The Barnet Dance Festival
The Barnet Dance Festival was yet again a spectacular event and a marvellous opportunity for Holly Park children to perform in a proper theatre, on a stage in front of an audience of 500 people. Approximately 70 Barnet school take part across several nights with over 1,000 children participating. The Y5 children did Holly Park proud. They were just amazing and their dance was very polished and looked very professional. They looked very smart too. They danced to a ‘Sky Full of Stars’ Thanks go to Miss Stewart and particularly to Miss Yiannaki for training the children so well.
VE Day – 80th Anniversary Celebrations
We celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day with an assembly where we discussed what it was and why we were celebrating it. Some Year 6 children told us all about what life had been like in WW2 – they were very impressive with the knowledge they had retained from this topic in the Autumn term. We talked about Winston Churchill and his speech. We talked about the Royal family on the balcony at Buckingham Palace. We talked about the celebrations on VE Day and why they were so special.
I shared a photograph of a friend (who was best man at my wedding and is now 88 years old) who remembers VE Day celebrations well and celebrated in Trafalgar Square. Ethan in Y6 shared a letter, photograph and WW2 medal from a relative involved in liberating France. We also talked about why peace is so important. Children had further lessons or discussions in class.
The children and staff came dressed in red, white and blue. Everyone had a special street party lunch outside under union flag bunting. It was most enjoyable and very exciting. The children really enjoyed the experience.
