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THE ARTS AT FOUNDATION STAGE
Children’s creative, expressive and physical development is closely linked with all aspects of their learning. Children should be given opportunities to explore and share their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of: art and design, music, movement, dance, dramatic and role-play activities. Through taking part in a range of well-planned activities, children’s fine and gross motor skills will develop, they will gain confidence in what they can do and this will help build their self-esteem.
THE ARTS AT KEY STAGE 1 AND KEY STAGE 2
This Area of Learning comprises the subjects of Art and Design, Drama and Music. It provides rich opportunities for developing creativity, allowing children to express their ideas, feelings and interpretations of the world through pictures, sound, drama and dance.
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Oakgrove's Voices Choir

Oakgrove's Voices is an ‘all inclusive’ Key Stage 2 choir, so anyone who LOVES music and singing can join.😊
We are excited for the year ahead and can't wait to begin working on our repertoire for the numerous choral events we will participate in this year !
Bring The Noise!

The BBC have created a wonderful website to support both pupils and teachers to develop their music skills.
Click on the 'Bring the Noise' Link and explore the fantastic activities, games and ideas!
'Listen & Create!'

Working Creatively with Sound - Musical Composition ~ Useful Links for Teachers:
Foundation Stage
Listening & Responding to Music Ideas 1
Listening & Responding to Music Ideas 2
KS1
Listening & Responding to Music Ideas
KS2
Listening & Responding to Music Ideas
Drama Improvisation Ideas ~ Useful Links for Teachers:
Foundation Stage
KS1
KS2
Drama for All Ages
Foundation Stage:
Play is the essence of drama and when children play, drama happens. Children learn naturally by acting out roles as parents and as other people from their community. They come to school having explored a range of role-play situations and these experiences need to be extended during dramatic play to allow them to express their own thoughts, ideas, feelings and concerns. The situations can be enhanced and stimulated by providing children with clothes and props such as hats, cloaks, glasses, a walking stick or a telephone. Puppets can also help children to act out scenarios and stories.
As pupils progress through the Foundation Stage they should be enabled to:
- co-operate during role-play, negotiate roles, agree rules and act out scenarios;
- express thoughts, ideas, feelings and imagination with confidence in a range of dramatic contexts using verbal and non-verbal language;
- adopt and sustain a role.
Drama in Foundation Stage will involve:
- Role play in the home corner / the vets / the dentist etc;
- Puppet play;
- Retelling / acting out a familiar story and changing tone for voice for each character e.g. Little Red Riding Hood;
- Entering into an imaginary world for example, travelling in a spaceship, visiting a beach in winter, going through an imaginary door into the Queen of Hearts garden, playing in the Selfish Giant’s garden, going on a bear hunt;
- Enjoying and co-operating in games, for example, ‘Who am I ?’, mirror images, charades, grandmother’s footsteps, musical statues, fruit salad bowl, number shapes, group alphabet, sculptor and the sculpture;
- developing facial expressions through feelings cards
Links to support the teaching of Drama in Foundation Stage:
- N.Ireland Curriculum ~ Drama in Foundation Stage
- Early Learning HQ - EYFS & KS 1
- Teaching Drama - Drama Resource
- Drama Games for 5 year Olds
Key Stage 1:
During Key Stages 1 and 2, children will begin to refine their skills of understanding and analyse, compare and discuss their feelings with others. Their observation skills will become more structured in script work and polished improvisation. Vocal and movement skills will become more sophisticated in terms of audience and evaluation skills will become more focussed on negotiation, co-operation and sharing.
As pupils progress through the KS1 they should be enabled to:
- Develop their understanding of the world by engaging in a range of creative and imaginative role-play situations on their own and with others, and responding in role to the dramatic play of others and to teachers in role;
