St Eugene de Mazenod
Catholic Primary School
'Go shine in the world.'
Determination
Respect
Friendship
Inspiration
Excellence
Community
Integrity
Compassion
This means resolution, resolve, willpower. “Stand firm and you will save yourselves” (Luke 21:19)
This means regard highly, value, honour. “And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them” (Luke 6:31)
This means mutual trust and support. “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18)
This means the process of being given passion and/or ideas for a task. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)
This means being outstanding or extremely good. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord” (Colossians 3:23-24)
This connects us with each other. “We who are many, are one body in Christ” (Romans 12:5)
This means having strong moral principles e.g. honesty, decency, fairness, equality; having pure and balanced moral character. Whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." (Philippians 4:8)
This means having a deep awareness and sympathy for another's suffering. When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things." (Mark 6:34)
Music
Children take part in weekly music lessons led by a specialist teacher. Key Stage One children learn musicianship skills through a series of progressive activities linking movement and singing to key musical processes such as pitch, rhythm and pulse, tempo and dynamics. Skills are developed in Key Stage Two through a topic-based curriculum, as children learn about Classical, popular and world music through performing, composing and listening. Children have the opportunity to participate in an orchestra and choir and a group of children take part in a performance at the Royal Albert Hall with pupils from schools across the Camden borough. Our Wider Opportunities programme offers year 4 children the opportunity to learn an instrument e.g. guitar in whole class music lessons run by skilled music tutors. Some children also take additional instrumental tuition on piano, guitar, recorder and violin. We have a school choir and a school band who perform in our termly music concerts and other events. Children showcase their music to parents through our popular music concerts at Christmas, Easter and at the end of the school year. If you go to "Our Curriculum" - school videos, you will find a video entitled Music at St Eugene's, where you can listen to a sample of our music teaching for you to enjoy.
