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22/03/24

That Friday Feeling!Our Reception children, on their way back from the Natural History Museum, showing how we all feel on a Friday!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/X4NGr2XBir

22/03/24

Natural History Museum 🦕 Today our Reception children visited the Natural History Museum.They had a great day out exploring the exhibits and finding lots of dinosaurs!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/KE2NRnhZzV

22/03/24

Epic Maths! 🧮 In an HPAHP first, today we presented two Epic awards for Mathletics. These two superstars have been earning certificates every week since the start of the year.Fantastic achievement!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/Z71lu19OZn

12/03/24

British Science WeekToday we’ve had whizz, bangs and lots of excitement as we hosted Silly Science workshops throughout the school day.Every year group took part and were inspired by just how amazing science can be!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/pPPka8I6N7

12/03/24

British Science Week!Miss Zulver launched our Science Week celebrations in assembly on Monday.The message was simple:🧪 At HPAHP we are all scientists! 🧪Everyone can be a scientist through exploration and curiosity of the world in which we live!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/pbgedpc80i

12/03/24

British Science Week!This week we are celebrating British Science week.Lots going on:🧬 Silly Science Workshops🧪 Writing inspired by influential scientists🧬 Lots of exciting investigations 🧪 Home projects that are due on Thursday!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/vnKJuGGGae

12/03/24

Who’s behind the book? 📕 Last week, as part of our World Book Day celebrations, the children had to work out which staff member was hiding behind the book cover.It certainly took some working out!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/6geMaNL5oi

12/03/24

World Book Day! 📚 Last week our love of reading came to life as our favourite book characters joined us at HPAHP! pic.twitter.com/9ZjR2J74dY

12/03/24

World Book Day! 📖 Last week we celebrated World Book Day at HPAHP.So many wonderful costumes and characters as our love of reading came to life! pic.twitter.com/YYQdBygfjG

08/03/24

Maths Club! 🧮Maths club isn't just about numbers. This week the children explored shapes and patterns!Some great problems from Wondermaths to solve!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/KQmutOBzhN

28/02/24

Nursery Consultation!We are currently consulting with the community about our exciting plans to open a Nursery Class in September 2024.Find out more and give your views via our website:https://t.co/iwxGuKaifEIf you have any questions, please contact the school office! pic.twitter.com/uWFN7p1StG

28/02/24

World Book Day 2024A date for your diary!🗓️Thursday 7th March 2024We will be celebrating World Book Day and encouraging all children to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. We cannot wait!Lots of exciting events planned - watch this space!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/TFrBxplpxe

28/02/24

We love Maths! 🧮Times tables are key part of life at HPAHP. We are delighted to have launched Times Table Travellers with our Reception children this week.We hope they enjoy their mathematical tour of the globe!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/tVf0nzt7hw

20/02/24

PTA Coffee MorningOur PTA are hosting a coffee morning this week to discuss exciting plans for the rest of this academic year.🗓️Friday 23rd February 2024⏲️8.45am📍HPAHPCome along and have a coffee, hear the plans and suggest some others!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/IvRSJBZmRS

08/02/24

Haling is home! 🏠 After being on display as part of Croydon Stands Tall, our giraffe has returned to his permanent home.It’s great to have you back Haling!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/8GkCwU9Wkh

31/01/24

A New Nursery For South Croydon!We are delighted to announce our plans for a nursery class from September 2024.We are consulting with our community about these exciting plans.For more information and to book a space at one of the consultation events, visit our website! pic.twitter.com/oc4hmYOYN1

26/01/24

Energy Savers ⚡️This week, our Year 1 children became energy hunters. They searched the school for devices that used electricity.They then came up with ways that we could reduce energy wastage.#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/g1zZNASj3Q

26/01/24

Energy Savers ⚡️This week, Year 6 have been finding out about decarbonisation. They investigated what it was and how it related to the energy we use in school!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/9OZdf3KMha

26/01/24

Energy Savers ⚡️This week our Year 2 children have been investigating the impact they have on our environment. They explored both the positive and negative impact their actions have on our planet.#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/iTGYPUng7Y

26/01/24

Energy Savers! ⚡️This week our Year 3 children have been designing energy heroes. First they collated all the ways we could save energy. They then turned these into super powers for their heroes!#HPAHP pic.twitter.com/RhhpKfaFEk

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Music

Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. A high-quality music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.

