Instrumental Music 2025 continuing students
Enrolments for our Instrumental Music Program 2025 for continuing students are now open. This online link will be sent to your email over the weekend. Current families will be prioritised when submitted before 5pm Thursday 28th November. A new form will then be made available to the wider school for all new students to the program and will be filled on a first in first served basis. Continuing students will no longer be given priority after the above cut off day/time.
Some changes have been made to the music program and therefore it is important that you carefully read the enrolment before submitting. Questions regarding enrolment can be sent to ebony.rosier@twb.catholic.edu.au
Instrumental Music - Congratulations
A big congratulations to Gemma Montgomery for receiving a B+ in the AMEB Grade 2 Piano exam. Wishing you all the very best for Piano in 2025 Gemma!
Musical Photos
Congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 students for their fabulous performance in our musical, Kids in Space, on Thursday 24th October! A big thank you to everyone who was able to come along and show their support at the evening show. We hope you enjoyed it.
We are seeking photographs from this performance. Although we were able to capture some, we are hoping that all classes/dances and characters could be represented, to display in the drama room at school. If you have any photos you are willing to share, please email Amanda.Holzheimer@twb.catholic.edu.au
Many thanks!
Musical - Book Your Tickets
It's musical week and you're all invited! Please book your tickets via this link https://www.trybooking.com/CWAAJ
Students to arrive at 5.30pm (more details to come)
Parents and friends may enjoy drinks and nibbles prior to the show.
Tickets $10. Primary school age (U12 years) free.
We look forward to taking you on a fabulous, intergalactic adventure!
Musical Tickets
Tickets available now!
All Mater Dei families and friends are invited to attend this production starring our Year 5 and 6 students.
Date: Thursday 24th October
Time: 6.30pm
Where: William Morris Centre
Students to arrive at 5.30pm (more details to come)
Parents and friends may enjoy drinks and nibbles prior to the show.
Tickets $10. Primary school age (U12 years) free.
Book here now! https://www.trybooking.com/CWAAJ
Instrumental Music Term 4
Dear Families,
We are looking forward to a number of performances this term and would like to remind all members to remain committed to attending all rehearsals and private music tutorials until the end of the year.
Ensembles: Rehearsal times and days remain the same and start back Week 1. Rehearsals are weekly with some exceptions due to other events happening in this busy term ahead. For exceptions to rehearsals, I will contact parents of those ensembles in due course.
Our Ensembles: Choir 7.45am on Tuesday, String Ensemble 8am on Wednesday, Band 7.45am on Thursday, Ukulele group on Thursday 11.05am.
Private lessons: All students learning an instrument will start back in Week 1 unless alternatives have been confirmed by your tutor directly.
In the case that choir, band or string ensemble is cancelled - I will post a message the night before, through the Parent Portal advising that your tutor is unwell.
For those wanting to re-enrol in our Instrumental Music Program 2025 a link will be sent to you FIRST before going out to the wider school. It is important that you complete your enrolment by the due date to best secure your placement for next year. The link will be sent to you sometime in late November.
Any questions about our music program please feel free to email me at ebony.rosier@twb.catholic.edu.au
Thank you for supporting your child through the ARTS!
Ebony Rosier - Coordinator of Instrumental Music Program.
Instrumental Music Showcase 2024
On Friday 30 August, over 100 Mater Dei students performed in the 2024 Instrumental Music Showcase at the Edmund Rice Cultural Centre. On the big stage including lights, grand piano, live video feed, bubbles and red carpet, the venue hosted our young musicians playing their instruments - and what an entertaining event it was! A big thank you must go to all our tutors for preparing their students, Mrs. Holzheimer & Mrs. Gregory for helping manage the night and our PEN for their continued support. Please stay tuned for more photos of the night!
Musical - Save the Date
Not long to go until all the hard work comes to the stage! Be sure to mark these details in your calendar.
Thursday 24th October at 6.30pm
5.30pm Year 5 and 6 students to arrive at school (more details to come).
6.30pm Performance of 'Kids in Space' starts.
Parents may enjoy drinks and nibbles prior to the show.
Tickets $10/adult. Primary school age free. Stay tuned for booking code and more information next term!
WE NEED YOUR RECYCLING!
We are collecting recyclable items to use as ‘space junk’ for costumes for our upcoming Mater Dei musical, ‘Kids in Space.’
