Hearing music in colour

Pine have been ‘hearing music in colour’! We’ve learnt about a condition called ‘Synthesia’ in which people can see colour when they hear music. We listened to numerous pieces of music, holding up colour cards to say what colour we thought of when we heard it. We then learnt about Read more

Rock N Roll

During Music lessons, Year 4 have been looking at Rock n Roll. So far we have looked at different rock and rock artists such as Elvis Presley and Bill Haley. We have learnt how to perform the hand jive and are currently learning how to ‘ walk the baseline’ using Read more

Pitch

In Science, we have been learning all about sound. We have learnt about the 5 senses, how sound travels, and how parts of our ear work. This week, we learnt about pitch. We first played a game where we listened to a sound and had to stand up tall for Read more

Violins

During the Spring term, Year 4 are learning to play the violin with Rochdale Music Service. We are really enjoying learning something new. Take a look at the pictures showing us in action!  

Tackling gender stereotypes

This week’s SMSC assembly was about tackling gender stereotypes in careers. KS1 pupils considered what a builder and a florist may look like before meeting Kimberley and her female colleagues who work in construction and then Jonathon a celebrity floral designer. In KS2 children got a peek into some familiar Read more

Violin

Yesterday we had our first Violin lesson! We really enjoyed the lesson and we are looking forward to learning a new skill over the next term.  

Rush Room opening

On Friday 13th December, we officially opened our outdoor classroom. We have named it ‘The Rush Room’ in memory of our Governor; Councillor Peter Rush. Peter’s family attended the opening and it was blessed by Bishop Mark. We are delighted that not only our pupils at St Luke’s will benefit Read more

Craft club

Well done to everyone who took part in craft club this half-term. We had lots of fun completing activities such as making Christmas tree decorations, wooden gonks, cupcake decorating, paper aeroplanes and much more. We have had to use, and have improved, many of our essential skills such as listening Read more

Music in Year 4

We have been really enjoying our Music lessons in Year 4 this half term. We have been learning about motifs in music – playing motifs on the glockenspiels, composing our own motifs and performing our motifs on the glockenspiels to the class.