Grebes Archive

Members of Grebes class visit Coots class weekly to teach them nursery rhymes. 

We are now deep into this wonderful Science-Fiction novel by Christopher Edge. The search for alien life has captured the children’s imagination. Stories from our fantastic authors coming soon!

On 29/10/23, Grebes presented their research into the planets and other celestial bodies in our Solar System. The children showed their courage by standing up in front of the whole school and sharing what they have been learning in class. We are so proud of all of them! However, the majority of the students still refuse to accept Pluto’s downgrading to dwarf planet status in 2011, so we will have to do some further investigation into the meaning of ‘clearing the neighbourhood’ – one of the essential criteria for planet status. (https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/in-depth/)

Our legendary Salsa band performed their final concert of the year today – and for Year 6s Annabel, Sadie, Ben and Toby – their last ever. As ever, the children confidently switched instruments and played an energetic set of songs that got us all set for the day. Thank you to Mr Weitz, musical director of the band. Looking ahead to September, are you interested in joining the band and learning a range of new instruments? New members are required!

Year 4 and 5 have been reflecting on the school year. Here are some of their favourite memories!

UPDATE: Here is the final version of Happy Writer, produced by Mr Bell. See if you can spot the differences. We hope you will be a Happy Listener!

After we separately recorded all the parts of this song, the many sound files all had to be chopped up and mixed together. Here is the latest version. 

Credits:

Main ukulele riff and bass drum – Lizzie

Main ukulele melody – Sully

Vocal soloists: Anya, Victoria and Layla

Singers: Isla, Georgina, Jack, Ivy, Ffion, Eadie, Mia, Frankie

Egg shakers: Isla and Georgina

Rhythm ukulele: Everybody!

Instrument solos (in order):

1. Sully and Megan

2. Ivy and Jack

3. Rowan and Zach

4. Georgina and Isla

5. Ffion

6. Mirren

7. Frankie

8. Tilly / Freya (keyboards)

9. Mitchell

10. Frankie

11. Chloe (violin)

12. Anya – thumb piano

13. Sully and Megan (reprise)

Special thank you to our music teacher, Mr Bell, from the Norfolk Music Hub for making this recording possible!

Final Mix

Rough Mix

Grebes have written a song called ‘Happy Writer’ and we are rehearsing for Music Assembly and studio recording sessions next Tuesday. 

As part of our learning about South America, we made the Venezuelan version of chicha, a sweet drink popular all over the continent. We taste-tested it and generally the sweet creaminess of the drink was a hit, but the spices (cinnamon and nutmeg) and especially the thick texture were highly controversial!