Connecting school and home
A wonderful morning was had by the Year 6’s last week at the Annual Storytelling Competition. Heats had whittled the finalists down to three and we were ready to enjoy a fun-filled morning of Greek tales, Greek food and Greek music. Well done to finalists Helena and Henrietta. A special congratulations to Ollie, our Maple Class Storytelling Champion 2019.
If you particularly enjoyed any of the food, then this is some of what we ate (perhaps you could try it at home.)
This week, Year Five and Six were incredibly lucky to welcome Sonoro Choir and Organisers of the Wimbledon International Music Festival to St Matthew’s. We were unsure how the day would unfold when we were told that we were being visited by a group of classical singers and artists but it turned out to be an unforgettable day. The morning began by listening to the group perform a classical piece of music. This is a video of Sonoro performing it here.
The choir then guided us through a variety of warm up techniques before we joined them in singing a beautiful version of ‘Bridge over Troubled Water.’ We were also very lucky to hear each of the choir members sing a solo during the morning. Jeff started by singing Maria from West Side Story, Nina then sung a piece from the opera Madame Butterfly and finally Jo sung a very moving piece from Gianni Schicchi. You can see another version of it here.
The afternoon session was lead by a lovely lady called Helen. We used art straws to create the bridges we had been singing about in the morning.
A thoroughly great day was had by all and we look forward to welcoming Helen back next week for a follow up art session.
Thank you Sonoro and Merton Music Foundation.