Black History Month Celebration

On Friday 23^rd October we will perform our Carnival inspired dances, recite our poems and wear our headdresses. We have been learning about important figures in black culture in our curriculum lessons too, please ask us why we are learning about Black History Month and help us change the narrative about black history. Please also dress your child in a coloured t-shirt on Friday 23^rd October as below. T-shirts mustn’t have any green in them at all as this affects the green screen filming!

Children’s Centre and Nursery

Country: Jamaica

Poet: Valerie Bloom – Sandwich  https://vimeo.com/129887993

Dance: Signal the plane, Thunder clap, Pon the river

Coloured T Shirt: Yellow or red

Curriculum Topic Link:

Carnival dance, headdresses and celebration!

Headdress:

Rec and Year 1

Country: Brazil

Poet: Brazilan Concrete Poems (shape poems)

Dance: Samba

Coloured T Shirt: Yellow or blue

Curriculum Topic Link: My family, My Culture

Headdress:

Year 2 and Sky group

Country: Trinidad

Poet: John Lyons  https://clpe.org.uk/poetryline/poets/lyons-john

Dance: Calypso

Coloured T Shirt: Yellow or pink

Curriculum Topic Link: Carnival!

Headdress:

Year 3 and 4

Country: Guyana

Poet: Grace Nichols   https://clpe.org.uk/poetryline/poets/nichols-grace

Dance: Soca

Coloured T Shirt: Yellow or purple

Curriculum Topic Link:     Y3 Black History in Hackney       Y4 Black Romans

Headdress:

Year 5

Country: Dominican Republic

Poet: James Berry  https://clpe.org.uk/poetryline/poets/berry-james

Dance: Salsa

Coloured T Shirt: Yellow or orange

Curriculum Topic Link: Mississippi River and Harriet Tubman

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Year 6

Country: Cuba

Poet: Joseph Coelho  https://clpe.org.uk/poetryline/poems/i-am-writer

Dance: Mambo

Coloured T Shirt: Yellow or red

Curriculum Topic Link: WW1- Black Service Men in WW1

Headdress:

A Parent’s Guide to Black Lives Matter and A Guide to Black History Month

Click here to view the Black History Month Guide with resources, advice and tips for families to meaningfully explore and uplift Black History, heritage and culture.