Drake Primary School and Little Pirates Child Care

Visitor Interviews (Radio Drake Podcasts)

Tony Interviews Rob from Rocksteady

SAW 2024 - Year 5

Tommy from Rocksteady

Victoria and Isabella interview Tommy from Rocksteady. Producer: Tony

Sports Council Interview with Mr Adair

Mike Capper - School Improvement Review

Victoria Interviews Conductor Chris Parsons

"Chris Parsons is a community musician, conductor, trumpeter and teacher based in the UK. He read Music at the University of York before completing a Masters in Historical Performance Practice at the Royal College of Music in 2014. In September 2022 he won the ‘Best Music Director’ Award 2022 from Making Music for his work in Community Music (specifically with the Bury Friendly Orchestra) and Ely Hero Award 2022 for his work with Ely Arts Festival." - https://eboracumbaroque.co.uk/

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Poems!

Earhart reading poem

A retelling of the poem 'Overheard on a Salt Marsh' by Harold Monroe. Retold by Earhart class using a story map and actions they have helped to create themselves.

This is Drake - by Year 5

This is Drake was written by Year 5 for our Summer Arts Festival 2021. They wrote the poem with our Arts Lead Mrs Booth to accompany a digitial soundscape of the school that they created with our Musician in Residence, Mr Taylor.

Nonsense Poetry

Earhart have been exploring tongue twisters, nursery rhymes and nonsense poetry. The children read a few nonsense poems by Spike Milligan and then, as a class, voted for their favourite one. They rehearsed the poem in groups and then as a whole class. Watch the video to hear the poem 'Today I saw a little worm.'

On the Ning Nang Nong

Year 2 have been exploring tongue twisters, nursery rhymes and nonsense poetry. The children have read a few nonsense poems by Spike Milligan, watch the video to hear the poem 'On the Ning Nang Nong.'

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