- Develop a range of drama strategies including freeze frame, tableau and hot seating;
- Develop dramatic skills appropriate to audience, context, purpose and task by using simple props to suggest character, and by using symbols and images to develop action and make meaning.
Drama in KS1 will involve:
- Creating situations in an imaginative way on their own and with others, e.g. building snowmen at the North Pole or looking for butterflies in a secret garden
- Responding in role to the dramatic play of others and to the teacher in role e.g. pupil in role as car driver who has had an accident responds politely to the questions of the teacher as a policeman
- Using a simple prop to suggest character or action, for example, using a crown to suggest a king and a chair to suggest a throne or a pencil to suggest a flute and a ruler to suggest a baton to conduct music
- Participating in dramatic activity and sharing ideas with others, for example, taking part in a group activity where someone has lost their purse or wallet and needs help to find it
- Taking on a role and working with others in an imaginary context e.g. taking on the role of space travellers encountering aliens
- Using symbols and images to make meaning, for example, using a fist to suggest anger, a torch to suggest it is dark
Links to support the teaching of Drama in Key Stage 1:
- N.Ireland Curriculum ~ The Arts » Key Stage 1 Drama
- Drama Resources for KS1
- Drama Games for Kids
- Drama - KS1 Speaking Primary Resources - Twinkl
- Drama Warms Ups & Circle Games
- Creative Drama Lessons (childdrama.com)
- Drama Toolkit~ A-Z Drama Games
- Arts on the Move ~ Drama in KS1
Key Stage 2:
During Key Stages 1 and 2, children will begin to refine their skills of understanding and analyse, compare and discuss their feelings with others. Their observation skills will become more structured in script work and polished improvisation. Vocal and movement skills will become more sophisticated in terms of audience and evaluation skills will become more focussed on negotiation, co-operation and sharing.
As pupils progress through the KS2 they should be enabled to:
- develop their understanding of the world by engaging in a range of creative and imaginative role-play situations
- Begin to explore their own and others’ feelings about issues, and by negotiating situations both in and out of role
- Develop a range of drama strategies including freeze frame, tableau, hot seating, thought tracking and conscience
- Develop dramatic skills appropriate to audience, context, purpose and task by exploring voice, movement, gesture and facial expression through basic exploration of a specific role, and by structuring dramatic activity to make meaning clear for a chosen audience.
Drama in KS1 will involve:
- Exploring issues creatively through use of drama, for example, exploring the theme of family relationships using a story from a book or a cartoon
- Explore voice, movement, gesture and facial expression through basic exploration of a specific role e.g., taking on the role of Willie Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory;
- Structuring dramatic activity to make meaning clear to a chosen audience e.g. using a series of freeze frames to present a short chat show interview for the class;
- Using drama to begin to explore their own and others’ feeling about issues e.g. the bully in a bullying incident;
- Negotiating situations, in and out of role e.g. exploring the implications of debating the siting of a refuse disposal plant with children in role as lawyers, councillors, town planners and members of the public.
Links to support the teaching of Drama in Key Stage 2:
Warm ups:
- Use feeling cards —act out feelings and class guess
- Use prompt cards— characters / jobs / what am I doing etc - act out and class guess
- Charades
- In groups use bodies to create shapes ( timed activity)
- N.Ireland Curriculum~ The Arts - Drama in KS2
- Drama Games for Kids
- Playscripts
- KS2 Drama Lesson Ideas
- Drama Games for Kids
- Drama Toolkit KS2
- Arts on the move - Primary Drama Lessons
- The use of Drama in KS1& 2
- Drama Resource
- Kensuke's Kingdom Drama Activities Pack - KS2 Drama Resources
P7 Choir Members singing at The Pink Ladies 'Celebration of Life' Concert in the Guildhall
Pink ladies concert 2017
Pink ladies concert
Peace Proms Concert 2018







