School Happenings: Harvest Festival & a Cat Walk

  The girls were recently involved in a thanksgiving harvest festival service held at the Northop Hall Presbyterian church.

The service was opened with a song sung by the children and congregation called Look for signs that summers gone. Only certain  year groups could invite their parents as the church could only seat a small number. The Welsh people have a reputation for being able to really sing. I wasn't disappointed, everyone sings with a passion here and I just love it.

Julia second from right of children standing.

Look for signs that summer's done,
Winter's drawing near,
Watch the changing colours come;
Turning of the year.

See the flowers' final blaze                 
In the morning's misty haze,                         

Sophia's class preforming a rap.

Sing a thankful song of praise,
Autumn time is here.

See the fields are bare and brown,
Feel the nights turn cold.
Lamps are early lit in town,
Hunter's moon shines gold.
Thank you, God, for rest and food,
For the Harvest safely stored,         
Sing a song to praise the Lord
As the year grows old.

Julia recited a poem with her class and sang a song. She is still singing it weeks later which is nice. It has a catchy tune ...some of the words are the apples are ripe, the plums are red, now we can stay a little later in bed.

Sophia was apart of a rap with her class. The message/moral that was integrated into the service was...give thanks for a restful time of year approaching, food safely stored and God revealed through nature....recognition of all our plenty and our need to look for and see the needs all around whatever they may be.

A Fashion parade...

As part of a P.T.A fundraiser for a outdoor playground the school signed up for a fashion parade. Outside organisers with a selection of 'top' or 'popular' labels brought clothing in and children were asked to choose from them to model them to the audience. The models were allowed to select their own outfit with the hope that the family members in attendance would want to buy.  I had expected to arrive and then have to dress the girls but they were ushered away and I later saw them on the runway. I was the 'official' photographer for the evening so had a front row seat. I'll let the photos speak for themselves now.

I had to control my laughing as they strolled out. I should have guessed that they would be 'so' in character. Jules in jeans and Holly in a pink dress!