THURSDAY 1ST MARCH 2018

6.30 - 8pm AT ST MARY’S LONGFLEET

 

With so many children at Longfleet learning to play a musical instrument we have decided to host a special concert to share and celebrate their talents.

All children who have lessons on a musical instrument at school (guitar, drums, violin, cello, clarinet, keyboard, piano, trumpet, cornet and trombone) have been invited to perform at the concert. The children will be playing music in groups, so there’s no need for performance nerves – just look forward to a fun evening! The orchestra will begin and conclude the concert.

Everyone is invited to come and listen to the concert. Like all concerts, we ask you to arrive at the beginning and stay until the end out of courtesy to the performers and other audience members. There will be an interval in the middle for you to stretch your legs, catch up with friends and have a cup of tea or squash.

Thanks to Saint Mary’s for hosting this event and to the Longfleet Friends for providing refreshments during the interval.

On Thursday and Friday, Year 5 went to Scaplen’s Court to learn what working in a workhouse was like for children in the Victorian era. We went into the kitchen led by Ms Jelly. She was very strict and had no mercy for weak children. We were taught how to make pancakes, bread, scones, soup and also learnt how to clean and shine. In the classroom, we wrote on slate with chalk and if we were naughty/got the answer wrong, you would wear a dunce’s cap. The Victorians were very strict and everything had to be perfect.

Daniel - Kites

As part of our new topic, 'Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?', Year 2 enjoyed celebrating different countries and cultures. The children came into school dressed in clothing to represent a country of their choice. They also enjoyed sharing interesting facts and had the opportunity to taste a range of food from around the world.

Avast ye mateys!  Reception had a swashbuckling day of pirate fun and enjoyed participating in pirate themed activities including art and craft, a treasure hunt and role play.  A great deal of fun was had by all.  The children's costumes were fantastic; thank you to parents and carers for their time and help with these.

For our new topic 'Whatever the Weather', Year 1 were surprised to have a special visit from Jack Frost.

The children had an exciting morning playing in the snow outside and making class snowmen.

 

Congratulations to The Platypuses on winning the snowman competition. 

Eleven Year 5 students were fortunate enough to be picked for an incredible opportunity just before Christmas. As part of the Premier League Stars initiative that is running at Longfleet, these children got to play matches, have group coaching sessions and they even got a tour of Bournemouth Fc's Vitality Stadium! All the children had an amazing time and thanks must go to the willing parents for giving up their time on a Saturday afternoon.

On Wednesday 21^st March our orchestra will be performing at a Music For Youth Festival in Southampton. Music For Youth is a national youth arts charity that put on many high quality events for young people at both a regional and national level. This is an exciting opportunity for our pupils to perform in front of a wider audience and to be inspired by other young musicians.

The Longfleet Orchestra will also be opening and closing our Longfleet Instrumental concert on Thursday 1st March. For more information about music lessons, clubs and events please check out the music pages on the website.

These matches were for the children who hadn’t played in the original Howeison Cup Football Tournament in October, and it gave these children a great chance to show the skills and resilience they had shown already during weekly sessions at Football Club on Tuesdays. Although the matches were not deemed competitive, the amount of parents who came to watch from both schools made it seem like it was! Both Lilliput and Longfleet fielded two teams each. With some Lilliput players having played in the original tournament, new rules were decided to give players who hadn’t had match-time before a little more of the ball. A special mention must go to Tye in goal for the “A” team, who made some excellent saves, and also to Harry in the “B” team, who showed fantastic resilience throughout.

We have a place for a Longfleet pupil from Year 4 or Year 5 to learn violin from January 9th. Lessons  are on Tuesday afternoons during school time. There are ten 20 minute lessons each term @ £42.20 per term. Please contact Miss Wright for more information.

We have enjoyed a busy few weeks in the build up to Christmas.  Each year group has done a show, performance or a church service.  We've had a visit from the pantomime, eaten a lovely Christmas lunch, enjoyed the school fair and danced at the disco.

 

Our choir have been particularly busy with performances at the Lighthouse Theatre, a church community lunch and at Poole Hospital.

 

We hope you all have a lovely family Christmas.