We need:
- Rectangular cardboard LIDS FROM BOXES OF A4 PAPER REAMS (lids only)
- ROUND LIDS such as:
- milk / juice bottle lids
- soft drink bottle lids
- small tub or jar lids such as sour cream / vegemite / peanut butter / jar sauce / olive jar lids
- the twisty pyramid shaped lids from tomato / bbq / mustard squeezey bottles
- Yoghurt pouch cap lids
- Small CANS AND TINS e.g. softdrink cans / tinned tomato tins.
There are collection boxes on the bag racks outside the music and drama classrooms.
If students could please drop any donations from your home or workplace here before the last day of term 3, Friday September 13th, it would be greatly appreciated.
Please ensure recyclables are clean and free from food / liquids.
Thank you for your help!
Musical News
SAVE THE DATE!
We are all very excited about this production and are looking forward to sharing it with you on the evening of Thursday 24th October 2024!
PROPS NEEDED!
We are on the hunt for some specific items. These items can be in poor condition. Can you help?
- Tricycle (in working order, the bigger the better)
- Fob watch with chain
- Science experimental objects – beakers, goggles etc.
- ‘Space junk’ – eg. Weird and kooky objects!
- Old wooden chair
- Broken/unwanted technology pieces (big monitor, keyboards, phones with cord)
- Mannequin
BUSY BUSY!
Preparation for our upcoming musical is well underway, with our year 5 and 6 students working hard at choreographing and learning dance moves, along with a dedicated group of main characters learning their lines from the script. It is a very busy, but very exciting, time in drama and music right now!
HELPERS!
Thank you to those people who have indicated their willingness to assist with props, costumes and set design. This type of production is truly a team effort and many hands make light work! If you are interested in helping in any way, shape or form, please email Amanda and Ebony or coming along to the PEN meeting on Monday 26th Aug at 5.30pm.
COSTUME REQUIREMENTS!
Please read through carefully and contact us if you have any questions. All costumes are due in at school (to regular classroom) in Week 1, Term 4.
CLASS | STUDENTS TO SUPPLY |
5 KINGFISHER
| GIRLS
BOYS
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5 CURRAWONG | GIRLS AND BOYS
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6 ROSELLA
| GIRLS
BOYS
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6 LORIKEET
| GIRLS AND BOYS
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Amanda & Ebony
Helpers Needed!
We are in desperate need of a team of people to assist with sourcing and making props, sets, costumes etc for our upcoming musical, Kids in Space. You will be given direction from our Drama and Music teachers, along with support through our PEN. Our teachers are working around the clock with singing, choreography, casting, staging etc and they really need some assistance with making the other parts of the show come to life. This is a community event where we need the efforts of many hands. Please consider how you may be able to assist and help create another outstanding Mater Dei musical! Send your email outlining how you can help to Amanda.Holzheimer@twb.catholic.edu.au and Ebony.Rosier@twb.catholic.edu.au
Instrumental Music - Mrs Smith's 40 point challenge
Mrs. Smith has decided to run a 40 point challenge award for her piano students. Points are earned by:
- completing a new piece
- memorising a piece
- 40 practices ticked off in their practice chart
- completing a sight reading card
So far, we have 2 winners! Well done, Owen & David. We look forward to our next winners!
Instrumental Music Showcase 2024
Dear Families,
Our Instrumental Music Showcase is fast approaching and is set for Friday 30th August. In Week 1 Term 3, all families will have received an invitation via Parent Portal with important information about the running of the evening and the link to purchase tickets online. Students are encouraged to talk about their upcoming performance with their tutor during lessons to best prepare for this big event. String Ensemble, Band and Ukulele groups will also perform on the night. Looking forward to a fabulous night of music!
Any questions, please email Ebony Rosier ebony.rosier@twb.catholic.edu.au
Drama - Musical
We have started the audition process for main characters for our upcoming musical, Kids in Space. Thank you to all students for their enthusiasm in preparing for this. We are gearing up for callback auditions next week.
We are in need of some volunteers to assist with props and costumes for this performance. A message was sent out at the end of last term with more information. If you are interested in helping in some way please contact Amanda.Holzheimer@twb.catholic.edu.au and Ebony.Rosier@twb.catholic.edu.au
Mater Dei has always been so fortunate to have willing and active helpers to assist in making events like this such wonderful memories for our students and community. Many hands make light work!
