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School NewsSPRING TERM 2010 Kung Hei Fat Choi - Happy Chinese New Year Nursery children have been celebrating the Year of the Tiger. In music with Miss Griggs they performed a dragon dance played with percussion instruments. Mrs Hung kindly came in to give a talk to nursery and brought in an array of chinese produce to share with the children. James Hung who is in our younger nursery blue group was very proud to share his chinese customs with his friends. These have included eating noodles, making a wishing tree and making chinese lanterns.
Form 5 enjoy percussion workshop After a snowy start to term, throughout which school remained open for those who could make the journey; pupils have now settled in again to busy routines of study, sport, music and extra-curricular activities. In sport many of the matches planned earlier for the term and cancelled due to snow have been rearranged and the football pitches have been full of activity over the last two weeks. Results are posted on a link from our fixtures page if you would like to follow our progress. The netball team are playing well in the Solihull Netball Hi5 League and won 9-0 against Sharmans Cross earlier this week. (3rd Feb). Form 6 pupils have been busy visiting schools to sit their 11+ examinations, with some invited back for scholarship interviews. We look forward to hearing more about their offers shortly. Two mini musical moments concerts have been held so far this term. These are opportunities for pupils learning instruments to perform in front of a small audience of parents and have the experience of performing before they move on to taking grade examinations. For the first time we held a musical moments for Form 2 pupils, some of whom started to learn their instrument at the beginning of September. It is encouraging to see so many of the pre-prep children taking up instrumental tuition. We have also formed a beginners strings group which include our Form One violinists (aged 5 and 6 years).
The new music room is proving a valuable addition to the school's teaching facilities. We recently welcomed Matthew Spall who gave a percussion demonstration to our Form 5 pupils. He ran a workshop where pupils learnt to use their bodies as a percussion instrument and explored different rhythms. A few of the Form 5 children are learning percussion already and Miss Griggs is hoping to have a drum teacher in school in the near future. This will add to the wide range of instruments and singing tuition already available.
AUTUMN TERM 2009 TOY APPEAL FOR BIRMINGHAM CITY MISSION
HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION The hotly contested House Music Competition took place on the last day before half-term. The Saxons started a few points ahead after the auditions but the Angles sang and played extremely well to snatch victory by a few points and deservedly retained the cup for the second year running. Pianist and piano teacher, Mr David McWilliam was our adjudicator for the day. He was extremely impressed at the sing-off between Form 2 and then Forms 3 to 6 and commented on the children's clear diction and expression. He was also very complimentary about the high standard of our soloists. Pupils auditioned in three categories - Beginners (pupils who have not yet taken Grade 1), Intermediate (Grades 1 & 2) and Advanced (Grade 3 and above). Congratulations to all who put themselves forward. Parents and pupils were entertained with performances on the piano, guitar, saxophone, violin, flute and trombone. As well as our first performance on drums by Herbie and a beautiful rendition of Truly Scrumptious by Form 5 pupils Georgia and Jessica. Thanks go to Miss Griggs and all the peripatetic staff for their support and hard work in teaching the children.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Thank you to everyone for their generous gifts of food for our harvest festival services. The children sang beautifully and have obviously been practising hard with Miss Griggs. The Upper School Music and Drama Club and Lower School LAMDA Club both performed a short piece in their respective services. Mr John Platt, Youthwork Co-ordinator at Birmingham City Mission came along to tell pupils more about the work of the BCM, which is our chosen charity for this school year. He was most impressed at the generous food parcels which will help with the good work that the BCM are doing in the city. Food was also taken to Brookvale Day Centre for the Elderly and some of our Form 2 pupils gave a harvest recital.
Pupils enjoy new facilities
Lunch time has a new look at Eversfield. The new servery and dining room extension has meant that the children are able to eat earlier and have more choice. The new salad bar is a permanent fixture and in addition there is a hot choice each day.
Built adjacent to the existing Art Studio, the Design and Technology Room is in full use this term and is proving an invaluable space. Form 2 are currently studying the work of Wassily Kandinsky in textiles and Form 5 are designing and making their own clock.
The music block is now complete and lessons will move from the existing music room shortly.
To view the School News for Summer Term 2009, please click here. To view the School News for Spring Term 2009, please click here.
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Here are some of our talented soloists. 
The winners! 
Upper School Music and Drama Club performers 
Lower School LAMDA members 
School Officials help load up food with John Platt from Birmingham City Mission. 
