Oaklands School Coopersale School and Normanhurst School take part in music festival
THREE schools joined together for an evening of energetic music and dance.
The Oaktree group comprising Loughton's Oaklands School, Epping's Coopersale School, and Chingford's Normanhurst School all gathered together for the first time to perform a variety of musical pieces including Drop in the Ocean, Doe Ray Mee, and I Can See Clearly Now.
In the first half of the event, held at Chingford Assembly Hall, in Station Road, Chingford, Normanhurst performed a dance routine from West Side Story, Coopersale chose a country and western routine to Cottoneye Joe, while Oakland performed to music by Michael Jackson.
The second half saw all three schools gather together for a large choral arrangement of Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Oaklands headteacher Pam Simmonds said: “The evening was a huge success and great fun for both participants and the audience.”
Oaklands School Pupils Performing
March 2010
Oaklands School, Coopersale Hall school, and Normanhurst School pupils sleep outdoors for the night
THE joy of the great outdoors was on offer when children from three primary schools held an overnight camp.
Year three pupils at Oaklands School, in Loughton, Coopersale Hall school, in Epping, and Normanhurst School, in Chingford, were set the task of putting up their own tents, washing and helping with the breakfast.
They were rewarded with a singing session around the campfire along with toasted marshmellows.
In the morning more challenges awaited including an assault course, bridge-crossing exercise, and minefield puzzle all held in the Oaklands school grounds, in Albion Hill.
Oaklands headteacher Pam Simmonds said: “The event was a team bonding exercise to get the class working together and to give them a bit of a challenge. A lot of them hadn't been away from home before. There were a couple of girls who were homesick but they all loved it. All the parents asked if we'd do it again.”
by Edmund Tobin
Sept 2009