Harton Choir were randomly selected on Friday 14th February, to be a part of the ‘Choir Of The Year Competition 2025’ at Durham Cathedral.
They had to sing alongside 5 other schools in front of 2 judges.
The children sang ‘Rule The World’ by Take That and they were AMAZING!
Unfortunately, they did not win the competition but they were given some valuable feedback about how they could improve in the future and there were a lot of positive comments about their performance.
On Monday 2nd December, we were so proud of our choir when they sang beautifully alongside a number of other schools at the Carol Concert held at Temple Park.
For obvious reasons, the performance is not filmed but Radio Shields do record the event and it’s due to be aired as follows:
“Tune In to the Sounds of Christmas!
Radio Shields is proud to showcase this year’s South Tyneside Civic Christmas Carol Concert – a festive celebration of music and community spirit!
At Harton Primary we believe it is vital for all our children to have the opportunity to engage with a wide range of music, through listening, composing, singing, playing and exploring music through cultures and periods of time.
We encourage the children to learn about different artists, who create and perform great pieces of music or art and discuss their similarities or differences.
Each term we listen to music that enhances the children’s knowledge about a particular artist. Music is played during assemblies and the children are taught about the artist specifically in music and art lessons.
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Francis Albert Sinatra (Frank Sinatra) was born on 12th December 1915. He was an American singer and film actor. Sinatra found huge success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943. He released his first album, ‘The Voice of Frank Sinatra’ in 1946. His professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film From Here to Eternity.
By 1961, Sinatra had created his own record label, (Reprise Records) and was singing all over the world. He was a founding member of the ’Rat Pack’ and spent lots of time with famous celebrities (other famous actors in the Rat Pack included Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior).
With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several very successful albums.
Sinatra is one of the best known artists of all time, selling over 50,000,000 records!
Frank Sinatra died on 14th May 1998 as one of the world’s most famous singers.
On Friday 17th November, we took part in a day of fun, excitement and fundraising. We enjoyed attending school in non-uniform and of course our Pudsey attire! Our school cook Linda and our lovely kitchen staff treated us to Pudsey cookies, yum! We enjoyed taking part in lots of Pusey art activities. In total we raised an amazing £496.60 to support children across the UK. Well done everyone!
On Monday, as part of Anti-Bullying Week, we celebrated Odd Socks Day! We enjoyed designing our own pair of odd socks and discussed how important it is to celebrate being unique. Here are some of our winning entries 🙂
Last week Year 1 was lucky enough to have a visit from our Road Safety Friends.
They helped us to think about how to stay safe when out and about in our local community. We talked about how to cross the road safely using crossings and in other situations. Year 1 were fantastic and know to listen carefully, look out for all traffic and hold an adult’s hand when crossing the road.
Last week, Year 2 visited St Lawrence’s Church to learn about baptism and how Christians welcome people into their faith. Thank you so much to Sharon and Adam for hosting.
Last week, Year-5 had a visit from Elizabeth the RE Storyteller to tell us all about our current topic, ‘The Northern Saints’. The children had a lot of fun learning about Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert, Hild and Oswald. It was interesting to learn how the Northern Saints helped shape our local region despite dating all the way back to Anglo-Saxon times.
On Wednesday, Year-5 took part in a Hinduism workshop as part of our RE topic this half term. The children learned about Hindu beliefs; heard some Hindu stories; looked at artefacts; discussed Hindu gods; learned a little about karma and meditation; learned to dance using Indian Dandiya sticks; and dressed up in some authentic Hindu clothing.
Reception have been super busy making amazing dreamcatchers! The children have been discussing what their dreams for Year 1 are. They have thought of some amazing things they would like to achieve when they come back to school in September.
