Bluebells have had a fantastic afternoon taking part in an African drumming Workshop. We learnt all about Djembe drums. We learnt that they come from Mali and are traditionally made from wood. Everyone had a go at playing different rhythms on the drums and played along to some African music.
Rowan have enjoyed playing the Djembe – a goblet drum from Africa. Mr Genty from the Rochdale Music Service told the children all about the drums history and how the African people used to gather, sing and dance to the drums. The children really enjoyed beating the drums to a Read more…
Juniper have enjoyed playing the Djembe – a goblet drum from Africa. Mr Genty from the Rochdale Music Service told the children all about the drums history and how the African people used to gather, sing and dance to the drums. The children really enjoyed beating the drums to a Read more…
This afternoon we have had the most amazing time joining in with the African drumming Workshop. We learnt all about Djembe drums. We learnt that they come from Mali and are traditionally made from wood. We had a go at playing different rhythms on the drums and played along to Read more…
On Wednesday afternoon, Juniper enjoyed listening to a song called Make You Feel My Love, originally by Bob Dylan and then re-recorded by Adele. They learnt some of the lyrics and had a go at singing along. In addition to this, they also played some notes from the song on Read more…
Bluebells are really enjoying their music sessions with Miss Taylor on a Friday afternoon. As we are learning about Superheroes this half term, we have been talking about our favourite superhero. We then sang superhero songs whilst practising our high and low notes. The children have enjoyed playing different musical Read more…
This half term the children in Juniper are learning how to play a brass instrument. The music teacher has been very impressed with the children’s use of tempo and rhythm. They have all learnt how to play different notes with their instrument and will hopefully be able to play a Read more…
Willows had a tres bon French Day! We all enjoyed a French breakfast of pain au chocolat and du jus d’orange. We learnt lots of facts about the Country of France and a famous French Artist called Matisse. We enjoyed recreating some of his artwork using collage. We learnt about Read more…
Year 2 has had a fantastic day today for French day. We started the day with a French breakfast while watching a French episode of Bluey. We have been listening to French songs and learning and saying different French phrases throughout the day. In the afternoon we looked at where Read more…
