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15/03/24

It’s comic relief day and we are celebrating by wearing red, as well as telling our favourite jokes and rewarding a ‘humour champion’ 🔴 pic.twitter.com/rCuawX8K79

15/03/24

An amazing session with today to celebrate Science Week 🧪🥼 pic.twitter.com/0KJCpqIKk7

08/03/24

We had a fantastic world book day on Wednesday, with the author Stella Agwor sharing her journey, hosting assemblies, drama workshops and storytime sessions! 📚🐛 pic.twitter.com/ifEVWtPJgQ

05/03/24

We had a fantastic start to our Mother’s Day breakfasts today- for Nursery and Reception classes. Thank you to all who attended to celebrate this special occasion! 🧁💐 pic.twitter.com/kyE93xptht

05/03/24

Y6 have been exploring the Natural History Museum today! 🦖🦕 pic.twitter.com/8J8lgEBL2u

04/03/24

In preparation for world book day, nursery made some caterpillar headbands, to celebrate on of their favourite books! 🐛 pic.twitter.com/y7xWc0ghsR

04/03/24

Y1 have been learning about toys from the past. This week, they played some games from the past, such as: jumping rope,  hope scotch and rolling hoop. pic.twitter.com/Gm9BLtY8hA

04/03/24

Today our school councillors and Y6 leadership team took a trip to Bromley Civic Centre to visit the Mayor of Bromley 👨‍⚖️👮‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/VuMWsT6pgk

26/02/24

We are excited to launch the dates for our Mother’s Day brunches to celebrate a special person in our lives! Please pay via ParentPay for your space 🍰💐 pic.twitter.com/kLc8ijTSnq

26/02/24

We will be hosting a bake sale on Friday 1st March in the school playground, to celebrate Chinese New Year! 🏮 pic.twitter.com/zTyc815yHd

23/02/24

Y5 WALES TRIP UPDATE: Y5 will be back to school for a 5.45pm pick up.

23/02/24

An amazing week for some amazing - and what a way to end it on that beautiful beach 🌊The donkeys, chickens and new-born lambs miss you already 💚 Come back soon! https://t.co/9OHCDwglYU

23/02/24

Y5 are on their way home from Wales. We will update you later in the day. Pick up from school is 6.30pm. Safe journey Y5! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 pic.twitter.com/kgvovpgxyB

23/02/24

Well done to our farmers of the week! 🌾🚜 pic.twitter.com/AkvFMANv80

23/02/24

An amazing week for some amazing - and what a way to end it on that beautiful beach 🌊The donkeys, chickens and new-born lambs miss you already 💚 Come back soon! https://t.co/9OHCDwglYU

23/02/24

That’s a wrap for y5’s visit to the They have had an amazing time and had an experience to be farmers for the week. Memories for a lifetime 🌾🚜 pic.twitter.com/uoXNUrHU5X

23/02/24

“I thought I wouldn't be strong enough to do activities, but I've proven I can do anything.”An amazing quote from one of the pupils this week at 🌾🚜

22/02/24

The children had a lovely afternoon down by the bay, exploring the Welsh coastline! 🐚🦀 pic.twitter.com/TJZsSa2BDf

22/02/24

Another fantastic day at the . Wet and windy, but still lots of fun! 🌾 pic.twitter.com/FADRhqBQj6

21/02/24

Life at the farm.. 🚜🌾 pic.twitter.com/mrGw9TR8Ao

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Music

The music curriculum is based on an approach derived by Zoltan Kodaly who was a pioneering Hungarian music educationalist. 

The ethos suggests that feeling the pulse, rhythm and pitch through repeated singing and movement, will naturally progress into an understanding of the theory. This will also feed into the skills needed to learn to play an instrument.  The overarching curriculum is divided into four sections:

  • Rhythm and Pulse
  • Pitch
  • Instrumental
  • Singing games

These are repeated in the same order from Reception up to Year 6 and are half-termly topics.  These units are then interspersed with topic based projects to link in with the whole school curriculum.  For example, in Year 1, children create ‘alien’ music using music technology to manipulate sounds to link in with their Space topic.  In Year 6, children study James Bond film music and compose their own sequence of music to a clip from Tom and Jerry.  In Year 3 children learn about song-writing skills to compose their own song about friendship.

In addition to the core units, children learn to sing and perform music from a wide range of cultures and genres. For example jazz, folk, classical, samba, African songs, European folk songs, pop, soul and gospel genres are all explored through performances and practical sessions throughout the year.The fantastic HPACR school choir have just had a hugely successful performance at the Christmas concert and will be taking part in many more events next year.  The HPACR school band consisting of drummer, flute, recorders, piano and percussion have also just performed at concert and will continue to refine their fantastic sound next term.  As of next year, HPACR will host instrument lessons in flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and piano within the school day.

 

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