Parish Council

Meldreth Primary School

www.meldreth.cambs.sch.uk

As we head into the summer term, there is much to reflect upon and be thankful for in school. We have now been able to resume our enrichment activities such as the Year 3 and 4 outstanding performance of Olivia! Read on to find out what the Year 4 cast had to say! On a similar note, it has been wonderful to be able provide children with opportunities to represent our school in competitive sporting and mathematical fixtures; we have even had a skipping world-record holder coming into school! We look forward to welcoming parents and carers back into school for our Year 5 and 6 production and other events in the summer term.

Lower Key Stage 2 Play

Year 3 and 4 were able to perform their longawaited performance of Olivia! to pupils and parents/carers this month. With an all-star cast (including Olivia herself, Eliza Doolittle, Annie, Fagin and Dodger, and many more famous characters), we were all enthralled! We asked some of the Year 4 actors their thoughts:

How did you find performing the play?

- “The play was really fun because I could show my acting skills and I had fun on stage .” (Isla Y4) - “It was interesting, exciting and nervewracking until I got to the point where I was used to it.” (Rupert Y4) - “It was exciting because we haven’t been able to perform for ages and I loved being on stage.” (Matilda Y4)

What was your favourite scene and why?

- “Scene 8 because the fat lady character was dancing and accidentally fell over and it was very funny.” (James Y4) - “Scene 1 because it was the first scene anyone had done in nearly three years.” (Charlie Y4)

- “My favourite scene was ‘let’s go to the opera’ because everyone was into the song and performed it very well.” (William Y4) - “Scene 8 because lots of people were in it.” (Lewis Y4)

Who was your favourite character? Why?

- “Eliza because she kept the character’s accent the whole time, it was amazing!” (Jamie Y4) - “I like all the characters, everyone was amazing!” (Esmee Y4) - “I liked Annie the most because she was really kind.” (Emily Y4) - “My favourite characters were Fagin and Dodger because they were cunning.” (Olly Y4) - “All the flower sellers, they did a great job and learnt all their lines.” (Poppy Y4)

Skipping

We were thrilled to welcome SkipBeatz and five-time world record holder Pete Thompson to school to deliver a fascinating and neon filled whole school assembly to demonstrate some of his world records, talk about how he got into the sport and the impact it has had on his physical and mental health. All classes had a skipping workshop led by Pete; it has re-ignited a love of skipping within school!

Sports News

Sport and physical activity play a monumental role in the children’s education. With Physical Education (PE) being compulsory at every Key Stage of the UK curriculum from ages 4-16 and break times often involving a number of physical activities, sports or games, a child is continuously learning to control their body and develop key skills such as balance, strength, coordination, movement, speed or agility. Our Year 5 and 6 netball team took part in a South Cambridgeshire Sports Partnership netball tournament at Impington Village College. The newly formed team played six matches and were placed ninth in the tournament out of thirteen teams. A fantastic job everyone!

Football matches have resumed after the pandemic with children taking part in a league with other local schools. It has been so heart-warming seeing the team working together to great effect – well done to all involved!

Four Year 5 mathematicians joined other local schools for the annual maths challenge. Not only did they have a great time and work together brilliantly, they were first in their heat and are now through to the final! This is a brilliant result, which showed how hard our pupils have worked during such a challenging time for us all.

Natasha Hill Year 6 Teacher

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Free Musical Instrument “Taster Morning”

Saturday Workshop at Duxford School on Saturday 2nd July

Would you or your child like to play a musical instrument, but you aren’t sure which one? Would you like to try out one or more instruments before making up your mind? If so, Duxford Saturday Workshop Taster Morning is for you! At this event, experienced tutors and players will help you to have hands-on, practical experience of several instruments. They are available to answer your questions and to help you to decide which instrument is the one for you. This is completely free. There is no need to book in advance and you do not have to be a current member of the Music Workshop to come along - so just arrive and have a go! Of course, if you decide to join us for the next Workshop year (beginning in September) you will be most welcome. Our current membership rate is only £20 per year, with a weekly attendance fee of just £2 for adults and £1 for children. If you need an instrument, items can often be borrowed from our hire stock for the year at low cost (currently £25 per year), meaning that it is possible to gain tuition and experience of playing, for a very modest outlay indeed. Workshop takes place at Duxford School on Saturday mornings during term-time and is very much about enjoying music-making in a supportive and fun environment. All ages, abilities and experience levels are welcome and we offer both ensembles and tuition to cater for a wide range of musical interests and tastes. Instruments included in the Taster Morning are: violin, viola, cello, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, cornet, trombone, guitar and ukulele. When? Saturday morning 2nd July, 2022 from 11.00am-12.15pm. Where? Duxford Primary School, St John’s Street, Duxford CB22 4RA. For further info, see: www.duxfordsaturdayworkshop.org.uk or email director@duxfordsaturdayworkshop.org.uk.

Peter Howarth Duxford Workshop Management Team