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 Winter Camp from Monday next week! (6th July, 2026)

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 6, Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 July 2026.  

Time: 9am – 3pm (every day)

Cost: $595 (4 full days)

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, lunch boxes and instruments with your child’s name. 

WHEN YOU GET HERE

On Monday morning (6th July), 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. Theory book from last camp. If you have finished, or have not been given one before, just let me know and I can get one ready for you.

6. TUESDAY ONLY: If you want to read the music, bring a small folded music stand for the Klezmer workshop in your bag. If you don’t have one, don’t worry as we have about 5 music stands here.

7. 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 and Wednesday, we will have Toni Robson (Suzuki Teacher Trainer) join us. Ernie Gruner will be joining us on Tuesday for a Klezmer violin workshop, and Glorious Art Studio will be working on canvas painting with the kids on Wednesday and clay on Thursday. The Timetable on Wednesday and Thursday will be slightly different since the art workshop in the afternoon goes for 2 hours.

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 Wednesday and Thursday until a bit after 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 Friday 3rd July 2026 at this link: 

https://tally.so/r/rjprPv

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