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Beautiful end to the term

20/12/2017

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Many thanks to Ms Montague, for teaching and leading this song with the whole school during our end of term assembly.

Thanks and congratulations also to our other performers today -
- Ernie, Maya and India for singing this year's arrangement of Silent Night
- Misa for her piano solo (Don't Stop Believing)
- Rosa, Molly, Maya and Lily performing Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

A magical, musical end to what's been a busy and brilliant term. 

Wishing you all a fun-filled and very happy holiday.

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We've been in the news this Christmas...

19/12/2017

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Congratulations to all of the children in our community who've been
performing around the city this festive season:

Mega Choir, Super Choir, Orchestra, Year 3,
plus, students with Brighton & Hove Music & Arts, Orchestra 360, BIMM academy,
Stage Coach, Bird Studios, Theatre Workshop and Drama Queens.

Well done for showcasing your talents so confidently and so brilliantly.
You've inspired and entertained so many lucky audiences.
Enjoy a well deserved holiday break and have fun.
​See you all in 2018!
Our talented children made more than one appearance in The Argus this month.
We were featured on BBC South East today on the evening of our huge Christmas Celebration Concert at St. Martin's Church. Unfortunately their live connection to the BBC studio during our concert, failed. 
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To view photos and video clips from our Christmas concerts this year (Brighton Centre, Concert to Ex-Pupils, St. Martin's Church),
visit the Christmas 2017 web page.

To view video clips of the Year 3 Christmas Concerts,
visit the Y3 Xmas Concert web page.


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Year 3 Festive Celebration

18/12/2017

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Year 3 Christmas Concerts

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Whoopeeeeee Year Threeeeeeeee!

You were all AMAZING today. Well done and thank you for singing your socks and tights off! The poetry reading was brilliant too. Extra thanks and congratulations to all poetry-readers and soloists. You were so clear and confident and brilliant.

To watch videos of today's performances, visit the Year 3 Xmas web page.

Two more performances tomorrow to the rest of the school,
​and to Year 2 from Downs Infant School. ENJOY them and have FUN!
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Welcome to Snowman Central!

15/12/2017

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The music room snowmen (featured in this year's performances of Walking in the Air)
have a newly-adopted snowdog friend, 'Blake'. Welcome to the family Blake!
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The Video Playlist is HERE!

15/12/2017

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Click HERE to watch the video clips from Wednesday night's Christmas Celebration Concert at St. Martin's Church

If you have photos and/or videos from the concert, that you're happy to share,
​please forward them to Miss Rusbatch via a cloud link (e.g. DropBox). Thank you.
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Lost Property - St. Martin's Concert

14/12/2017

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Remarkably, this was the only remaining lost property at St. Martin's Church last night.
​If you spot something that belongs to you, and you'd like to have it back,
find Miss Rusbatch in the music room!
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Christmas Celebration at St. Martin's Church

14/12/2017

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WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Enormous thanks and congratulations to
​everyone involved in last night's Christmas celebration concert..
If you have any photos and/or video clips from the concert that you're happy to share, please upload them to a cloud (e.g. dropbox) and email a link to Miss Rusbatch. Thank you VERY much.
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Photos and video clips are now available on the Christmas 2017 web page, and on the school's YouTube channel.


BBC South East Today featured our concert, on the evening news, and highlighted the attendance of our special guest - Howard Blake (OBE). Watch the news feature below:
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Concert to Ex-Pupils

14/12/2017

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Nearly 60 ex-pupils of Downs Junior School (1930s - 1950s) returned to their old stomping ground on Tuesday, to experience a Christmas concert This served as a great warm up for Mega Choir, Super Choir and Orchestra ahead of their big concert at St. Martin's Church.

The feedback from ex-pupils was extremely positive and joyous and appreciative. Well done kids - you inflated their hearts with happiness. 

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Concert at the Brighton Centre

14/12/2017

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Huge congratulations to the Year 6 Super Choir. They sang their hearts out at the Brighton Centre on Monday night, alongside 1,300 other children from schools in Brighton & Hove. Well done also to Lydia (Year 6) for her performance with the Orchestra 360.
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Important Event Information

8/12/2017

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Concert Info for Parents
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Christmas Karaoke at the Winterland Fair - Sunday 10th December
 
13:00 – 13:45 – Select your favourite Christmas song or carol and sing your festive heart out, using the microphone. You can sing a solo, duet, or with your friends in a small group.
 
Year 6 at the Brighton Centre - Monday 11th December - (details on the Christmas 2017 page and the Super Choir page)
 
Concert to Ex Pupils – 11:00 – 12:15 - Tuesday 12th December
 
Who: Mega Choir, Super Choir, Orchestra
Tickets: Audience by invitation only.
Wear: Any combination of red, green, silver, gold, black or white. Tinsel, face paint, makeup and festive headgear (Santa hats, elf ears, reindeer antlers etc.) are allowed. Christmas jumpers and onesies are permitted but can often cause the children to overheat. All children must also bring a scarf (to be used as a prop for one of the songs). The children may wear their concert clothes all day.
 
The   B I G   Christmas Concert - Wednesday 13th December
 
Who: Mega Choir, Super Choir, Orchestra
Where: St. Martin’s Church on Lewes Road (close to the bottom of Elm Grove)
When: Arrive 17:30 – 17:50. Concert 18:00 – 19:30.
Tickets: Tickets not required. Unreserved seating and standing for audience. Instead of charging for tickets, we will be asking for voluntary donations. Half of the money raised will be donated to Refugee Support Europe, in connection with the Year 6 refugee song-writing topic.
Wear: Any combination of red, green, silver, gold, black or white. Tinsel, face paint, makeup and festive headgear (Santa hats, elf ears, reindeer antlers etc.) are allowed. Christmas jumpers or onesies are permitted but can often cause the children to overheat. All children must also bring a scarf (to be used as a prop for one of the songs). During the concert, please look after your child’s coat.
VIP:  Howard Blake (OBE) will be in attendance.
Media: If you’re able to photograph or film our concert for us, please contact Miss Rusbatch. Also – if you have any local news contacts, feel free to inform them about our concert.
 
There are lyric sheets and audio tracks available on the Christmas 2017 page. If possible, please allow and encourage your child to practice the songs. Your child may request that you don’t listen or help, so that the songs in the concert are a pleasant and wonderful surprise!
 
The final Mega Choir rehearsal of the term will occur on Wednesday 13th December 08:00.
Miss Rusbatch would appreciate Super Choir attending this rehearsal too. 
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GUITAR CONCERTS

8/12/2017

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Well done to the Year 4, 5 and 6 guitarists today. You performed brilliantly (on guitar, and kazoo) and listened well to the other guitarists in your group. Huge thanks to our guitar teacher Tom. For more information about guitar lessons with Tom, visit the GUITAR page.

To watch a playlist of the 5 songs from today's concerts, click here.

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