The Junior pupils had a very successful two weeks at the Eskdale Festival in Whitby. They took part in the Spoken Word classes and participated in a wide range of the Music classes as well. The children worked extremely hard – memorising words, perfecting their performances and rehearsing all their pieces on a multitude of instruments – and they have all gained a great deal from presenting their work to the public on the stage at the Spa, as well as enjoying the performances of other schools. The staff are very proud of all their efforts, and also delighted with the pupils’ behaviour whilst they were out of school.
Many thanks to our drivers Mr Coates and Mrs Spagnuolo. Thank you as well to Miss Stewart for sensitive piano accompaniment for the School Choir.
The festival results are:-
Y2 Verse Speaking – Zeta Normanton – 1st
Y2 Verse Speaking – Jake Lee – 3rd
Choral Speaking – F2/3 – 1st
Drama – F3 – 1st
Prepared Reading – Gabriel Hodgson – 1st
Prepared Reading – Benjamin Carpenter – 2nd
Duologue – Phoebe Russell, Jenna Coleman – 1st
Sports Desk – Lewis de Silva – 1st
Advert – F3 – 1st
Guitar Ensemble – 1st
Folk Orchestra – 1st
Choir (folksong) – 1st
Choir (recital) – 2nd
F2 Tuned Percussion – 1st
Violin solo – Zeta Normanton – 1st
Violin solo – Jeremy Normanton – 3rd
Violin duet – Zeta & Jeremy Normanton – 1st
Recorder duet – Jeremy & Zeta Normanton – 2nd
Recorder duet – Ryan de Silva and Lewis de Silva – 1st
Recorder solo – Lewis de Silva – 3rd
Recorder solo – Lewis de Silva – 1st
Cornet solo – Ben Carpenter – 3rd
Piano solo – Phoebe Russell – 3rd
Vocal solo – Lewis de Silva – 3rd
Oboe duet – Lewis de Silva & Olivia Coates – 2nd
F1 also entered in a non-competitive class to perform their Singing Games, which they sang beautifully.