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Burton Hathow Preparatory School
Odder Farm
Saxilby Road
Burton
Lincoln LN1 2BB
Music Making in Lockdown
One of the most frustrating parts of being a musician at the moment is not being able to make music together with other musicians, and not being able to get in front of a live audience and share your work. For any of us working in the performing arts these are difficult and potentially depressing times; even on Teams calls with our Burton Hathow classes, a number of our children have told me how they can’t wait to be back in choir, or orchestra, or jazz band, making music together again. Watching some of the media coverage over the last few days after the passing of Captain Tom, I was struck once again by his mantra – “Tomorrow will be a good day”. I believe that society will need its creative artists all the more as that “good day” eventually comes, to keep sharing our common experience, and to keep telling the stories we all need to hear.
Over this last term I have been so uplifted by the creativity and positivity of our students. We have continued to study the inner workings of music at really quite sophisticated levels, with all year groups developing composition tasks. Year 1 and 2 have been looking at Japanese gardens, and taking inspiration from them to study Japanese music and instruments. They have composed some wonderful melodies and also produced some fantastic artwork in response to what we have listened to. Year 3 have been investigating Indonesian Gamelan and composing pattern melodies that could fit into a Gamelan performance, while Year 4 have been developing their awareness of structure within melodic writing, and coming up with their own longer pieces. Year 5 have spent time with the music of Edward Elgar, and composed music inspired by his Enigma theme, and Year 6 have been getting to grips with electro-acoustic music and planning electronic soundscapes with found sounds.
In addition, as you will know, every year group has been singing! We would normally have been getting ready to present an informal concert just about now, but as this isn’t possible I have asked for the children to submit their “virtual choir” recordings to me, so that I can edit them together during the half term break. On this occasion our half term celebration of the children’s musical efforts with arrive just after the holidays instead – watch this space!
Year 1 & 2 Rainforest Presentations 5 June, 2024
Some of the amazing pieces of homework, finding out about animals in the rainforest and giving a presentation to the class. Very confident young speakers […]
Second Half of Term Begins
U9 Cricket v Handel House (H) - 4 pairs
U9 Cricket v St Hugh's (A) 4 pairs x 2 teams
Information Evening for Parents 4pm-5pm
Garden Party
U9 Cricket v St Hugh's (A) 4/5 pairs
U11 Cricket v St Hugh's (A) 4 pairs
International Day
Moving from Year 2-Year 3 - Parent information meeting 4pm-5pm
Reception Class (September 2024) - Information Evening for Butterfly Parents: 7pm with Mrs White
Lincolnshire Show - Main School and Nursery Closed
Summer Fete and Year 6 Art Exhibition 3:30pm-5pm
R-Y2 Jungle Jamboree 2:30pm-3:30pm Parents Welcome
U9 Cricket v Lincoln Minster (TBC)
Let's Get Moving (Little Caterpillars) - 2:30pm Parents welcome
Y1-Y6 Sports Day 1:30pm onwards - parents welcome
EYFS Sports Day - Big Caterpillars, Butterflies and Reception - parents welcome - 2:00pm
Burton Hathow Summer Concert (outdoors) 4:00pm-6:00pm - followed by Campover
Nursery 'Wow' Event
Burton Hathow's Got Talent
Year 6 Leavers' Dinner 6:00pm-8:00pm
End of Year Prize Giving at St. Peters in Eastgate Church at 11:00am followed by end of term. Pupils and family members to travel directly to church for 10:45am. Main school and Nursery Closed all day.