Pyramids and percussion!

Topic/music
Today in topic we learnt many facts about the Ancient Egyptian pyramids and used this helpful song to help remind us of those important facts.

In ancient Egypt where the desert sands lay,
The sun beats down and rain stays away,
130 pyramids appear tall,
Even today they stand and don’t fall,
20,000 slaves to build one pyramid by hand,
To make the pyramids appearance regal and grand,
Designed like a stairway aiming up high,
To reach Ra, the sun god, way up in the sky,
The pyramids protected our beloved pharaohs,
Near our Egyptian city of beautiful Cairo.

We used instruments to explore the facts and work out how best to represent different aspects of the song in our groups. After practising with our friends we performed these to our class to put the whole song together for us all to learn and enjoy. 

To explore the pyramids even further we learnt ANOTHER song about the pyramids and the slaves used to construct it. We had a great time understanding rhythm, pace and how we can use actions to help us remember important facts about our learning. A great afternoon of learning and noise, well done year 3!

                                       

Year 3 poetry performances

English

This week year 3 have been practicing and performing their poems for a panel of judges at the Windhill21 Poetry Slam. 

Riley Class performed The owl and the pussy cat by Edward Lear. The judges were blown away with their confident voices, amazing actions and stunning props; also mentioning that it was clear to see that the children had put a lot of time and effort into remembering their parts. Great work Riley Class!

Matisse Class performed Firework Night by Enid Blyton. The judges were impressed with how the children set the tone of the poem and showed the contrast between the scary fireworks and the terrified dogs. Matisse Class placed second at the Poetry Slam, well done everyone!

Matisse class received silver medals for their poetry performance

Year 2 poetry slam performances

Last week, all of the classes in KS1 participated in a poetry slam. Each class did such an amazing job at learning and performing their poem. In particular, Miss Kilby, Mrs Price and Mrs Higo were super proud of the year 2 classes as they did such a great job. They performed with confidence, clarity and enthusiasm.

Watch the performances below by scanning the QR code with the camera of  your phone or tablet.

Kusama's performance

Warhol's performance

Whilst all the classes performed so well, there could only be one winner....

Congratulations to Warhol Class! You were fabulous so wear your medals with pride!