Music teaching at Harris Primary Haling Park ensures that all pupils perform, listen to, review and evaluate music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians. They have the opportunity to learn to sing and to use their voices, to create and compose music on their own and with others, have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, use technology appropriately and have the opportunity to progress to the next level of musical excellence. Children should understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions: pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, texture, structure and appropriate musical notations.

Intent: Introduction, Vision and Philosophy

The purpose of this document is to clarify the how, why and what of music teaching at Harris Primary Academy Hailing Park. This is to be used by staff to clarify expectations, highlight the resources that we have access to, and to ensure that a high-quality music curriculum is being taught to all pupils in our academy. At HPAHP, we ensure that every child has a meaningful interaction with musical activities and that our music teaching not only engages pupils and creates an atmosphere in which all children feel able to participate, but also inspires pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians.

Children will have opportunity to appraise, imitate, compose, improvise and perform music throughout their time at our school. Whilst with us, we aim to increase their self-confidence, creativity and a sense of individual and collective achievement with respect to music. In addition to this, we strive to expose our pupils to music from a variety of music across a range of historical periods, genres, styles and traditions, including the works of the great composers and musicians. Our children will develop an appreciation for a variety of genres and musical styles thus developing positive attitudes and deeper understanding of other cultures and societies.

As pupils progress, we see them develop their ability to reflect on the important effect that music has on people’s emotions, allowing them to compose, interpret and critically engage with music. We teach them to listen and appreciate different forms of music and provide them with the vocabulary to effectively participate in discussion based on their own opinion of different pieces of music. We encourage children to use their analytical skills in music lessons when learning about how music can represent feeling. Children have the opportunity to learn to sing and to sing in tune and hone their skills playing an instrument both on their own and as part of a group. They will understand and explore how music is created, produced and communicated, including through the inter-related dimensions.

Implementation: What does Music look like at HPAHP? 

Music teaching is composed of two strands at HPAHP: singing and music. The singing strand includes 6 lessons per half term of 3 songs (with a learning question for each). The music strand is a half termly focus of 6 lessons, with the final always being a performance. These lessons are also complemented with whole class ensemble lessons: recorders for Year 3 and 4.

All teaching is planned around three key areas: technical, constructive and expressive.

Technical:

Competence in controlling sound (instrumental, vocal or with musical technology). Use of communication system, such as notations.

Constructive:

Knowledge of the musical elements/interrelated dimensions of music Knowledge of the components of composition.

Expressive:

Musical quality/creativity. Knowledge of musical meaning across the world and time.

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Hey You! (Hip Hop)

Hands, Feet, Heart  (South African)

Ukuleles (BYMT)

Mamma Mia (Pop)

African Drumming (BYMT)

Happy
(Pop)

Rhythm in the way we walk (Reggae)

Ho Ho Ho (Christmas + Motown)

Ukuleles (BYMT)

Glockenspiels

African Drumming (BYMT)

Classroom Jazz

In the Groove (Blues/Funk/Latin/ Compare)

I wanna play in a band (Rock)

Ukuleles (BYMT)

Stop! (Comparison – Grime, Bhangra, Classic)

African Drumming (BYMT)

A New Year Carol

Round and Round (Latin Bossa Nova  B. Band)

Zootime (Reggae)

Ukuleles (BYMT)

Lean on Me (Gospel)

African Drumming (BYMT)

You've Got a Friend

Your imagination (Improvisation)

Friendship Song (Improvisation and comp)

Ukuleles (BYMT)

Blackbird (Improvisation)

African Drumming (BYMT)

Music + Gender

Reflect, Rewind and Replay (Performance)

Reflect, Rewind and Replay (Performance)

Ukuleles (BYMT)

Reflect, Rewind and Replay (Performance)

African Drumming (BYMT)

Reflect, Rewind and Replay (Performance)