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Let’s go Sing Workshop
Today we took part in the Let’s Go Sing workshop with Gaynor where we learned several songs and sang together. We started by warming up our voices and building confidence as a group. Then we enjoyed singing a range of songs, from fun and simple ones that everyone could join in with, to more challenging pieces. Some of our favourites included: • “Let’s Sing a Simple Song” – a cheerful tune that helped us practise singing clearly and in unison. • “Brenda the Mender” – a playful character song that made us focus on rhythm and storytelling through music. • “The Moon” – a gentler song where we worked on expression and soft dynamics. • “The Scuttled Sloop Pirate Song” – a lively piece that let us sing with energy, actions, and a sense of adventure. The workshop showed us that singing is not just about hitting the right notes, but also about teamwork, listening to each other, and enjoying the journey of music together. We are hopeful that the workshop today has encouraged more children to join our KS2 school choir on Thursday lunchtimes and to take part in the Let's Go Sing concert at Blackburn Cathedral in March.
Year 4 - Music: Glockenspiels
This half term, the Year 4 music topic is songwriting with glockenspiels. In this introductory lesson, the children found out a bit about glockenspiels. They then explored some famous soundtracks and learned about how they are written to enhance the events in specific parts of the films and create an emotive response.
Year 6 Junior Jam - French, Music and Computing
This week Year 6 had their first Junior Jam sessions of the new school year. In French, the children recapped some key conversational phrases and learned some new ones, too. In music, they began planning ideas for composing their own song - the children really enjoyed this! In computing, they had a class discussion about what we use the Internet for and were tasked with using code to make changes to HTML on their iPads.
Rocksteady Rock Concert
On Wednesday we were treated to another amazing Rocksteady Concert. We can’t believe how much the little rockstars have improved since their Christmas concert. Thank you Jess for your amazing support! The video of the songs can be found here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2PTn14Vg4 If you would like your child to join Rocksteady next year, please click here: https://www.rocksteadymusicschool.com/parents/
Year 5 - Music
Today’s music lesson focused on performance, with an emphasis on stage presence and the ability to engage an audience. We explored how confidence, expression, and body language contribute to a successful performance and discussed how these elements can enhance the overall impact of the music.
Barney’s Got Talent
This morning, we had an extra special Friday celebration. Our amazing school family showcased their fabulous talents in the annual ‘Barney’s Got Talent Show.’ Our performers included ‘The Frozen Friends’ of Luna and Martha, ‘Rocket Reggie’ with his super speedy skipping, The APT, The Stars & The Sassy Girls, Percy, The Joker, The Baby Sharks featuring Lydia, Lenny and Olivia, The Gymnast Monkeys featuring Callie, Mollie and Hollie, Barney’s Song and Dance Group featuring Harry, Ella, Evie and Heidi singing ‘Beautiful Things, The JW Band featuring Carter, James, Elijah, Charlie and Seb singing ‘Green Green Grass,’ The Swifites featuring Naomi and Luna, Dramatic Darcy singing ‘Pink Pony Club,’ The Terrible Two featuring Sonny and Walter with their own version of ‘I’m a Teenage Dirt Bag Baby,’ Sassy Lilly with ‘Our Song’ by Taylor Swift, Star Sofia singing ‘Titanium,’ Graceful Grace showcasing her phenomenal tap skills, Omazing Oscar playing the Cello and last but not least our fabulous Year 6 children gave us a snippet of their performance to come next week and sang ‘It’s a Hard Knock Life.’ Well done to all of our performers for their amazing courage getting up on the stage in front of our huge audience of parents. Also, a huge well done to our heads and deputies (Hamza, Rosie, Daisy and Harry) for leading the whole show with great humour and confidence and finally, Mrs Ham for all of her enthusiasm and organisation. We have more of this to come with our Year 6 Performance of Annie on Tuesday, our Rocksteady Concert on Wednesday, our End of Year Award Ceremony on Thursday and our Year 6 Leavers next Friday. Thank you to the parents and carers who came along to support on such a hot day!
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Monday Worship
This week we began our worship thinking about countries that are not as fortunate as ours. Some countries do not have access to food and clean water so we collectively prayed for them as part of the Year of Prayer. Mrs Araujo then introduced our year of prayer class activity which was to think about our achievements from the year and to draw and stick something to reflect that on the window to thank God. We then sang some of our leavers song ready for our special Leavers Service next Friday. The children sounded beautiful.
Monday Worship
Our Monday worship today began with a deep dive into the life of the biblical character David, as the children reflected on his story and offered thanks to God through the joyful sound of musical instruments. The collective voice of the school then resonated with the hymn "Sing a New Song to the Lord," setting a tone of gratitude and adoration. Mrs. Araujo then introduced a new and engaging activity for the "Year of Prayer" class: mirror prayers. The worship continued with singing a variety of school favourites including the ever-popular "School Rules Song" and the uplifting "My Lighthouse." A poignant moment also arose as Year 6 requested to sing l "Leavers' Song." The highlight for many came at the close of worship with an exclusive sneak peek of the much-anticipated Year 6 production of "Annie!" We can't wait to watch the production very soon!
Reception - World Music Day
In celebration of World Music Day on 21st June, Reception took part in a special Rhyme Time. They loved selecting different song characters from the bag and performed with confidence in front of their peers. We talked about how music makes feel and the joy it can bring to others. We have lots of super singers in our class.
Reception- French
Today we had a special visit from our junior jam French teacher who taught us some French through song. We learnt some numbers to 10 and some colours in French. The children really enjoyed it and remembered some French words we’d learnt previously.
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Year 6 - Performing Arts
The Annie rehearsals were in full swing this week. The Year 6s are really getting into their roles, singing their hearts out and perfecting their stage presence. Next week, we’ll be trying without scripts!
Year 3- Music- Live lesson with Fleur East- World Music Day
This afternoon, our Year 3 students enthusiastically participated in a special Music Live Lesson with Fleur East! As part of "Access All Arts Week" and in recognition of World Music Day this Saturday, they explored the exciting world of rap, learning how raps are created and practicing essential skills like staying on the beat.