Over the past two days at school we have hosted devising theatre workshops for year ten students. Sixty-five drama bods plus their teachers have been doing all sorts of things to help them with their play-making skills, all led by a gang of enthusiastic Drama teachers. What I have really enjoyed form organizing this event is seeing children from different schools working and learning together with teachers who they don't normally work with. There have definitely been new friendships made as well as some thought provoking plays too. The real test will now come when the students go back to their schools and finish off the plays they made and then get then assessed. Will the experiences have helped improve their plays and marks? Only time will tell.
In other cultural events Trixie has been competing in the year three X-Factor competition at school. She and two other eager year threes have been singing and dancing to Katy Perry's Roar, entertaining the other in her year group. Initially reluctant to take part she said told me, somewhat crossly, that her music teacher had told her that everyone had to audition. So she and two others did. Thinking that we would hear no more of the matter she returned home full of beans and excitement saying that she and her gang had qualified for the semi-finals adding "All the others had costumes." Thus Lexi and another mum set about making three lion inspired, jungle look costumes and head dresses.
A few days late the ladies once again roared and roared so well they ended up in the whole school final. The results were announced in the year three assembly and were relayed to me that lunchtime by a pink-faced and beaming Trixie. The final approaches.