Peace Proms 2018
This is Where We Belong by Paul Casey
These are the walls that keep us.. sheltered This is the place were we belong
So many days so many stories Learning of life and be-yond
For the friends we’ve made are forever and the roots we‘ve planted are strong
This is where we belong
This is the place we come to-gether This is the place we fi...ght for
No one’s preferred ov-er another And for our friends we stand tall
For our history is wha..t has made us And our future is how we get along
This is where we belong Oakgrove is where we belong
Divided we can be bea-ten United we can be strong
This where we belong
This is our space... this is our hope…this is our future …
This is where we.. belong ( x4)
Oakgrove Oakgrove
Peaceproms - Disney Medley

PEACEPROMS 2017 - Disney Medley Lyrics
Moana: How far I'll go
I’ve been star-ing at the edge of the water, Long as I can remember,
Never really knowing why.
I wish I could be the perfect daughter, But I come back to the water
no matter how hard I try.
Ev’ry turn I take, ev’ry trail I track, ev’ry path I take, ev’ry road leads back
To the place I know, where I can-not go, where I long to be.
See the light as it shines on the sea, It’s blinding,
But no-one knows, how deep it goes.
And it’s seems like it’s calling out to me, So come find me,
And let me know,
What’s be-yond that line, will I cross that line?
The line where the sky meets the sea, It calls me,
And no-one knows, how far it goes.
If the wind in my sail on the sea stays be-hind me,
One day I’ll know, how far I’ll go.
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Zootopia: Try Everthing
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Try ev’rything, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Try ev’rything,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Try ev’rything,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. I won’t give up, no I won’t give in ‘till I reach the end and then I’ll start a-gain. No I won’t leave, I want to try ev’rything, I want to try even though I could fail.
I won’t give up, no I won’t give in ‘till I reach the end and then I’ll start a-gain.
No I won’t leave, I want to try ev’rything, I want to try even though I could fail.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Try ev’rything, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Try ev’rything,
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Try ev’rything, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Trolls: Get back up Again
Looking up at a sunny sky, so shiny and blue and there's a butterfly
Well, isn't that a super fantastic sign It's going to be a super fantastic day
Such marvelousness It's gonna bring got a pocket full of songs that I'm gonna sing
And I'm ready to take on anything Hooray!
Some super fun surprise around each corner
Just riding on a rainbow, I'm gonna be okay
Hey!
I'm not giving up today There's nothing getting in my way
And if you knock knock me over I will get back up again
If something goes a little wrong Well you can go ahead and bring it on
'Cause if you knock knock me over, I will get back up again
Whoa oh oh oh, get back up again, whoa oh oh oh oh oh
I'm marching along I got confidence I'm cooler than a pack of peppermints
And I haven't been this excited since
I can't remember when!
I'm off on this remarkable adventure Just riding on a rainbow
What if it's all a big mistake What if it's more than I can take
No I can't think that way 'cause I know that
I'm really really really gonna be okay
Hey!
I'm not giving up today There's nothing getting in my way
And if you knock knock me over I will get back up again
If something goes a little wrong Well you can go ahead and bring it on
'Cause if you knock knock me over, I will get back up again
Whoa oh oh oh, get back up again, whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Whoa oh oh oh, get back up again, whoa oh oh oh oh oh
And if you knock knock me over, you knock knock me over
I will get back up again
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Move Your Feet (Trolls)
Ev’rybody move your hair and feel united oh oh oh,
Ev’rybody shake your hair and feel united oh oh oh, Yeah!
Ev’rybody’s comin’ to the celebration,
I’mma hook you up with the invitation.
Let your hair swing and party with me,
No bad vibes just love you’ll see.
Do the D A N C E One Two Three Four fight,
Stick to the B E A T get ready to ignite.
You are such a P Y T catching all the lights,
Just easy as A B C that’s how you make it right.
Ah it ain’t hard out here when you’re doin’ it right,
Put a smile on blast, that’s the Troll life.
And I’m here to help you through it, Come on Smidge I know you can do it.
Don’t stop, don’t stop, don’t stop the beat,
I can’t stop, can’t stop, I can’t stop the beat.
Don’t stop, don’t stop, don’t stop the beat, I can’t stop, can’t stop, I can’t stop the beat.
I won’t stop, won’t stop the beat, no!
Ev’rybody move your hair and feel united oh oh oh,
Ev’rybody shake your hair and feel united oh oh oh, Yeah!
Disney Medley
DISNEY MEDLEY MOVES
REACH
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REACH
When the world leaves you feelin’ blue,
you can count on me I will be there for you.
When it seems all your hopes and dreams,
