All the children in Year 5 are currently learning to play the guitar and have a weekly lesson with Mr Horner (Tameside Music Service).  The children have been loaned a guitar for the year and are encouraged to practise regularly at home.  On Monday, the children performed a number of songs in front of the whole school and their parents.  The children have made excellent progress in a short space of time and are rightly proud of their achievements.  This enrichment provision is subsidised by school and we hope that children will be encouraged to continue to learn a musical instrument when they are in Year 6 and / or at high school.

All our KS2 children have the opportunity to play an instrument in a small group (ensemble) with specialist tuition from Tameside Music Service.  Information packs are available from the School Office

This week year five have been busy learning all about the content in a range of foods. They discovered that even though some food is advertised as being healthy, it often contains high levels of fat and salt!

The year five children also completed the bleep test, where some reached distances of 3500metres!

Year five have embarked upon an exciting project with the Tameside Healthy Eating Team, who visit school each week to improve the children’s understanding of healthy lifestyles. The sessions last for an hour and a half, with one group working on athletics activities on the field, and the other learning the theory in class. Watch this space for more images as the project progresses over the next seven weeks!