Year 4 went to the Hackney empire this week to watch an Apollo music concert. We learnt about the whole orchestra and the different roles of the instruments. We then listened to a symphony piece of music and enjoyed hearing a whole piece of music. [gallery...
Linked to our topic country compassion, Nursery have been exploring amazing Africa. We have been exploring traditional instruments such as the Djembe Drum and created an observational drawing. Children looked closely at the shapes, patterns and colours of the drum and created an observational drawing. ...
Year 5 have had a fantastic Autumn term, full of learning and fun. We have played sports and ukuleles, carried out science experiments and geography fieldwork, made fantastic progress in maths and learnt lots about the Ancient Romans and China. We are looking forward to the...
This week, Year 5 have been learning to play the ukulele in music. They have been learning how to place their fingers on the frets to play a variety of chords and to strum the strings to play in unison. [gallery ids="15530,15528"] In writing lessons, Year 5...
On Tuesday afternoon, Year 6 visited St Luke's for a very exciting workshop with the London Symphony Orchestra. The children had the opportunity to listen to a variety of musical instruments and discuss the role that each one plays in an orchestra. They were then able...
In music today, children were learning to compose and create their own rhythm grid. They were learning to understand how many notes can go into a bar working with their partner, they then clapped out what they composed. [gallery ids="15185,15186,15187,15188,15189,15190,15191"]...
This week, Year 6 visited Hackney Library to explore to artwork on display for the Primary Advantage Summer Art Exhibition. It was a really lovely opportunity for the children to view some of the work that is being produced by children across our federation of...
This week, Year 2 had an amazing time at The Hackney Singing Festival, where the children enjoyed singing songs from different cultures and taking part in a community activity! [gallery ids="14049,14050,14051"]...
This week Year 5 have enjoyed trips to The Barbican and Hackney Museum. In their music lessons with Ms Barret this term, Year 5 composed and performed a piece of music to accompany the story of 'Bartholomew and the Bug'. To recognise their hard work and...
This week, Apollo Music visited us again! We discovered a range of wind instruments and how they work. We also used our knowledge from our science unit on Sound to explain how the air vibrates inside the wind instrument and then creates the sound that...