are a million miles away, I will reassure you.
We’ve got to all stick together, good friends are there for each other,
ne-ver ever forget that I’ve got you and you’ve got me.
So reach for the stars, Climb ev’ry mount-ain higher,
Reach for the stars Follow your heart’s desire.
Reach for the stars And when that rainbow’s shining over you,
That’s when your dreams will all come true.
There’s a place waiting just for you,
it’s a special place where your dreams all come true.
Fly away, swim the ocean blue,
drive that open road leave the past behind you.
Don’t stop gotta keep movin’, Your hopes gotta keep building,
Never ever for-get that I’ve got you and you’ve got me.
So reach for the stars, Climb ev’ry mount-ain higher,
Reach for the stars. Follow your heart’s desire.
Reach for the stars And when that rainbow’s shining over you,
That’s when your dreams will all come true.
Don’t believe in all that you’ve been told,
the sky’s the limit, you can reach your goal.
No-one knows just what the future holds,
there ain’t nothing you can’t be
There’s a whole world at your feet,
I said reach, climb ev’ry mountain,
Reach, reach for the moon,
Reach, follow that rain-bow,
And your dreams can all come true.
Reach for the stars, Climb ev’ry mount-ain higher,
Reach for the stars. Follow your heart’s desire.
Reach for the stars And when that rainbow’s shining over you,
That’s when your dreams will all come true.
So reach for the stars, Climb ev’ry mount-ain higher,
Reach for the stars Follow your heart’s desire.
Reach for the stars And when that rainbow’s shining over you,
That’s when your dreams will all come true.
REACH
REACH DANCE MOVES
Peaceproms - Hairspray Medley Lyrics
Good Morning Baltimore
Oh, oh, oh woke up today feeling the way I always do
Oh, oh, oh, hungry for some-thing that I can’t eat, then I hear that beat.
That rhythm up-town, starts calling me down,
it’s like a message from high above.
Oh, oh, oh, pulling me out to the smiles and the streets that I love.
Good morning Baltimore, ev’ry day’s like an open door,
Ev’ry night's like a fantasy, ev’ry sound’s like a symphony.
Good morning Baltimore, and some day when I take to the floor,
The world’s gonna wake up and see, Baltimore and me.
I love you Baltimore, ev’ry day’s like an open door
Ev’ry night's like a fantasy, ev’ry sound’s like a symphony.
And I promise Baltimore, that some day when I take to the floor,
The world’s gonna wake up and see,
gonna wake up and se---e,
Baltimore and me, Baltimore and me, Baltimore and m--e.
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Nicest Kids In Town
So ev’ry afternoon when the clock strikes four,
A crazy bunch of kids crash through that door, yeah,
So they throw off their coats and leave the squares behind,
And then they shake it, shake it, shake it like they’re losing their minds,
You’ll never see them frown ‘cause they’re the nicest kids in town.
So ev’ry afternoon drop ev’rything,
Who needs to read and write when you can da-nce and sing.
Forget about your algebra and calculus,
You can always do your homework on the morning bus,
Can’t tell a verb from a noun, They’re the nicest kids in.............
You Can’t Stop The Beat
You can’t stop today as it comes speeding down the track,
child! Yesterday is hist’ry and it’s never coming back.
‘Cause tomorrow is a brand new day and it don’t know white from black.
‘Cause the world keeps spinning round and round,
And my heart’s keeping time to the speed of sound,
I was lost ‘till I heard the drums, then I found my way,
‘Cause you can’t stop the beat.
Ever since we first saw the sun, no matter what it’s nice to shimmy when the day is done,
And now I’m gonna shake and shimmy it and have some fun to-day.
‘Cause you can’t stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above
They can try to stop the paradise we’re dreaming of,
But they cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay.
‘Cause, you can’t stop the beat.
INSTRUMENTAL
Oh, oh, oh you can’t stop today as it comes speeding down the track,
child! Yesterday is hist’ry and it’s never coming back.
‘Cause tomorrow is a brand new day and it don’t know white from black.
‘Cause the world keeps spinning round and round,
And my heart’s keeping time to the speed of sound,
I was lost ‘till I heard the drums, then I found my way,
‘Cause you can’t stop the beat.
Ever since we first saw the sun no matter what it’s nice to shimmy when the day is done,
And now I’m gonna shake and shimmy it and have some fun to-day.
‘Cause you can’t stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above
They can try to stop the paradise we’re dreaming of,
But they cannot stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay.
‘Cause you can’t stop the beat.
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
Ever since we first saw the sun no matter what it’s nice to shimmy when the day is done,
And now I’m gonna shake and shimmy it and have some fun to-day.
You can’t stop the motion of the ocean or the rain from above
They can try to stop the paradise we’re dreaming of,
But they can-not stop the rhythm of two hearts in love to stay.
You can’t stop the beat, You can’t stop the beat, You can’t stop the beat.
Hairspray Medley
HAIRSPRAY MOVES
Peaceproms - Blame it on the Boogie -Jackson 5