Congratulations
We would like to congratulate Jethro Drummond who received Honours for his Piano for Leisure Preliminary exam. Best of luck preparing for Grade 1 Jethro and we look forward to hearing you play at the Instrumental Music Showcase in August!
Drama - Musical
2024 is a musical year at Mater Dei and we are pleased to announce 'Kids in Space' as our performance this year! All Year 5 and 6 students will be involved in the production and we will work on this during our Drama and Music lessons each week. There are a small number of main characters, and we welcome any interested year 5 and 6 students to audition. Audition scripts and more information will be available to students next week. Rehearsals for main characters will be done outside of lesson time. We will hold auditions in Week 1 of Term 3. Please keep an eye out for more information regarding our upcoming musical. Until then, we ask everyone to please lock in Thursday 24th October to come and see our stars on the stage!
Sing Out 2024
This year we took our year 5 students to SING OUT - a non-competitive Choral Festival for upper primary school students involving approximately 1500 students over three days from the Darling Downs region. The day started with choral workshops lead by renown choral clinician Mrs. Jenny Moon at the Empire Theatre. Mrs. Moon engaged students in vocal warm ups and helped us polish songs that we had started in class. Hours later, the students returned to the theatre that night to sing their hearts out. Our year 5's sung "Swinging On A Star" then formed part of the massed choir (500 students from other schools) for parents and the wider Toowoomba community to enjoy. Thank you Mater Dei for providing this wonderful opportunity for us to be involved in something so grand - making music with hundreds of other kids! Thank you Mrs. Holzheimer, Mrs. Pritchard & Mrs. Doherty for your help and support on the night.
We look forward to Sing Out in 2026!
Drama Festival - Finals
Well, that's a wrap! Congratulations to all of our performers in the 2024 Drama Festival. A big thank you to those of you who were able to join us today! We hope you enjoyed seeing your little superstars on the stage. We thank Mrs Anita McVeigh for her time and expertise as our adjudicator this year and we acknowledge the extremely high standard of performances.
Amanda Holzheimer
Amanda.Holzheimer@twb.catholic.edu.au
Congratulations to the following students who performed in the finals today. Finalists are showcased as top performers in their section, all receiving a gold medallion, with one overall winner also receiving a trophy.
Year 1
Lilia Rees
Will Hayes
Scarlett Carr
Eilish Paul
Year 2
Florence Bernstone
Thomas Stevenson
Louisa Scotney
William Van Genderen
Year 3
Maru Jee
Johnny MacManus
Niamh O’Sullivan
Sam Weller
Year 4
Anabelle Brown & Mia Van Genderen
Penelope Anderson & Arabella Venter
Jethro Drummond & Alfie Scotney
Rylee Phoenix & Charlotte Pope
Year 5
Zara Frame & Emily Longmire
Daisy-May Johnston & Nell Rennick
Everett Davenport & Nate Pritchard
Angel Dias & Zara Robertson
Year 6
Hunter Dowling
Blake Logan
Edward MacManus
Choir at Eisteddfod 2024
We would like to congratulate our school choir for singing in the Eisteddfod on Sunday19th May. The choir victoriously came away with 2nd place and was awarded a small cash prize and certificate. The choir was up against 12 other choirs from the Toowoomba region. Thank you to Mrs. Rosier our conductor, Mrs. Smith our accompanist, Mr. Short, Mrs. Holzheimer and Mrs. Doherty for your support on the day. The choir also sang at the Parish Mass on Sunday 19th May and this was greatly appreciated by all who attended.
Instrumental Music Update
Eisteddfod 2024
Many of our students participated in the Toowoomba Eisteddfod held at the Armitage Centre during Week 5. We would like to recognise and thank piano tutor Mrs. Rebecca Smith for all her efforts in preparing all her students so well - all students are to be commended on their musicianship. Many hours of practice and personal discipline are required to enter such a level of competition and we are very proud of all participating students.
We would like to further congratulate the following students who received a distinguished place in their competition:
Charles Angus 1st place
Maru Jee 1st place
Jethro Drummond 2nd place
Eve Salomon 2nd place
Penny Craggs 3rd place
Good Luck Choir!
We would like to wish the school Choir all the very best for their competition in the Choral section of the Toowoomba Eisteddfod on Sunday 19th May and look forward to sharing photos with you in the next edition of our newsletter.
