{"id":819,"date":"2017-05-17T10:38:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T10:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/?p=819"},"modified":"2017-05-17T10:38:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T10:38:52","slug":"monteagle-primary-school-group-1-barking-and-dagenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/legacytrenchbrothers\/monteagle-primary-school-group-1-barking-and-dagenham\/","title":{"rendered":"Monteagle Primary School, Group 1, Barking and Dagenham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">19 September &#8211; 30 November\u00a02016<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/217807878\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Trench Brothers Letter Song - Monteagle Primary School - Autumn Term 2016\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/217808170\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Trench Brothers Letter Song - Monteagle Primary School - Autumn Term 2016 v2\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h6><strong>LETTER FROM HERBERT MORRIS \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0MONTEAGLE\u00a0PRIMARY SCHOOL<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Dear Mother,<\/p>\n<p>Oh, how I long to receive your letters!<\/p>\n<p>I miss your sweet, sweet laugh.<\/p>\n<p>And your fried dumplings and sweet plantain!<\/p>\n<p>I miss playing in the yellow sand with the sun shining above, shining above.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I was once your little boy, but no more.<\/p>\n<p>My eyes are opened wide and I\u2019m no longer an innocent.<\/p>\n<p>My thoughts are lost like a lone ship<\/p>\n<p>With no hope of rescue or refuge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I cannot go on for much longer<\/p>\n<p>It feels like a restless dream.<\/p>\n<p>Shells, rifles and screams are the only sounds I hear.<\/p>\n<p>Bullets pour down like a shower of death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I cannot go on for much longer<\/p>\n<p>It feels like a restless dream.<\/p>\n<p>Shells, rifles and screams are the only sounds I hear.<\/p>\n<p>How can I escape this nightmare?<\/p>\n<p>War has turned me mad with terror<\/p>\n<p>I cannot bear this living nightmare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am overwhelmed by darkness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oh mother, what am I to do?<\/p>\n<p>Running is the only way out,<\/p>\n<p>The only way out x3<\/p>\n<p>Way out x 3.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One day you will see me again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am so sorry\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I am so sorry\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Herbert Morris<\/p>\n<p>Herbert Morris<\/p>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Andre - Artefact Handling Workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I learnt that some of the people that went to war were very frightened and they knew what it was going to be like but they had to be strong.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Alex - Costumed Interpreter Visit<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>We learned about those soldiers affected by war. Getting to act out roles of soldiers in the trenches. Holding a badge that was from World War One. It was interesting seeing what the soldier&#8217;s in the Indian army wore. We enjoyed the role playing and marching we were involved in.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Edana - Composition Workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>Making the song, the singing, creating the tune\/melody, part of my letter was used and it was very creative and unstructured, and the teachers listened to our ideas.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Sarah - Puppet-making Workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>What I learnt from this activity is that you can make a puppet from every day objects and I was amazed about that I couldn&#8217;t believe that everyday objects turn into amazing puppets.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Staff Evaluation<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>Children got opportunities to work with a number of professionals in the art world to be a part of something very special. This project helped visualise the context topic for the children in a way that we couldn&#8217;t have asked for.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Alex - Composition Workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>It is hard to make music and write a song. We learned what a composer is and their role and learned some good singing techniques from the session.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Maryam - Puppet-making workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I learnt that you really don&#8217;t have to go to the shop and buy things and some things you can make with the things in your house.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Staff Evaluation<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>One boy never speaks about what he has done at home. His mother said that he couldn&#8217;t stop talking about how much he has learned and who came in to work with them.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Emily - Artefact Handling Workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>What I learned from this activity is that soldiers had a life I could not imagine possible! It seemed like a terrible life, seriously how could you survive things like that?!?<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Sabba - Composition Workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>[I learned] how to make our song come to life using emotions and feelings.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Aisha - Costumed Interpreter Visit<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>I learnt that you can get disease in the trenches and they would have to get injections in their arms.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Alioune - Artefact Handling Workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>The best thing about the activity was the weapons they used and we got to hold the actual weapons in our hands. There were a rifle, a sword to put on your rifle there were grenades.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Dami - Puppet-making Workshop<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>[We learned that] every soldier had the same outfit, nearly every [BWIR] soldier had brown eyes, how to make a puppet, how to be more creative and learned new skills. Its\u2019 not that easy to make a detailed puppet, it takes a lot of time to make a puppet. We learned from any mistakes we made, learned to persevere and the fun sides of subjects.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial-container no-image pexeto-parallax\"><div class=\"testimonial-info\"><div class=\"testimonials-details\"><h2>Y6 Pupil - Performance<\/h2><span><\/span><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p>You have to practise a lot to make a show as good as you want it to be. It&#8217;s really hard for actors to act. 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