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A massive congratulations to Jenna for becoming one of our first JAKSA Mini Mentors! More Mini Mentors to come soon…

  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 … Read More

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; … Read More

Starting 2018, we are introducing JAKSA M&Ms, which is a class peer support program.  Students are chosen by teachers to help in class with guiding and assisting other students in their activities, helping to read scripts, handing out stickers at … Read More

This is our code of conduct to help instill JAKSA’S values. J – Joyful (smiling faces, enjoying class, including everyone) A – Appreciative (manners, respect) K – Kindhearted (helping others, using kind words) S – Supportive (looking after our friends, … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

In Drama and Musical Theatre, we do two performances a year. A Pantomime and the End of Year Concert. All of our scripts are written by Miss Jahn and they are always light-hearted, and contain a child-friendly humour to them. … Read More

Rehearsals are always full on, but are definitely needed. They help us (the students) remember our cues for when we need to go on stage. At Jaksa we specialise in Musical Theatre, so our end of year concert always has … Read More