Year Four had a fantastic time on their athletics trip last week. Everyone had a go and tried their best, competing in a sprint, a 400m run, a throw and a long jump. Well done Year Four, for having such a great attitude to all of these activities and for putting in loads of effort. Year Four were also very keen supporters of their peers, cheering on from the sidelines when their classmates were competing!
What a brilliant day year 1 had for our Queen Jubilee music day. We took part in sustained listening, discussing the tempo, dynamic and pitch of Rule Britannia and God Save the Queen. We compared both songs discussing what was similar and different and expressed our opinions on both songs. We then joined together with year 2 to learn and perform Rule Britannia. We added actions and flags and sang our hearts out. Well done year 1! 
Yesterday we celebrated the Queen’s 70 years on the throne by learning Elgar’s Land of Hope and Glory. After some sustained listening and reading of staff notation they took to the glockenspiels. Next, Matthew showed us his piano skills and gave a great introduction for when we performed in the hall.
Year 5 have really enjoyed our whole school music day. We looked at the song ‘Amazing Grace’ and how we could understand the context of the song. We also looked at our National Anthem, and sang it loud and proud alongside the rest of the school!
What a day Year 5 had for Aspirations Day! We loved talking to all of the amazing visitors we had in school, and really enjoyed asking our questions to find out more about what they do. We then had a great afternoon visiting all the stalls at the careers fayre and left feeling super inspired!
Year 2 collaborated with Year 1 today to learn and perform Rule Britannia. As part of their music learning they also listened to Jerusalem and commented on different musical features.
Year 4 have had a fabulous Queen’s Jubilee Music day! They learnt two patriotic songs – I Vow to Thee My Country and God Save the Queen. To begin, they did some sustained listening to identify the stylistic features and then they identified the context and history of the songs by studying the words and verses. Next it was time to to learn the lyrics ready for our afternoon performance in the hall. We talked about performance strategies and how we needed to sing with passion and pride. They did a brilliant job, and their performance in the hall was amazing. Well done Year 4, very proud of you all!
Freya got honours in her first Rose award tap dancing exam for Dancetastic!
As part of year 1 and receptions courageous advocacy learning around animals, we had a virtual visit from Kirsten from cats protection! We had such a fun, informative and interactive morning and now feel we are experts about how to care for cats. Following our visit we have written a thank you letter to Kirsten and created our own thank you messages for her. We cannot wait to share our knowledge with the rest of the school in our upcoming joint assembly/worship! 
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