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28/03/25

At HPAMA, we’re creating a space where every girl can shine in the world of Computing! Hear directly from our incredible students about their experiences in the Computing Club. We’re proud to empower & inspire the next generation of female tech leaders! pic.twitter.com/M5h5QuaCp9

27/03/25

Exceptional Easter Concerts - our KS2 pupils have been practicing very hard with their songs, actions and instruments to perform for their parents and carers. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did! pic.twitter.com/jLQkAPw2Pk

22/03/25

The HPAMA boys team won 2:1 against Woodside in the Thurrock Schools Cup Final, making it the third trophy they’ve won this season! 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/0zf7po202F

22/03/25

The HPAMA girls team played unbelievably well but lost 2:0 to Stifford Clays in the Thurrock Schools Cup Final. A huge well done for reaching the final! pic.twitter.com/KlhvFxiuRV

14/03/25

Nursery were very lucky to have a visit from Rocky’s Animal Experience. The children had the opportunity to hold, touch & feed some animals whilst Rocky told lots of interesting facts. The animals included a python, a bearded dragon as well as ducks, a sheep & a goat. pic.twitter.com/nGnzty3EsB

14/03/25

World Book Day at HPAMA - The children and staff all looked fantastic today in their costumes!! A huge thank you to the parents and carers for their wonderful efforts to help the children with their costumes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/FiKRCSTfO8

10/03/25

I Belong is a campaign to encourage girls into computer science. At HPAMA we have two female computing groups - Year 4 & 6 and Year 3 & 5. The club will cover a variety of different computing skills including understanding of algorithms and designing their own programme. pic.twitter.com/k0QCHbXkq0

26/02/25

A definite highlight of the HPAMA calendar is our annual visit from CJ The Storyteller. The children (and staff!) really enjoy listening to CJ, smiling and laughing throughout as he tells his interactive and extremely engaging stories. pic.twitter.com/9KW7jCab6j

24/02/25

Herat Month Charity Day. The children & staff came to school in red sports clothes with each year group partaking in fitness sessions. The day was full of raising awareness of the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle in order to have a healthy heart whilst raising money ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BSSvhrTgtn

13/02/25

Happy National School Governors’ Awareness Day🎉 A huge thank you to all the dedicated school governors here at HPAMA for your hard work, support and commitment to shaping a brighter future for our students. We appreciate everything you do 💜 pic.twitter.com/l6bQUnJALD

10/02/25

Today, Year 1 had a fantastic Dinosaur Workshop experience. They were taught about fossils and got to be palaeontologists as they searched for different dinosaur artefacts and fossils. pic.twitter.com/QRflxpX7Dj

07/02/25

Reception this week - fun and engaging lessons including working together in their classes to build a brick wall and a Dance lesson learning a routine to music based on Chinese New Year. pic.twitter.com/TlmUYO7Xph

05/02/25

A fun-filled day of parent dance workshops, a tasty lunch in a specially decorated hall, Year 4 dragon dance lesson & a fantastic Community Evening with food, music & crafts to mark Chinese New Year. A huge thank you to Mrs Lucy, our Mandarin teacher for organising a great day. pic.twitter.com/gEcKThF0mj

04/02/25

We began our week of marking Chinese New Year in school by holding a Chinese Calligraphy Workshop for parents. Thank you to all those that attended 🇨🇳🐍 pic.twitter.com/8A5kT64eM4

03/02/25

The Nursery children had a wonderful experience today, when a train driver came to visit Butterflies class. She spoke about her job role, the types of trains, equipment used, buying tickets and safety whilst at the station and on the trains. pic.twitter.com/tXTyH0Brxi

29/01/25

Year 5 had a fantastic experience, learning about all things Science when the ‘Science Boffins’ visited Mayflower last week. They had lots of fun whilst listening and watching some amazing experiments before being able to get hands on and take part in their own experiments! pic.twitter.com/beOOoNhYMo

22/01/25

The Gardening Club have been busy at the allotment ensuring everything is prepped & ready for the upcoming warmer months. They received a new bench to extend their seed sowing & cuttings area & along with the eco council are making plant pots and labels out of recycled items. pic.twitter.com/rx3WjwoRhO

