The children were very lucky last week when we had an exciting musical visitor in school. Ollie Timner used to be a member of the famous rhythm group called Stomp and he now runs class workshops with children teaching and playing a variety of different musical styles and genres.

Each Key Stage 2 class had a group session where they got to play a range of Samba instruments and compose and create large compositions as a class. The children had opportunities to try all of the instruments and perform together for an extended amount of time.

Early Years and Key Stage 1 went to a Body Percussion workshops where they learned a range of rhythmic patterns using different parts of their bodies. 

The children were enthusiastic and engaged really well with Ollie. He was inspiring and made the sessions lively and a lot of fun. We are hoping to be able to have the opportunity to be able to work with Ollie again soon!

On Friday 13th October, thirty three children from Year 4 took part in the Level 1 Bikeability Training.
The training helped the children to control their bike in an off-road environment and develop
balance and agility before they move on to developing on-road skills at Level 2 in Year 5/6.
During Level 1 Bikeability training, the children worked towards the following outcomes:
• Fit your own helmet.
• Carry out a simple bike check.
• Get on your bike, start cycling, then stop and get off.
• Ride your bike using the gears.
• Make your bike go where you want it to, including moving around objects safely.
• Control the bike with one hand.
• Stop quickly if you need to.
• Look all around you when you’re riding, including behind, without wobbling.
All the children worked really hard and the Bikeability instructors said that they were a credit to AJS.
Well done to those that took part.