The Arts Committee supports all the many exciting Arts events held at Oatlands Junior School throughout the year including the Christmas music concert at St Marks, Summer Music Concert, Arts Week and the OJS Arts Exhibition. Members also have the opportunity to work with arts organisations including The Mercer Gallery in Harrogate and have a voice to develop and enrich further arts opportunities at OJS.
Arts Committee Members will be busy in the Autumn term working on ideas for the Christmas concert held annually at St Marks and our stunning, themed Christmas displays throughout the school. Children will be developing their leadership skills throughout the year to run clubs inspired by dance, drama, art, creative writing, performance poetry and music.
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development with British Values
Children at Oatlands develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute to life in modern Britain.
ARTS COMMITTEE 2021/22
Photo coming soon, we need to check all in the Committee have permission, we also have someone missing every time we schedule a photo!
The Arts Committee is busy this term designing a mural for the phonics room with Miss Joseph and together they came up with some great ideas on their first collaboration together.
Miss Barrett has been busy with Arts Committee who are working with her for the recorded Christmas concerts for each year group, including speaking and creating posters for their year groups. We can’t wait to see the recordings.
Also the Arts Committee are busy recommending members of their class and encouraging them to take part in the Harrogate Competitive Festival for Music, Speech and Drama next Spring. We know Oatlands has some very talented musicians, actors and speakers so look forward to the event.
Some of the ideas for the mural planned for the phonics room.
In our first couple of meetings this year, the children have created the lettering for our display board and created a card and poem sending our best wishes to Miss Joseph.
Over the half-term, the children must start thinking about the story and meaning of Christmas, ready to contribute to the programme for our Christmas Service at St Marks.
I've also asked them to start thinking about any clubs they may like to lead in school, promoting the arts at OJS.
I look forward to hearing your ideas!
The Choir
The Choir have had a very busy December.
They have been to St Michael's Hospice as well as Larchfield Manor Residential Home to put on a short carol service which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who watched it.
They also took part in the Harrogate Family Christmas Concert at the International Centre in town where they performed alongside lots of different schools. It was a fantastic event which the children have worked really hard on preparing for.
Super commitment shown by everybody - well done!
St Mark's Christmas Concert
A big thank you to the choir, orchestra and Arts Committee members for their fabulous performances and thoughtful reflections during the St Mark's Christmas Concert. Both performances ran smoothly and were enjoyed by all!
The Arts Committee supports all the many exciting Arts events held at Oatlands Junior School throughout the year including the Christmas music concert at St Marks, Summer Music Concert, Arts Week and OJS Arts Exhibition. Members also have the opportunity to work with arts organisations including The Mercer Gallery in Harrogate and have a voice to develop and enrich further arts opportunities at OJS.
Arts Committee Members will be busy in the Autumn term working on ideas for the Christmas concert held annually at St Marks and our stunning, themed Christmas displays throughout the school. Children will be developing their leadership skills throughout the year to run clubs inspired by dance, drama, art, creative writing, performance poetry and music.
Our ambitious Arts project this year is to create a visually stunning sculpture garden for the entrance of the school which we are all very excited about. Updates of the development of the garden will be on our website in the coming months with reports from our members.
Watch this space!
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development with British Values
Children at Oatlands develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute to life in modern Britain.
19 January 2018
Arts Committee met with Diane Saxon from the Mercer Art Gallery this week who has asked them to design resources for primary schools visiting the Mercer Gallery. The resources will be inspired by two new exhibitions. The End of the War: Brangwyn’s War Posters ( to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War) and Picturing Women (marking 100 years since women first got the vote, an exhibition celebrating the work of inspirational women artists past and present). Arts Committee will be working on their ideas for workshops before presenting to Diane mid February.
Themed boards including, crackers, food, advent calendars, the nativity, Christmas cards, wreaths, Christmas trees, stockings, presents and Santa were filled with messages of hopes and wishes for the future. To see more look on our class pages.
Thank you Arts Committee for your contribution in designing the theme and for supporting your teachers in this years Christmas displays.
This November, Arts Committee’s printing ideas were used for a dementia group session and KS1 school visit’s at the Gallery as part of the Sheila Bownas exhibition. The Mercer Gallery will also be using the resources for self-led activities in the gallery over the Christmas holidays, crediting Arts Committee at Oatlands. Diane Saxon sent this message to last years Arts Committee members, ‘Do let them know for me, as I want them to know their hard work and creative ideas paid off and we’re very grateful.’
Well done Arts Committee we are very proud of you and your contribution to the community in Harrogate.
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