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27/03/24

🐣We celebrated our Young Carers by holding an Easter egg hunt in the forest area followed by a VIP dining experience at lunch. Huge thanks to the PTA for providing the Easter eggs and to the catering team for their VIP treatment of our wonderful little humans!💚 pic.twitter.com/5LSSNxXGaL

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26/03/24

🔥Year 1 had a fantastic time at the Tower of London learning all about the Great Fire of London! They represented the school incredibly and had a wonderful day! pic.twitter.com/06nFh5Nd9e

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22/03/24

☕️ Well done to the wonderful children who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday! Keep up the fantastic work!Have a lovely weekend 💚 pic.twitter.com/WJBwI51fx4

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19/03/24

🎶 What an inspiring way to start the day! 🥁 Our Rocksteady pupils put on a fantastic performance and showed the school what they’ve been working on this term! 🎸 pic.twitter.com/7gfy3hLZnL

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15/03/24

🏃 Well done to our Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Cross Country teams today! You represented the school so well and showed great teamwork! 💚 pic.twitter.com/GcXEryXCT7

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08/03/24

📚 We had a fantastic day celebrating World Book Day today! Thank you to all our parents & carers for providing such wonderful costumes!💚 pic.twitter.com/KDy0P5lkk6

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jo Wilson 🙌 Office Assistant (Attendance) ➡️ Office Assistant (Communications) ➡️ Safeguarding Admin Assistant ➡️ Student Services and Safeguarding Lead at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/W7s28CW1b8

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08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jo Wilson 🙌 Office Assistant (Attendance) ➡️ Office Assistant (Communications) ➡️ Safeguarding Admin Assistant ➡️ Student Services and Safeguarding Lead at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/W7s28CW1b8

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jess Farrell 🙌 Trainee Teacher ➡️ Maths Lead ➡️ Assistant Headteacher at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/Of2b2MIFHv

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08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jess Farrell 🙌 Trainee Teacher ➡️ Maths Lead ➡️ Assistant Headteacher at Cooks Spinney Primary 💚#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/Of2b2MIFHv

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08/03/24

📚 World Book Day fun has officially begun at Cooks Spinney! The children are having a fantastic morning participating in a range of book-related activities! 📚 pic.twitter.com/vNKeMZaQYR

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01/03/24

☕️ Well done to the wonderful children who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday! Keep up the fantastic work! 💚 pic.twitter.com/oQCiaKR6U9

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28/02/24

🏃 After presenting an amazing assembly, Olympic athlete delivered a round of energetic and engaging lessons to our students, instilling hope in their future of possible careers in sport 🏅 pic.twitter.com/va9fIq8xY9

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16/02/24

☕️ Well done to our pupils who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday this afternoon. What a delicious way to end the half term! 🍫 Have a lovely half term all. Thank you for your continued support. 💚 pic.twitter.com/aZTPvXmYez

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16/02/24

🧮 The children enjoyed a STEM-focused day where they got to test out their mathematical and scientific knowledge! 🧪 ✈️ Pupils took part in a range of activities, from designing robotic hands to building parachutes, planes and cars. 🪂 pic.twitter.com/xyVJhEfjaz

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15/02/24

🎶 We started the day yesterday with a fantastic music assembly! Each year group performed the song they’ve been working on this half term! 🎤🎵 pic.twitter.com/tDLZaa0HLm

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13/02/24

🏃‍♀️ After learning all about Shrove Tuesday, Unicorns and Sprites Class took part in the ultimate pancake race!🥞 pic.twitter.com/RdSgqoq90B

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09/02/24

🏅 Today we welcomed European champion to Cooks Spinney. Tommy led a whole school assembly and then provided a fitness lesson for each KS2 class 🏃 pic.twitter.com/44X7cCuyRF

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09/02/24

☕️ Well done to our pupils who got chosen for Hot Chocolate Friday! What a fantastic end to the week! 💚 pic.twitter.com/MoLzi9juN8

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02/02/24

We’re looking for new members to join Cooks Spinney PTA!💚We’ll be holding a coffee morning on Monday 12th February to welcome new members and to also discuss exciting, upcoming events with current members! pic.twitter.com/1fY8y2LtJ0

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School choir transforms lives

School choir transforms lives

Posted: 11th May 2018

A new primary school choir is transforming lives in its first few days of creation.

Cooks Spinney Primary Academy is part of the Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT) which makes musical education a priority for its young people.

As a result of the musical opportunities being brought to the school, Cooks Spinney has been inspired to launch a choir, called Voices of the Future.

Not only was the choir filled within one day of launch, but it has already had a dramatic impact on pupils.

After just one rehearsal, every member of the choir – made up of 17 Year 2 to 5 pupils - chose to take part in their very first performance in front of an audience of parents in assembly.

Year 4 teacher Tracy Pope, who is co-ordinating the choir, said: “One little girl who struggles emotionally in certain scenarios and is very shy was so excited to join the choir; she was happy to be there. Despite having low confidence, she turned up and performed out of choice; that’s a big thing to do in front of parents. It gave me goosebumps and is so exciting. It’s about finding that one thing that will get a pupil’s attention and spark some passion for school and for learning and the choir has provided that for some.

“We have made a brilliant start to the choir which we hope to expand in future. We have already got them their own tshirts as we know they are going places. This choir is here to stay and will just grow and grow, as will the confidence of our performers as they get more experience under their belts.

“It’s about being a part of something. To be in a choir is to feel a sense of belonging to the school.”

The choir – which has picked This Is Me as its first song - has signed up to be a part of Student Voices to perform at the O2. It is also hoped the choir will collaborate with musicians at Burnt Mill Academy in joint future performances.

They will also perform at various school events, including the summer fete, and sing outside supermarkets to raise money for charity.

Reception teacher Zoe Dempster has experience of running choirs at previous schools and has lots of ideas for the new Cooks Spinney group.

She said: “I have always had a passion for music and used to play in an orchestra as a child so I’m very musical. So, I was very keen to get involved in helping to set up the Cooks Spinney choir club.

“I am keen to play around with the arrangement of the song, to look at getting pupils singing solos and experimenting with singing.”

Cristin Casey, BMAT director of performing arts, said: “Singing has a wealth of benefits, from wellbeing, development of confidence to increased engagement in the classroom. There are powerful links between

learning music and the development of literacy skills, but the bottom line is that singing is fun! Singing brings people together to develop a sense of belonging and community while lowering stress levels. Anyone can sing!”

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