To celebrate the 100th birthday of Captain Tom, Daniel, Malachy ad Tyler succesfully completed 100 laps of the school playground. Well done boys.
Category: Music
Wind and Fire – Holy Spirit Comes
One of our families (including an ex-pupil on the guitar) has been hard at work and having lots of fun choreographing their wind and fire dance for the ‘Holy Spirit Comes’ Brilliant work.
Being creative in a range of subjects
- Chatterpack; A huge list of free resources and websites, including mental health support; https://chatterpack.net/blogs/blog/list-of-online-resources-for-anyone-who-is-isolated-at-home
- Powerpoint which includes lots of useful resources for parents to use at home
- Seneca; https://www.senecalearning.com/
- BBC Bitesize; http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Free education subscriptions
Below is an entire list of websites offering free subscriptions due to the school closure
Music Assembly
St. Mary’s were joined by members of the Tameside Music Service who showcased an array of instruments to the children. These included a whole drum kit, a flute, a clarinet and a couple of saxophones. The children were enthralled with the spectacular performances and were very enthusiastic about trying out the instruments. Information has been sent out regarding lessons on a range if instruments.
St. Mary’s Christmas Concert
Children from Years 5 and 6 were joined by children from St. Thomas More High School and St. John Fisher for the annual Christmas concert. Following performances by St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher it was the turn of St. Mary’s children and they didn’t disappoint. Following a beautifully read montage the children sang The Greatest Gift; followed by a reading from the Gospel of John before bringing their performance to a close with an outstanding performance of Mary Did You Know which they performed a cappella. The children were absolutely amazing and fully deserved the plaudits and congratulations they have received follo
wing the concert. Well done to all involved.
Young Voices 2019
The school choir had a brilliant time singing and performing at Manchester Arena for their Young Voices concert. We all had a wonderful time singing songs old and new. We also hope the parents who attended had as much fun as we did!
World Book Day
To celebrate World Book Day, the children had a special day in which they interpreted stories through dance. The stories being Where The Wild Things Are and Alice in Wonderland. The children dressed up in a variety of colourful and wonderful outfits associated with characters from the story. They then the opportunity to interpret their particular story through dance with the guidance of a professional dancer. The children had a fantastic time and the results of their dancing were outstanding.
Brilliant Bugsy
Year 6 and year 5 wowed audiences over the course of two nights with their amazing performances of Bugsy. Critics throughout the country are hailing it as the best new musical since The Lion King, with its mix of old and new and have stated that it should be given a run on the Westend but only if the magnificent cast retain their roles!
Throughout the two nights the children performed brilliantly singing, dancing and acting their way through the performances with the kind of skill, talent and attitude usually associated with Olivier award winners.
Well done to all the children, the rave reviews are thoroughly deserved.
Great Guitarists
Since September, Years 5 and 6 have been receiving guitar and singing lessons from Tameside Music Service. For year 6 this is their second year and the first for year 5. They have learnt a number of pieces and some which have linked to their topics in history and geography such as WW2. To showcase to the school their talents they performed an assembly for the school in which they sang beautifully and played wonderfully. Well done to both year groups.
Year Five Play with the Halle Orchestra!
On Thursday 11th July year five were given the opportunity to showcase their amazing guitar skills at the Bridgewater Hall alongside the world famous Halle Orchestra. Having completed 22 weeks of intensive tuition, the children wowed an audience of over three hundred people with four pieces they learned with Tameside Music Service’s Robin Horner. The children certainly did the school proud and enjoyed responding to the Halle Orchestra in an extremely professional manner.
