Kingsmead and Mandeville Primary Schools, Hackney
30 June 2016
Performance with Gayhurst primary School.
LETTER FROM GEORGE BEMAND KINGSMEAD AND MANDEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Dear Mother, dear Mother,
How is everything?
How’s the family?
Dear Mother, dear Mother,
How is everything?
How’s the family?
Thank you for the photograph which brought hope to my empty heart.
Thank you for the photo which brought hope to my empty heart.
It’s hard to witness the horrors of war
I feel like I’m dangling at the end of a rope.
It’s hard to witness the horrors of war
I feel like I’m dangling at the end of a rope.
The sound of war playing, echoes, echoes, echoes in my ears.
It’s so loud I can hardly hear my thoughts.
It’s so loud I can hardly hear my thoughts.
Through the toxic gas we can see flying pigs
Through the toxic gas we can see flying pigs
Crumping with their fiery explosions.
The blood is as bright, the blood is as bright, as your amazing red peppers.
Oh how, oh how I, oh how I long for your lovely cooking
Oh how I, oh how I, jollof rice and your jerk chicken.
Oh how, oh how I, oh how I long for your lovely cooking
Oh how I, oh how I, jollof rice and your jerk chicken.
Please pray for my safe return.
This war must be over soon.
Please pray for my safe return.
This war must be over soon.
Yours longingly
Lieutenant George Bemand
Feeling the real objects, it helped me to think I was in the WW1. Orange Class – Kingsmead Primary School
Putting on the clothes helped us realise how difficult it was to fight in WW1. Cedar Class – Mandeville Primary School
We enjoyed working with others who we’d just met. Mizgin – Mandeville Primary School (about the composition session)
We sang and shared our ideas. It was truly interactive. Khyla – Mandeville Primary School (about the composition session)
Powerful, energetic, absorbing. I felt I was in the Army. Student – Kingsmead Primary School (about the Costumed Interpreter visit)
When we were making the puppets, we learnt to not give up and carry on if we did make a mistake. Leanne – Mandeville Primary School
We enjoyed the singing, Khatwib dying, performing in front of our parents and friends, meeting new people, bonding with other schools. Orange Class – Kingsmead Primary School
When it finally finished, it filled me with pride because we had worked hard throughout the Trench Brothers experience. Hamza – Mandeville Primary School
Singing the song that we made by ourselves was phenomenal. Memet – Mandeville Primary School
There were soldiers dressed up in full WW1 gear. That was exciting! Kojo – Mandeville Primary School
We loved making new friends by being mixed up with other schools in the area in the performance. Yagmur – Mandeville Primary School
One student produced a much higher level of work in English due to their descriptive language which came from the activity. Teacher – Mandeville Primary School (about the Artefacts Handling Session)
It was great to see children work together and have an impact upon a significant element of the performance which raised their aspirations and interest in the project. They were extremely excited and overwhelmed to receive their song as a professional backing track. Teacher – Kingsmead Primary School (about the Composition Session)
The immersive experience and range of creative activities excited the children which was evident in their works, both written and in their performance.
Teacher – Kingsmead Primary School
The resources have been amazing. The children loved all of the sessions, which provided a broad range of learning techniques, and immersed them in the experience. Teacher – Kingsmead Primary School
For me, this has reinforced the need to immerse children in their learning experience and use creative elements to build and develop their skills. Teacher – Kingsmead Primary School