21/01/25

Well done to our Mayflower Athletics team who took part in this years Sports Hall Athletics competition. 27 primary schools took part and we came 2nd 🥈🏆👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/o9caOv99zV

21/01/25

Year 4 took part in a Bikeability session, learning and practicing skills to enable them to safely and confidently ride their bikes on the road 🚴 pic.twitter.com/oV0tMJjhYP

20/01/25

he Gardening Club have two new beds - Bee Team and Fruit Force. These teams are so enthusiastic for their new projects. They have been selling a potted daffodils for 50p to raise money to help make their new projects a success. The pride on the children's faces is immeasurable. pic.twitter.com/oOQfkNm5aL

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Music

Music Intent Statement 

Music is an art form that expresses ideas and emotions through sound, rhythm, melody or harmony. Music is a form of language which evokes movement and emotion.  Music engages the brain while stimulating neural pathways associated with higher forms of intelligence, memory and an improved mental health.

At Harris Primary Mayflower in our teaching of music we will cover:

  • Pitch, Duration, Dynamics, Tempo, Timbre, Texture and Structure, Composition, Performance
  • A range of styles of music
  • History of music

Intent: introduction, vision and philosophy

The purpose of this document is to clarify the how, why and what of music teaching at Harris Primary Mayflower.  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 of our pupils in our academy. 

 

We ensure that our music teaching engages and inspires our pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement.  As our pupils progress, we see them develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.

 

As part of our teaching at Harris Mayflower we strive to provide children with the skills needed to be a musician, which include being analytical, being able to persevere, listening, communicate effectively with others and to have a sense of rhythm.  We encourage children to participate in a variety of musical experiences through which we aim to build up the confidence of all children.  Our teaching focuses on developing our children’s ability to sing in tune both on their own and as part of a group.  We teach them to listen and appreciate different forms of music and provide them with the vocabulary to effectively participate in discussions based on their own opinion of different pieces of music.  We encourage our children to use their analytical skills in music lessons when learning about how music can represent feelings and emotions, critically engaging both in the work of composers, their own and their peer’s work.

Implementation: what does Music teaching look like?

Music in the Early Years Foundation Stage

At Harris Primary Mayflower children sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with ways of changing them.  This is done through singing songs and listening to a range of music types.  We also have access to a wide range of musical instruments.  We encourage our children to join in with a wide variety of songs and dances and give them the opportunity within our provision to experiment with how different objects and instruments make noises.

Music in Key Stage 1 and 2

Throughout key stage 1 and 2 at Harris Primary Mayflower, we use a progression grid which outlines the minimum expectation of what should be taught in each year group including relevant vocabulary.  By following this progression, we ensure that knowledge is building upon what the children have remembered from what they have previously been taught.

We recognise that the national curriculum is a minimum expectation of what should be taught to our children therefore we strive to deepen our students’ understanding.  To ensure that this is part of our teaching at Harris Primary Mayflower we have outlined examples of how students would show a deeper understanding of music:

Each half term a new unit is taught which covers the National Curriculum objectives and allows our children to make meaningful connections.  Across key stage 1 and 2, music is taught for one hour a week, broken into 2x 30-minute lessons. One focuses on music and the other on singing.

Across key stage 1 and 2, music is taught for one hour a week, broken into 2x 30-minute lessons. One focuses on music and the other on singing.

Impact

Our pupils have the opportunity to record their music learning in a variety of ways, which is then recorded in an end of unit video.  Evidence of learning is dependent on the lesson outcome, year group and the knowledge and skills being developed.  It could be in the form of: a performance, discussion, photographs, practising, pupil voice or teacher voice. 

Subject leaders conduct learning walks and pupil interviews to measure the impact of our teaching, based on how much children can remember and how they can articulate what they have learnt.

Subject leaders will meet with their counterparts from other cluster schools half-termly and will moderate the planning, work and monitoring outcomes from their setting to ensure that standards are exceeding the expectations of the National Curriculum.    

Ms Constance Falusi and Miss Gerta Safonova

Music Leads