We are so excited that we are finally able to resume our normal Orchestra/Harmony Choir weekly extra-curricular music club this Autumn term!...although we were able to run a more general 'Music Club' during the 2020-2021 academic year, we have really missed rehearsing with our many talented instrumentalists and singers. For the Autumn term, due to restricted space (the hall is unavailable after school since it is used by the after-school provision club) and the need for adequate ventilation within this, the club (including the Harmony Choir time) will be on an invite-only basis and restricted to children who have already been learning an orchestral instrument (violin, cello, flute, clarinet or brass) for at least a year. These invitation letters will go out this week, with the club starting Tuesday 21st September. The Orchestra will rehearse from 3.15 to 4.15 and then the Harmony Choir from 4.15 to 5.00, all in Miss York's classroom! The children come straight to 6Y at 3.15 when school finishes and need collecting at 5pm. Hopefully we will be able to expand the club to include more of our enthusiastic singers at some stage in the spring...everything crossed! In the meantime, please don't panic if your child is in Year 5 or 6 and is a keen singer...our wonderful 'Christmas Choir' will start rehearsing at the end of September. This choir is open to anyone from Year 5 and 6, with no restriction on numbers due to us having the hall for our rehearsals. It will occur weekly (and then twice weekly) during school time, on Monday afternoons. We will talk to the children more about this at school. All of our KS2 children will be returning to singing weekly in special singing assemblies this week...which is absolutely brilliant news! LET THERE BE SINGING!...

Year 6 parents/children, look out for a 'Young Voices' concert residential trip (in late January 2022) letter at the start of next week (Monday 13th Sept) - there is a tight turn-around before a deadline to express interest!...