Drama Festival - Semi finals
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to perform in the semi-finals for our Drama Festival competition. All of these students received a note this week. Please contact Mrs Holzheimer ASAP if your child’s name is below and they did not bring the note home. Amanda.Holzheimer@twb.catholic.edu.au
Semi finalists will perform during Week 6, in drama lessons, in front of their year level, in the William Morris Centre.
All families are most welcome to join us!
TUESDAY 21st May | THURSDAY 23rd May |
Year 4 Poem in Pairs 9.00am Year 3 Individual Poem 2:00 pm
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Year 5 Duologue 8.50am Year 6 Monologue 10.00am Year 1 Individual Poem 11.45am Year 2 Individual Poem 2:00pm
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Our SEMI FINALISTS:
Year 1 – Individual Poem
1B
Will Hayes – Popcorn
Jayden Padikkala – Popcorn
Eilish Paul – After a Bath
Lilia Rees – Popcorn
Blake Richardson – Popcorn
Ellie Wann - Popcorn
1F
Isabella Bino – Popcorn
Slade Mackenzie – Ice Cream
Cormac O’Sullivan – Popcorn
Freya Walker – Ice Cream
1G
Scarlett Carr – Ice Cream
Giselle Dyer – Friendship
Elsie Labrie – Popcorn
Magnolia Ryan – Popcorn
Year 2 – Individual Poem
2E
Mackenzie Andrews – My Puppy Makes Pizza
Florence Bernstone - My Puppy Makes Pizza
Cosima Ferry - My Puppy Makes Pizza
2J
Adeline Devey – I Ate a Chili Pepper
Owen Pascoe – Random Recipe
Asha Phoenix - Random Recipe
Angus Pope - I Ate a Chili Pepper
Macey Shinohara – I Ate a Chili Pepper
William Van Genderen - My Puppy Makes Pizza
Thomas Stevenson – I Ate a Chili Pepper
2W
Mira Deghlawe - Random Recipe
Louisa Scotney – My Puppy Makes Pizza
Adeline Walters - My Puppy Makes Pizza
Year 3 – Individual Poem
3A
Maggie Carr - No School Today
Norah Davenport - No School Today
Rylee Hunt - The Hairdresser’s Shop
Maru Jee - The Hairdresser’s Shop
Lila Oliver – No School Today
Niamh O’Sullivan – No School Today
Eve Salomon - The Hairdresser’s Shop
3C
Johnny MacManus – Wrecked
Trudie Vanderham – No School Today
3M
Amelia Henry – No School Today
Mia Logan – No School Today
David Rees – No School Today
Lucy Rickuss – Wrecked
Harrison Sawtell – Wrecked
Sam Weller – Wrecked
Year 4 – Poems in Pairs
4C
Charles Angus & Archie Philp - We Found a Penny on the Ground
Gracie Bennett-Walker & Janet Manibe – Lost and Found
Anabelle Brown & Mia Van Genderen – Lost and Found
Jethro Drummond & Alfie Scotney – Lost and Found
Sophia Hayes & Layla McLoughlin – Lost and Found
Cooper Howse & Reggie Mansfield - We Found a Penny on the Ground
4K
Matilda Bell & Nara Willis - We Found a Penny on the Ground
Benji Blinco & Henry Metzroth - We Found a Penny on the Ground
Grace Bradshaw & Penny Egan - We Found a Penny on the Ground
Rylee Phoenix & Charlotte Pope – Lost and Found
4M
Penelope Anderson & Arabella Venter – Lost and Found
Ella Stevenson & Isla Kath - We Found a Penny on the Ground
Year 5 – Duologues
5C
Everett Davenport & Nate Pritchard – Funny Business
Angel Dias & Zara Robertson – Kidnapped
Allegra Pascoe & Eden Worsley – Kidnapped
Abigail Webster & Zara Dampney – Lunch
5K
Eden Cubby & Elsie Walsh – Kidnapped
Zara Frame & Emily Longmire – Kidnapped
Daisy-May Johnston & Nell Rennick - Kidnapped
Luke Redinger & Oscar Rickuss – Funny Business
Year 6 – Monologues
6L
Angelica Augusto – The Robbery
Cleo Beirne – Paper Cut Crisis
Edward MacManus – The Robbery
Adelaide Wilson – I’m Not Coming Out of This Tree
6R
Hunter Dowling – Pizza Problems
Blake Logan – The Magician
Samuel Mullins – I Didn’t Do It
Jake Robertson - I Didn’t Do It