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19/11/24

OPEN MORNING We're looking forward to welcoming prospective families to view our school on Wednesday 20th November at 10:00am & 1:45pm. To book onto a tour, please contact the school office: Telephone: 01279 437590 Email: admin.org.uk pic.twitter.com/Szcxp9E5a5

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15/11/24

🇮🇳 The pupils and staff at enjoyed 'The Taste Of India' as part of National School Meals Week. 🍛 The lunch included themed fun sheets and poppadum's and samosas. pic.twitter.com/fZpyFYrIOY

12/11/24

REMINDER: We're looking forward to welcoming prospective families to view our school tomorrow at 10:00am and 1:45pm. To book onto a tour, please contact the school office: Telephone: 01279 437590 Email: admin.org.uk https://t.co/iHXwLs8LG8

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08/10/24

OPEN MORNING We're looking forward to welcoming prospective families to view our school on Wednesday 13th November at 10:00am & 1:45pm. To book onto a tour, please contact the school office: Telephone: 01279 437590 Email: admin.org.uk pic.twitter.com/Xk50F6EjJ7

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18/07/24

We celebrated our Young Carers this week with a fun trip to the park with Bertie, our therapy dog! 🐶 They were also treated to a delicious lunch on a VIP table! What an inspirational group of children! 💚 pic.twitter.com/Ju49gEh5l9

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16/07/24

☀️ Thank you to everyone who supported our Summer Fete on Friday! We were treated to range of stalls, a performance from our Dance Fusion pupils and some delicious ice cream! 🍦 pic.twitter.com/kz0KLryjhy

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15/07/24

🎸 We were treated to a wonderful musical performance last week from our Rocksteady pupils! 🥁 pic.twitter.com/xBruUqEj3j

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28/06/24

🏏 We had a fantastic day hosting our annual Sports Day! The children showed incredible sportsmanship and enjoyed testing out their skills on a variety of activities! Thank you to all the families who came to support and who joined us for a picnic afterwards! 🧺 pic.twitter.com/WAFy9Znozc

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21/06/24

📰 Our EYFS and KS1 pupils enjoyed a visit by a journalist! Some pupils also took part in a workshop where they interviewed staff, wrote an article and created a front page about an upcoming community project. What a fantastic end to Careers Week at Cooks Spinney! pic.twitter.com/rusuGA8xsB

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21/06/24

👮🏽‍♂️ Thank you to the fantastic police officers from who came in this week to talk about their careers. Our pupils were truly inspired!👮 pic.twitter.com/6o2072qUKm

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19/06/24

✏️ To continue our Careers Week celebrations, we had a host of wonderful visitors deliver Q&A sessions to our pupils. 🍕From a mobile pizza company owner and train driver to a nursery practitioner and freelance artist. Our pupils learnt so much! 🚂 🎨 pic.twitter.com/htvVTpmqly

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17/06/24

💇‍♀️ 👨🏾‍🍳To kick-start Cooks Spinney’s Careers Week, we asked some of our pupils what they would like to be when they grow up… We are very much looking forward to welcoming our visitors this week: police officers, journalists, artists & many more 👮🏽‍♂️👩🏻‍🍳 pic.twitter.com/WuwwCBYORt

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14/06/24

🍦 Well done to the children who got chosen for ice lolly Friday today! Keep up the hard work! 💚 pic.twitter.com/H6cNswYZP0

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10/06/24

🍦 Well done to the fantastic children chosen for Ice Lolly Friday! Keep up the great work! ☀️ pic.twitter.com/EsRivH0bvP

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06/06/24

🧗‍♀️ Our 6 pupils are having a fantastic time on their residential trip at Carroty Wood! So far, they’ve been rock climbing, pedal karting and mountain biking!🚵 pic.twitter.com/Q01fkkvvOf

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06/06/24

🔥 Our Year 1 pupils had a fantastic time recreating the Great Fire of London this week! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/a5gLXvw8Jq

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24/05/24

🎶 Our EYFS and KS1 pupils enjoyed singing their favourite song in singing assembly this week! 🎶 pic.twitter.com/Tp49sqzScD

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23/05/24

🎭 🎨 Earlier this week, we had an exciting curriculum day that focused on celebrating the arts! Pupils enjoyed participating in a range of activities from dancing to Footloose to singing along to the Beatles! 🎶 pic.twitter.com/kcvJP5WEHx

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17/05/24

🐑 🐐 To end ‘Our Furry Friends’ topic, Nursery pupils had a fantastic visit from Ark Farm! 🌾 Tam and Arron from the farm taught as all about the animals, what they give us, the food they eat and how we look after them. pic.twitter.com/WQbZZr6GtW

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17/05/24

🥳 Well done to our fantastic Year 6 pupils for all their hard work during SATS week! We are all so proud of you! Thank you to our wonderful catering team who prepared a delicious breakfast each morning for our pupils💚 pic.twitter.com/JdNjGF6emp

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Music

Music is taught in three annual modules in years 1 - 6. 

Why is the teaching of music important for Cooks Spinney's pupils?

Please watch this short clip to understand why teaching of music is so important for our pupils.  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise/ten-reasons-music-is-good-for-the-classroom/zmmbf4j/ 

What is taught? 

Pupils are taught music using Charanga. 

Charanga is an award-winning, modern-day resource for primary music which includes:

 - A complete scheme to teach the national curriculum for music.
 - A library of songs, topics, instrument courses and creative apps.
 - Support for assessment, SEND and personalised teaching and learning.

Charanga

For more information about Charanga - please visit https://charanga.com/ 

In order to promote music, Cooks Spinney also:

 - Host a whole school singing assembly every Wednesday morning. 
 - Invite tribute acts to perform for the school (in 2019 we welcomed 'Imagine: The Beatles Experience') 
 - In the Summer term, we host our annual talent show - Spinney's Got Talent! 
 - We work with local specialist teachers of music to provide bespoke workshops.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR MUSIC CURRICULUM PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ON 01279 437590 

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