Upton Junior School

A massive well done to Alex for passing his first drum kit grading with distinction! 🥳🥳🥳

Alex has worked incredibly hard to achieve this outcome and we are all super proud of him! Well done once again! 😊

We are delighted to announce that Luke passed his grade 4 drums with a high merit! Luke has made outstanding progress since his time with us at Upton Junior School. We would like to wish Luke all the very best when he moves up to secondary school in September 🙂

What a fantastic day we had on Wednesday with our Stormbreak festival. We spent the day focusing on our mental health, moving and having fun! As well as a sunny picnic all together, we took part in our first whole school Stormbreak and became rockstars for the afternoon accompanied by our fantastic band!

More details of the day in the latest newsletter.
If you would like more information about Stormbreak or want to get involved over the summer with your children, you can visit their website

home I stormbreak CIO We aim to improve children’s mental health through movement, equipping them with sustainable, transferable skills and coping strategies to thrive during the complex demands of growth into adult life.

We would like to say a special well done to both Karl and Elliot. Both pupils were presented with the Music Star award by displaying outstanding levels of resilience, adaptability, and progress throughout the academic year.

Karl and Elliot have also recently passed their first piano grading, with Elliot also passing his grade 1 guitar!!!!!

We wish them both the very best when they go to secondary school in September.

Final chance to get raffle tickets, there are some great prizes to be won!

We are very excited to be celebrating our Stormbreak achievements with a festival day next week. Further information will be coming home about this special event🤩

We are incredibly excited to announce that Mrs. Rosie Baxter will be delivering singing lessons from September! Spaces are filling up fast. Please fill out a music application form from either our website or school office to book your child a place.

Mrs Rosie Baxter is an experienced and inspirational singing teacher with over 10+ years experience. After graduating from stage school, Rosie went on tour with a renowned jazz band across the UK, Europe, and Asia.

Rosie motivates her students to reach their goals, explore their talents and grow as confident performers. During lessons you will work on developing vocal range, control, and performance techniques.

Rosie is very excited to join the team at Upton Junior School.

A reminder that it is non-school uniform tomorrow for a donation to The Hamwic Foundation, thank you for your support

PGL update III:

Pupils have enjoyed a lovely roast lunch and are very excited about starting the remaining two activities!

We look forward to seeing you all at 18:30 for pickup 🙂

PGL update II:

All children are currently in Portland completing a collaborative raft building activity!

Everyone is in high spirts and throughly enjoying the occasion 🙂

PGL update:

Everyone has settled in really well 🙂

We are are about to start the first activity of the day. The sun is shining and everyone is having a great time!

More updates to follow.

Reminder:
Year 6 Leavers Photo's tomorrow ☺️

This week we are extremely pleased and proud to have logged our 500th Stormbreak! 🎉
A Stormbreak is a mentally healthy movement opportunity that focuses on one of the following mental health concepts: resilience, relationships, self-care, self-worth and hope and optimism.
Stormbreaks give our pupils and staff the opportunity to stop during the day and put mental health and well-being first.

Watch this space for exciting news on how we plan to celebrate our milestone achievement!

home I stormbreak CIO We aim to improve children’s mental health through movement, equipping them with sustainable, transferable skills and coping strategies to thrive during the complex demands of growth into adult life.

We are delighted to announce that Ksawery has passed his ABRSM grade 1 violin with flying colours! Ksawery has made outstanding progress since his time with us at Upton Junior School. We would like to wish Ksawery all the very best when he moves up to secondary school in September 🙂

If you would like your child to learn an instrument, please contact our office team on 01202 622649 for more details.

A group of year 5 pupils from Upton Junior School attended a Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra concert, ‘Sea Stories’, at the Lighthouse, Poole. Pupils got to play alongside the orchestra, performing various vocal melodies, Makaton signs, and percussive rhythms. Great fun was had throughout!

A big well done to everyone involved and we look forward to repeating this trip next year!

We are delighted to announce that Luke has passed his grade 3 drum kit exam with a high merit. Luke’s progress, commitment and enjoyment of music is typical of all music students at Upton Junior School. We look forward to sharing future successes with other students.

If you would like your child to learn an instrument, please contact our office team on 01202 622649 for more details.

We are delighted to announce that our Summer Concert is scheduled to take place on Thursday 13th June in our school hall! Details regarding timings will be released nearer the time. We look forward to seeing you all there!

The Super Hiljemark Bros.

A massive well done to both Karl and Isaac for passing their recent music gradings with flying colours!

Karl Hiljemark – initial piano with merit.
Isaac Hiljemark – grade 2 drums with merit.

Both pupils have worked incredibly hard to achieve this outcome and we are all super proud of them! Well done once again!

Reminder - Break the Rules Day tomorrow!

REMINDER:
Tuesday 19th March – CLASS PHOTOS – All children will need to be in school uniform, if your child is having PE they can bring trainers in with them to change into.

A reminder that it is non-uniform day tomorrow in exchange for an Easter Egg 🐣

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We are incredibly excited to announce the arrival of two new peripatetic music teachers. Mr. Mark Potter will offer lessons on electric guitar, electric bass guitar, and Ukulele, while Mrs. Rosie Baxter will be delivering singing lessons!

Both Mr Mark Potter and Mrs Baxter are set to begin teaching on Monday. They both have spaces available, though they are filling up fast. Please fill out a music application form from either our website or school office to book your child a place.

Mr Mark Potter has been teaching guitar professionally for nearly fourteen years, and has industry experience in both live performance and studio session work.

Since graduating from Glamorgan University, Mark has built up a successful track record of helping students reach their musical goals. Lessons are tailored to help each student gain confidence and build technical proficiency on their instrument.

Mark is looking forward to sharing his experience and expertise with students at Upton Junior School.

Mrs Rosie Baxter is a well experienced and inspirational singing teacher with over 10+ years experience. After graduating from stage school, Rosie went on tour with a renowned jazz band across the UK, Europe, and Asia.

Rosie motivates her students to reach their goals, explore their talents and grow as confident performers. During lessons you will work on developing vocal range, control, and performance techniques.

Rosie is very excited to join the team at Upton Junior School.

Please join us in congratulating the following pupils, who have recently passed their music gradings with flying colours!

Laila – Debut ukulele with distinction
Rose – Initial piano with distinction
Ella – Initial piano with distinction
Jessica – Debut piano with distinction
Grace – Debut ukulele with merit
Lewis – Grade 1 drum kit with merit

As a Music Mark School, we are incredibly proud of all pupils who engage with our music provisions. We look forward to celebrating their successes with you soon!

Dorset Goes WILD has teamed up with Bournemouth Writing Festival and Hengistbury Head Writers' Group, for an exciting nature-themed writing competition, open to all Primary and Secondary Schools, plus Home-Educated Children in Dorset.

Full details can be found on the link below.

School and Home-Ed Competition | Bournemouth Writing Festival Nature-themed competition for schools and home-educated children with Dorset Goes WILD and Hengistbury Head Writers Group