African drumming

Class 4 have been lucky enough to be chosen to take part in African drum lessons. We started last week and will continue this week.

The first lesson has them familiarising themselves with the Djembe drums and experimenting with the different sounds it produced.

We then moved onto some quick games involving them playing along to the rhythm (or not, as was the object of ‘don’t play that rhythm now’) before exercising their vocal chords for some singing and dancing.

After seeing the talent and personalities shine through last week, I can’t wait to see what the next session brings!

What impressed you about the session?

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Welcome back!

Welcome back everyone!

We’ve made a great start to the year! Kicking off with World Faith Week, we explored festivals, traditions and beliefs of both Islam and Hinduism. The children researched and designed their own Mehndi patterns by drawing around their hands and using charcoal and pencils to draw patterns and shading.

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This was only a fraction of all the hard work and research we produced! The rest of the work is currently displayed proudly in the hall for all to see.

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What was your favourite part of World Faith Week?