Nigel brought a range of instruments from all over the world for our music workshop. We learnt about different rhythms and beats. Some instruments played on the first and fourth beat, some on the second and forth and some on … Continued
Whilst Year 5 went into Oxford for Ascension Day, Year 6 spent a wonderful afternoon down at Forest School. With not long before they head off to secondary school, they were very excited to spend some time together. Our first … Continued
Swallows Class absolutely adored their poetry workshop with poet Kate Wakeling. We investigated the poetic potential of the garden pea, dived into famous paintings to create prose poems and performed what we wrote. The children gave brilliant and thoughtful feedback … Continued
Year 1 and Year 2 enjoyed a seaside themed musical day during our Music Workshop, run by the talented Jo. All children enjoyed the opportunity to explore and use a variety of percussion instruments. Moreover, new learning came in the … Continued
Swallows Class thoroughly enjoyed an all-day music workshop. They learned how to play the spoons using a variety of techniques and rhythms. The body percussion and warm-up games were a particular highlight. In small groups, they improvised and composed before … Continued
On Saturday Yr 5/6 ran three very successful sunflower themed stalls and raised an impressive £130 for the Ukrainian refugees coming to Combe and the neighbouring villages. Customers had the opportunity to sow seeds, buy sunflower seedlings and enter the … Continued
On Tuesday 5th April the whole school headed over to Combe Church for our annual Easter service. Year 6 led us through the Easter story using ‘resurrection eggs’ and the choir led the singing beautifully. A highlight was the singing … Continued
What better way to begin the week than responding to our Big Question, ‘where in the world would you like to go?’ with an African drumming workshop, organised by Oxford Contemporary Music. Jo visited our school for the morning where … Continued
Swallows Class had a fantastic time representing Combe at the Marlborough Sports Hall Athletics event. It was a delight to be back and competing with other schools, after such a long break from sporting activities. The children were on top … Continued
Year 5 and 6 were visited by the Evenlode River Trust and spent an exciting afternoon of discoveries, curiosities and experiments. They learned about the lifecycle of frogs and toads, how to classify different invertebrates, why pollution is so harmful … Continued