Pupils celebrate the season in style

Chetwynde School has been celebrating the season in style with a series of shows and events in the run up to Christmas.

Pupils from Year 10 penned and performed a new pantomime of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves showcasing it to the school.

Meanwhile Years 3 to 7 teamed up for A Very Merry Chetwynde Christmas with singing, dancing and music and there were two nativities – A Miracle in Town by kindergarten and reception and A Twinkly Nativity by Years 1 and 2.

Katherine Parkinson, who is Head of Faculty for Creative Arts & PE at Chetwynde, said they wanted to give pupils right through the school a chance to get involved in the festive events.

“The Year 10’s pantomime is part of their performing arts GCSE. They have to devise a play, write the script and perform it and we also have a pupil who is on the technical pathway who does all the light and sound for the show.

“At Chetwynde we want to give as many year groups as possible the opportunity to sing, play instruments and perform right from primary through to secondary so they can progress their skills. They have a chance to do Trinity rock and pop exams as well as musical theatre and drama.”

“The primary pupils absolutely loved seeing the Year 10 panto saying it was better than a professional production and they are already inspired about performing their own when they are in secondary.”

She said the children were also enjoying the annual Laps for Lapland fundraiser, which has been taking place in PE lessons with children completing laps of the field to more than 1300 miles in aid of Barrow Foodbank.

In addition to the events in school, Year 6 took their singing voices to the community when they performed carols and Christmas songs at the Roundhouse on Walney and for the residents of Abbey Meadow.

Chetwynde School, which is part of South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust, has announced it will put on two musicals next year with secondary students performing Legally Blonde and the primary pupils starring in Moana.

Year 11 Imogen Jones and Year 9 Derryn Wearing have been selected to share the lead role of Elle while Gray Sutherland is Warner and Damon Schofield will play Emmett in Legally Blonde. Tickets will go on sale in February.

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