Chilcote Cello concert

On Friday 6th March, Chilcote cellists held a concert for their families, playing pieces they have been learning over the past few months. They all played extremely well in their groups and some of our  players played solos confidently. It was great to see the progress they have all made this year- from our beginner groups who have only been playing since September, to our more experienced players in Year 6. We are very proud of your progress, well done.

Thank you very much to Mrs Mulenga for her support  and hard work with all the pupils and to our appreciative audience for attending the concert and for supporting the children at home with their practice.

PARTNERSHIP DANCE COMPETITION (KS 1 and KS 2)

Wednesday 5^th February was the day that both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Dance squads had been waiting for…..The Kings Heath Partnership inter-school dance competition.

After many hours of practice, the children presented their dances to a panel of judges and dance squads from other partnership schools, from whom they also learned a great deal about showmanship and technique. If the girls were at all nervous, it didn’t show. What was clear was their enthusiasm and their commitment to do the school proud and themselves proud. They achieved both!

Thank you all, including the Year 5&6 coaches for the KS1 team, for your commitment. We look forward to doing it all again next year.

Competition results:

KS1: awarded 1^st place

KS2: awarded joint 3^rd place

Chilcote Violin and Viola concert

On Tuesday, over 40 Chilcote violin and viola players performed in a concert for their families, playing pieces they have learned over the last term at school. They all played extremely well in their groups and some pupils also played solos confidently.

It was lovely to see the good progress made by the pupils since the beginning of the year and to witness the teamwork in all of the group performances.
Well done to you all and to Miss Hobbs who has taught and supported you so positively all year.

Thank you very much to all of our families too for the support you give at home-and to Miss Hobbs for all her hard work this academic year.

Unfortunately, not all groups are pictured here as the ipad failed to record the last few performances correctly. Watch this space for  a further blog to show their work too.

Photos and video clips from St Peter`s church service on Friday 20th December 2019

As promised, here are the photos and videos clips from our Christmas service for you to enjoy.

Chilcote school annual Christmas service at St Peter`s church

On Friday 20th December, we held our annual Christmas Service at St Peters Church.
The whole school travelled to St Peters by double decker bus or minibus as the weather forecast was for heavy rain . Everyone behaved beautifully, had excellent audience manners and the singing sounded fantastic. It was a very special morning.
Year 6 and staff acted out a retelling of the Christmas story and described how Christmas and Christianity is similar to other faiths and religions.Year 6 all received a Christingle which they held alight at the front of the church. The school staff band played a selection of Christmas carols and we were very pleased to welcome back Mrs Bramley, who is an important member of the band.
  Well done everyone. All the staff are very proud of you.

Photos and videos were taken but due to technical issues, we cannot publish them just yet.
They will follow in the New Year.

With all best wishes to you all for a happy and restful holiday.

Chilcote Christmas concert

On Tuesday 17th December, our school gathered together to enjoy listening to our school orchestra, string chamber group and brass band. Some children also played solo or group performances and our new string players played for us- a great achievement as they have only been playing since September.
Well done everyone on your super performances, all your practice this term was worth it as we all enjoyed listening to your high quality playing.
A big thank you also to Mr Fisher- our fantastic brass teacher and Miss Hobbs- our amazing string teacher- and conductor of the orchestra and string chamber group.

Visit from the Music Service String Group

On Friday 6th September, Years 1-6 enjoyed a visit and performance from 7 string teachers from the Birmingham  Music Service. They played a variety of different styles of music and talked to us about why they enjoyed playing their particular instruments. 

Nicholas helped them play one particular piece by playing a steady beat for them to play along with. Well done Nicholas.

It was very inspiring and enjoyable. Thank you very much to Miss Hobbs and Mrs Mulenga- our string teachers, for organising such a super concert. 

Year 2 at Symphony hall

On Monday 3rd June, Year 2 set off with much excitement to catch the train into town to take part in an interactive singing concert especially designed for Year 2 children at Symphony hall. We enjoyed a picnic in the park on our way and then walked on to Symphony hall

The concert was fantastic and we all joined in enthusiastically with the new songs and games. It was great to learn some new repertoire as well as sing some of our favourites that we had previously learned at school. Mrs Harris, Miss Deneny, Mrs James and Mrs Rafter had to go up onto the stage to help with some of the songs which was great fun! Mr Tambie also had to go up on stage, and pretend be a pirate. We thought he made an excellent pirate - arr matey!
Everyone behaved beautifully. We were a credit to the school and we all thoroughly enjoyed our singing experience.
Very many thanks to Mrs Rashid, Mr Tambie, Ms Gharabaury, and Ms Mokgweetsi who gave up their time to accompany us and many thanks too to Mrs Rafter, Mrs Begum and Mrs King for all their help and enthusiasm.

We will enjoy sharing our new songs and games with other children back at school.

Chilcote Summer concerts

On Monday 20th May and Tuesday 21st May, over 120 children performed at our two annual Summer concerts. Both were well attended by large enthusiastic audiences and all the children performed confidently, showcasing their hard work over the past few months to their family and friends.
We are very proud of all our performers and would like to thank them for their hard work and enthusiasm, providing us with two very enjoyable evenings.
Thank you very much to our talented peripataetic music service teachers who have taught and encouraged the children all year. Our children have made great progress, through the hard work of Mrs Mulenga, Mr Fisher, Miss Hobbs, Mr Chamberlain and Mr Singh.