Y1 continue to use their designs to complete their models.  Each lunar rover is now being covered in papier mâché before painting.  Max is applying his final coat of silver paint.  What an impressive design and it is now almost complete! 

This afternoon we were really lucky to have Sam, from Northern Ballet, lead a workshop with our Y1 children.  Four groups began to develop their dance skills in a fun and active way.  They learnt more about the story of the Elves and the Shoemaker plus they were introduced to…

After school today we ran the whole play for the first time. It was raw, rough round the edges but very funny and so promising for the future.  I can’t wait to see it start to become more polished over the coming weeks. Well done to all of the cast….

Northern Ballet will be working with Y1 children on Friday 27th February. We are really excited about them visiting school. They are also in Barnsley performing ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ at the Civic Theatre during March. We will post more on the arts blog during their visit. Please come…

This week we have looked at conflict in two of Shakespeare’s plays. We then played with the language used by Hamlet and his mother, Gertrude. It was great to see the confrontation performed in such different ways. We will also be using the text of Romeo and Juliet to explore…

It’s been a great few weeks, with Y1 designing their own lunar rover, based on actual examples NASA had used on moon missions. Now the designs are being used to build a rover out of various junk materials. We still have quite a few to build and then we need…

It is great to see how well ‘The Dream’ is developing. We all agreed how difficult it would be for the comedy to shine through but we have all been crying with laughter. We should have blocked the play by half term. Keep checking the blog for updates and details…

What a night!!!! It has been an incredible night at the Sheffield Arena. I am so proud of every single member of the young voices choir. You were amazing. Thank you for a truly fantastic night. What was your favourite part? Why?

We can’t wait for you all to see us later!

We have excellent seats at the Young Voices concert this year! We’re very excited to perform later tonight!