Music

Theatre Trip to London

by | 12 Dec 2024 | Art & Design, Music, Owls, Swans, Trips

On Wednesday 4th December, children from the Owls and Swans class travelled to London.  The first stop was the National Gallery and then to the Lyceum Theatre to watch The Lion King Musical. Thank you to all the adults who accompanied us on the trip.  A great day was had by all.    

Young Voices 2024

by | 1 Jan 2024 | Extracurricular, Music, News, Owls, Swans, Visits

On Friday 19th January, 20 children from Owls and Swans joined nearly 8,000 children from around the country, at the O2 arena, to take part in the Young Voices concert. The children performed with professional artists, including Urban Strides, Natalie Williams and Nandi Bushell. The children behaved wonderfully, performed flawlessly and were a real credit […]

Annie the Musical

by | 7 Jul 2023 | Music, Owls, Parents, School Events, Swans

On Wednesday 19th July, the Owls and Swans performed the musical ‘Annie’ to family, friends and staff and children in the school. The children acted and sung beautifully and confidently and wowed the audiences with their various talents, including those who helped with props and music. Of course, this performance would not have happened without […]

Oliver!

by | 7 Jul 2022 | Music, Owls, School Events, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Tuesday 19th July, the Owls and Swans performed ‘Oliver!’ for family and friends.  Whilst it was an incredibly hot day, the air conditioning units certainly kept us cool. The children performed, sang and acted with confidence and said they really enjoyed it! Thank you to EVERYONE who helped put on this show.  It really […]

World Music Day!

by | 6 Jun 2022 | Kingfishers, Music, Owls, Swans, Visitors, Woodpeckers

On Tuesday 21st June, it was World Music Day and we were very excited to welcome the Sweeting Swing Band into school.  They entertained  us with a variety of songs and Karen explained the different instruments that made up the band.  It was a fantastic experience – thank you for organising it for us, Mr Abbott! […]

Young Voices 2022

by | 5 May 2022 | Music, News, Owls, Swans, Trips

On Friday 6th May, 19 children from the Owls and Swans class joined approximately 8000 other children for the Young Voices concert at the O2 in London. It was fantastic to hear all the children singing together and everyone had an amazing time.  Our seats were amazing – we were so close to the Orchestra! […]

A Day Out in London!

by | 10 Oct 2021 | History, Music, Owls, Swans, Trips

On Wednesday 30th September, Owls and Swans took the coach to London to visit the Maritime Museum at Greenwich (the children were fascinated by Nelson’s bloodstained uniform!)  and then onto see the new Andrew Lloyd Webber – Cinderella. Everyone had a great time and thank you to all who organised the visit and accompanied us […]

Dynamic Drumming

by | 10 Oct 2020 | Music, News, Swans

Throughout the half term, the Swans class have been working with our music teacher to learn how to play the drums.  The children learnt different rhythms, beats and pieces of music. The children then performed a 5 minute dynamic piece of music.  Unfortunately, due to the current situation, we were unable to invite an outside […]