Tristan da Cunha St Mary's School News 2010 to 2012

St Mary's School Christmas Show
Pirates of the Curry Bean
held in the school hall on 29th November 2012
Photos from Tina Glass
Photo above shows all the cast taking a bow at the end of the successful and entertaining show

Report from Head Teacher Anne Green

St Mary's Christmas Concert was put on earlier than usual this year because some of the children who were leaving on the 'Baltic Trader' and 'Edinburgh' early in December had major roles in the play.

This year's show was a musical comedy, 'Pirates of the Curry Bean'. There were lots of jokes, piratical songs and comic situations which gave great enjoyment to the audience.

It was also an occasion to say farewell to Education Advisor Jim Kerr, his wife Sue and granddaughter Bethany, and to thank Jim for the enormous contribution he has made to raise the standard of Education on the island, and wish him well for the future.

Left:
Pirate Captain Redbeard (of the 'Curry Bean') played by Kimberley.

Right:
Captain Cod (played by Janine Lavarello)
at the wheel of HMS 'Crunchy Frog'

Behind the bar of 'The Squirty Squid', Jade, Tristan, Leo and Natalie.

Natalie singing her solo.

Jade, Tristan and Leo.

Jade, Tristan and Leo in the Old London docks.

Admiral Horatio Hornhonker (Riaan Repetto) and Captain Cod (Janine).

The crew of the 'Crunchy Frog'.
Facing away, Leanne Swain. Chloe Glass, Rhyanna Swain, Chantelle Repetto,
Janice Green, Shannon Swain,
Nathan Swain and Jamie Glass.
In front - Riaan and Janine.

Back row from left - Chloe, Rhyanna, Shannon, Nathan and Jamie.
Front- Chantelle and Janice.

Slack - Rachel Green (in wheelbarrow) and Scuttle - Kelly Swain.
(Cockle and Muscle salesmen!)

Linda - (A. Wally) and Caryn Green (A. Pratt) Health and Safety Officers
with Captain Cod - Janine

To entertain the community and visitors from the SA Agulhas II St. Mary’s School put on a small variety show in the Prince Philip Hall. The younger children sang and danced to the tunes of ‘Knees Up Mother Brown’ and ‘Here We Go Looby Loo’ as well as performing an action song, ‘She Sat ‘Neath The Lilacs and Played Her Guitar’, chosen so that some of the school guitarists could show off their new found talents. Classes 4 and 5 (12-16yrs) delighted the audience with a dance that they choreographed with the help of Anne-Marie Collins who has recently joined the school team as a trainee teacher. The highlight of the evening was a fashion show of clothes made from recyclable materials. Pupils modelled the creations resulting from a Craft and Design project led by Poppy Lavarello with Class 5. They researched fashions and designed marvellous costumes from materials such as bin bags, crisp packets and newspaper.

Cameras Presented
Pictures and Report from Dawn Repetto

Photos of a special St Mary's School Assembly held on Monday 18th September when Factory Manager Erik MacKenzie presented cameras to Kelly Swain, Lynette Green and Natalie Swain in gratitude from a passenger aboard MS Explorer who was shown around by the girls earlier this year.

Earlier this year Lorna Lavarello Smith asked if some of the pupils of St. Mary’s School could create some designs for the stole that she will use at her ordination and offered a prize for the one she chose. Poppy Lavarello, who has recently joined St. Mary’s School as a trainee teacher has qualifications in Art and Design and was keen to take the project on with members of Class 5. She led the children aged between 13 and 16 through a design process that included research on religious symbols and themes related to Tristan da Cunha. The youngsters thoroughly enjoyed drafting their designs and working on improvements until they were satisfied with their creations. The end results were very pleasing and Lorna had great difficulty in choosing a winner. Her final choice for the ordination stole was the design produced by Leanne Swain. Lorna was so impressed with all of them that she is incorporating the other designs into her red, purple and green stoles.

The stole designs are shown below with the winning entry and Lorna's article underneath

Caryn Green

School Party
on 15th December 2011

Photos from Sean Burns
show pupils in the school hall
performing the traditional
Pillow Dance

Education Adviser Jim Kerr's photos show:
Left: Amber Repetto and Right: All of the under 5s with their Imagination Library books from the Dollywood Foundation run by singer Dolly Parton

Below: Centre Pupils arriving at their Patch in the Police Land Rover; Left:Pupils 'Spading In' their Patch; Right: Pupils ‘Planting In’ their potatoes

Jim's full report on school activities in the last six months of 2011 is published in the February 2012 Tristan Newsletter