson and his donkey. They make and lose friends and learn important life lessons such as the value of mateship along the way.
Mr Buist directed the acting, utilising the well-trained children from the Comedy Club as the main actors and other pivotal parts. The choir was made up of all the children in Year 5 and were brilliantly led by Mrs Conroy. The dances were choreographed and taught by Miss Ainsworth, Ms Ragen and the classroom teachers and were spectacularly performed. Props were built by Mr Bonnor and many were created by 5J. Many other teachers generously donated hours and hours of their own time towards the production of this show. Special mention must be made to Mr Stephen Cummings who has been a long-time volunteer around the school and the Comedy Club and he selflessly gave much time to this production.
Over two nights, November 25th and 26th, from the first call of "Cooee!" to the final notes of ‘The Last Post' (played by Taylor from 5J) ‘Diggers' was enjoyed by all and the children definitely learnt a lot about the history of the time and enjoyed performing in front of the wider school community. There were many laughs from the audience and no shortage of tears. Many people were visibly moved by the performers. Umina Beach Public School pulled together in a way that would have made our servicemen and women proud, each and every child who performed has seen what can be achieved by working together and helping out your mates.
Didgeridoo Group
The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians. Aboriginal culture and traditional customs prohibit women from playing the didgeridoo. Respecting these traditions is important and as a result only male students are invited to join this group.
Our school wishes to acknowledge Uncle Gavi Duncan and Uncle Stuart McMinn for passing their knowledge on to our students.
Aboriginal Dance Group
Umina Beach Public School prides itself on offering its students a broad range of learning experiences. Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are given opportunities to join in the school's Aboriginal Dance Group.
The students K-6 are taught traditional Aboriginal dances, providing them with links to their culture and allowing them to pass on their ancestors stories. The students are given opportunities to share these dances at assemblies and on special occasions throughout the school year.
We wish to acknowledge and pay our respects to Uncle Gavi Duncan and Uncle Stuart McMinn for teaching us these dances.
