Mini Mentor: Meet Jenna
A massive congratulations to Jenna for becoming one of our first JAKSA Mini Mentors! More Mini Mentors to come soon…
Miss Lana’s World’s Greatest Shave
In Week 4, Miss Lana will be shaving her head for the World’s Greatest Shave to support Australian families with their battle with cancer. The event will be held on Wednesday 23rd May, at 6:30pm at the studio. We invite you to come along and watch Miss Lana get … Read More
OUR SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM
In 2017, JAKSA introduced our own “SPOTLIGHT” program, which promotes positive behaviour and hard work ethic. Our Spotlight nominations are chosen over Terms 1, 2 & 3, and are chosen based on: Kindness Teamwork Improvement in their abilities to sing/dance/act Improvement in their confidence Manners & respect Commitment – Attends … Read More
JAKSA’s Mini Mentors aka JAKSA M&M’S!
Starting in 2018 we introduced JAKSA M&Ms, which is a class peer support program. This new program will continue in 2019! But what is our JAKSA M&Ms? Students are chosen by teachers to help in class with guiding and assisting other students in their activities, helping to read scripts, handing out … Read More
JAKSA’s Bee Code
Our “Bee Code of Conduct” is a simple code to help instil JAKSA’s values and it is an acronym of JAKSA! J – Joyful smiling faces, enjoying class, including everyone A – Appreciative manners & respect K – … Read More
JAKSA’s Take Fives
Take fives are little random acts of kindness that reflect our Bee Code. Our JAKSA teachers instigate and recognise “take fives” in their classes by rewarding positive behaviour. For example: if a student helps another student without having to be asked, you could respond with. “Wow, Lucy. I am very … Read More
2017 Exciting News!
The Jaksa Team are very excited to be implementing a new rewards program called “SPOTLIGHT” highlighting our students who have shown not only improvement but also commitment, dedication, hard work & importantly, teamwork & kindness. These students will be showcased on the website, social media & on our display boards. … Read More
The First of Studio ‘First’s’ for 2015
Today is the ‘first’ blog post on the ‘first’ Sunday after the ‘first’ week of classes. After ten years in business, there aren’t quite so many ‘firsts’ anymore, so I am excited to write about our ‘first week.’ I have many words to describe last week however the one that … Read More
Daddies are Brave.
I was going through the concert pictures and discovered these awesome shots. They’re not awesome because of the pictures themselves (even though I do think they’re fantastic!) They’re awesome because it captured a magic moment of the brave Fathers who had the gusto to move out of their comfort zone … Read More
21 Days until Concert!
There are now only 21 days until the concert. Wow!! I cannot believe that another year has flown by with the speed of 1000 gazelles and here I am, awaiting the crazy whirlwind that inevitably pops up as the Concert day looms closer. I write this as I sit eating … Read More