Sleeping Beauty

Written by Nihan Gijsel. Posted in Governors' Blog

Congratulations to children and staff for the performance of ‘Sleeping Beauty.’ It was filled with fun and laughter. The children were all happy, confident and involved in their roles. An amazing effort to produce such a performance in five weeks! Good to hear that most of the preparation was taught in singing, dancing and literacy lessons. … Wow! What a great School Performance this afternoon, it is difficult to imagine that it can get any better, let alone “It will be alright on the night.” All the children are stars and it was a star performance, both the acting and choreography were brilliant. In a school such as Ashton a whole school performance is exactly that with all the children and staff being involved plus outside help too. It is amazing to consider that only eight weeks ago the whole school was involved in the Christmas production, what  a committed hard working and enthusiastic staff the school has. I know that the audience were enthralled this afternoon. I take this opportunity to thank everyone. I am privileged to be both a grandfather and a Governor of the school, which has only one speed full speed ahead! What amazing teamwork! – all that hard work and dedication of staff, pupils and all involved paid off. Thank you and congratulations to all for putting on such a fantastic show. I know that this has been a labour of love for all and I would like to say, not only as a governor but also as a parent, how much I appreciate all that you have done for our students. They had an amazing experience -one they will never forget! Everyone who was lucky enough to see the show will always have great memories of ‘Ashton’s Sleeping Beauty’. It was a pleasure to watch little people giving their very best to the audience. Whilst there were memorable characters, it was obvious that the whole group pulled together for one goal- to entertain! You can also see what our teachers are developing and encouraging in our students. As our school motto suggests ‘Expect Only The Best,’ we certainly seen it in all of the performances. Big well done to everyone! Nihan Gijsel