Peaceproms - Blame it on the Boogie
Blame It On The Boogie
My baby’s always dancin’ And it wouldn’t be a bad thing
But I don’t get no lovin’ And that’s no lie
We spent the night in Frisco At every kind of disco
From that night I kissed our love goodbye
Don’t blame it on the sunshine Don’t blame it on the moonlight
Don’t blame it on good times Blame it on the boogie
Don’t you blame it on sunshine Don’t blame it on moonlight
Don’t blame it on good time Blame it on the boogie
I just can’t, I just can’t I just can’t control my feet
I just can’t, I just can’t I just can’t control my feet
I just can’t, I just can’t I just can’t control my feet
I just can’t, I just can’t I just can’t control my feet
sunshine Don’t blame it on the moonlight
Don’t blame it on good times Blame it on the boogie
Don’t you blame it on sunshine Don’t blame it on moonlight
Don’t blame it on good time Blame it on the boogie
Sunshine Don’t blame it on the moonlight
Don’t blame it on good times Blame it on the boogie
Don’t you blame it on sunshine Don’t blame it on moonlight
Don’t blame it on good time Blame it on the boogie
Blame it on the Boogie
POP Medley

POP Medley
POP MEDLEY
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
We’re a thousand miles from comfort,
We have travelled land and sea,
But as long as you are with me,
There’s no place I’d rather be.
With ev’ry step we take, Kyoto to the Bay,
Strolling so casu’lly,
We’re diff’rent and the same, gave you another name,
Switch off the batteries.
If you gave me a chance I would take it,
It’s a shot in the dark but I’ll make it,
Know with all of your heart you can’t shame me,
When I am with you there’s no place I’d rather be.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no place I’d rather be,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no place I’d rather be,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no place I’d rather be,
When I am with you there’s no place I’d rather be.
Chained To The Rhythm – Katy Perry
Are we crazy? Living our lives through a lens,
Trapped in our white picket fence, like ornaments.
So comf’table we’re living in a bubble, bubble,
So comf’table we cannot see the trouble, trouble.
Turn it up it’s your fa’vrite song
Dance, dance, dance dance all day long.
Turn it up, keep it on repeat,
Dance dance dance get on your feet .
Now! Yeah, we think we’re free,
Think, why can’t we see.
We’re all chained to the rhythm, to the rhythm, to the rhythm,
Turn it up it’s your fa’vrite song
Dance, dance, dance dance all day long.
Turn it up keep it on repeat,
Dance dance dance get on your feet
Now! Yeah, we think we’re free,
Think, why can’t we see.
We’re all chained to the rhythm, to the rhythm, to the rhythm,
On Top Of The World – Imagine Dragon
If you love somebody,
Better tell them while they’re here ‘cause,
They may just run a-way from you.
You’ll never know quite when well,
There again it just depends on,
How long a time is left for you.
I’ve had the highest mountains,
I’ve had the deepest rivers,
You can have it all but life keeps moving.
I take it in but don’t look down,
‘Cause I’m on top of the world eh,
I’m on top of the world eh,
Been waiting on this for a while now,
Paying my dues to the dirt.
I’ve been waiting to smile eh,
Been holding it in for a while eh,
Take you with me if I can,
Been dreaming of this since a child.
And I know it’s hard when you’re falling down
And it’s a long way up when you hit the ground,
But get up now, get up, Get up now.
And I know it’s hard when you’re falling down
And it’s a long way up when you hit the ground,
But get up now, get up,
Get up now.
‘Cause I’m on top of the world eh,
I’m on top of the world eh,
Been waiting on this for a while now,
Paying my dues to the dirt.
I’ve been waiting to smile eh,
Been holding it in for a while eh,
Take you with me if I can,
Been dreaming of this since a child.
I’m on top of the world.
Hurricane – The Vamps
Rolled out of bed today and I feel brand new,
And I cannot explain so let me show you.
I feel alive and I’m gonna let me let it show,
Try Keep me down I’m a full hot air balloon,
I’m gonna take this in my stride.
I’m feelin’ tip top, I’m not gon-na stop tappin’ my shoes hey!
I ain’t got a clue, got nothin’ to lose, So wa-tch me move.
It’s a brand new da-a-a-a-a-a-a-y,
I’m a hit you like a hurrica-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ne. Hey!
Woah, woah. Woah, woah.
I’m feelin’ tip top, I’m not gonna stop tappin’ my shoes
I ain’t got a clue, got nothin’ to lose, So wa-tch me move.
I’m feelin’ tip top, I’m not gonna stop tappin’ my shoes
I ain’t got a clue, got nothin to lose with you.
I’m feelin’ tip top, I’m not gonna stop tappin’ my shoes hey!
I ain’t got a clue, got nothin’ to lose,
so wa-tch me move.
It’s a brand new da-a-a-a-a-a-a-y,
I’m a hit you like a hurrica-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ne.
I’m feel-in’ tip top,
I’m not gonna stop tappin’ my shoes hey!
I ain’t got a clue, got nothin’ to lose,
So wa-tch me move.
It’s a brand new da-a-a-a-a-a-a-y,
I’m a hit you like a hurrica-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ne.
POP Medley
POP MEDLEY MOVES
Art & Design




Lilliput Theatre Company entertain P5!
Instrumentalists
Developing Drawing Skills with Illustrator PJ Lynch
Quilling




Composition in P6
Drama at Oakgrove
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark By P5A ~ 2105
The Owl who was afraid of the dark P5A~ 2016
Creative & Expressive News
Creative Arts at Oakgrove



























































Oakgrove's Voices sing 'We Belong' composed by local singer / song writer Paul Casey
WELB Orchestra Concert
WELB Orchestra entertained all the children of Oakgrove IPSN with 2 concerts on Thursday 18th December. They educated the children about the instruments they used and had everyone singing along with the performances. It was a wonderful experience.
Recorder Septet in 4 part harmony
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