Activity Information for Parents
ACTIVITY INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
Dear Parents and Carers
Thank you so much for trusting us with your children for 4 days :) We are going to have so much fun at the Suzuki Summer Camp from Monday next week!
Please find attached some important information that you need to read before camp.
Purpose of activity: This music camp is a holiday program which seeks to consolidate music skills children already possess, to extending their knowledge and skills in a fun environment.
Through music games, Suzuki group class, review and working with a guest violin and singing teacher, children will develop musicality, rhythm, violin technique and extend their knowledge through music theory.
Children will also have time to develop friendships through games and play during recess and lunchtimes as well as during the classes.
Dates: Monday 19, Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 January 2026.
Time: 9am – 3pm (every day)
Cost: $595
Venue: Ellison String Studio, Shop 2/7 Montrose Street, Hawthorn East, VIC, 3123
BEFORE CAMP
Please check that:
1. Check that your violin is in good working order. It might be a good idea to get spare strings just in case they break during camp. We will have some here in case you don’t get time to go to the shops in the next few days.
2. Please label all drink bottles and lunch boxes with your child’s name.
WHEN YOU GET HERE
On Monday morning (19th January), you are welcome to drop your child off any time between 8.45am - 9.00am. Address is Ellison String Studio - Shop 2, 7 Montrose Street, Hawthorn East. Drop off every morning is at Ellison String Studio.
WHAT TO BRING:
1. Violin
2. Drink bottle
3. Hat
4. Food: Packed recess AND Lunch (please no nuts)
5. If you have a small folded music stand, please bring that in your bag. If you don’t have one, don’t worry as we have some here.
6. A little folding umbrella might be a good idea also.
TIMETABLING
We will have 3 main sessions during the day.
9am - 10.30am
-Recess-
11am - 12.30pm
-Lunch-
1.30pm - 3pm
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, we will have Jane Patterson (guest teacher) join us, and Jann Daly (art teacher) will be working on a special art project on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
SICKNESS
We respectfully ask that if your child is displaying cold/flu symptoms (coughing, running nose, fever) to please keep them home. We can discuss whether they can join us online on zoom, or if they're too sick to participate.
If your child has a post-viral cough, then we ask that a mask still be worn to camp. This is in fairness to all other students and staff so that we can keep everybody well to run the camp for all involved. Thank you for your understanding to keep each other safe.
CONTACT INFO
If you need to contact us for any reason, please contact Sarah Ellison on 0438 335 571.
PICK UP TIME
At the end of each day, please pick up your child at 3pm from Ellison String Studio. Staff will be around until about 3.15pm in case you get stuck in traffic. If you are running later than that, please ring or message to let me know.
If we are not there yet on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until right on 3pm, that is because we are down at the scouts hall down the road working on the art project. We will walk the children back to Ellison String Studio for pick up.
PERMISSION FORM TO FILL OUT
We are now moving to electronic return of forms via the tally website.
Please ensure that you fill out the required information by Sunday 18th January 2026 at this link:
There are questions regarding:
1. Medical information
2. Excursion permission form - we are going down to the local park during breaks
3. Photo Consent
If you have any other questions, please let me know via return email or text/call on 0438 335 571.
Thanks so much and we are looking forward to a fun week!
Kind regards,
Sarah Ellison
Ellison String Studio
0438335571
Shop 2/7 Montrose Street, Hawthorn East, VIC, 3123