We are very happy to announce that we are able to resume Keyboard Club at Balfour Infant School next term, after the Easter break. Sessions will be available to pupils in Years 1 and 2, and will run after school on Wednesdays from 3:15-4pm. Spaces will be limited to apply now to secure a place for your child. Unfortunately due to the way the Year Group departures are staggered at the end of the school day we are not able to welcome pupils from Year R at this time, but we are keen to run a session for Year R children as soon as we are able to. We are also waiting for other opportunities at the school to be able to offer both the Recorder Club and Balfour Buzzers.

Due to the ongoing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently unable to run Music Clubs at Balfour Infant School. We are keeping in regular contact with Ms Atkinson, the Headteacher, who will give us the go-ahead to run clubs in school as soon as it is safe to do so.

Until then, if anybody wishes to start or continue learning an instrument and is happy to do so via Lessons on Skype please don’t hesitate to contact us.

During the lockdown and ongoing school closures of Spring and Summer 2020 some of my pupils from the Music Clubs we run at Balfour Infant School continued their instrumental learning with Kate online, via Skype.

Usually the children would perform a Summer Concert in the school hall – an event which showcases to their families how much they have learned during the course of the year.

This year, since the school was closed, we put together an online concert; we hope you enjoy it!

On Friday 13th March the Balfour Infants Keyboard Club were due to perform “The Paratrooper” – a piece they had been working hard on all term. This was to be their first performance in a school Celebration Assembly too, so we were all very excited!

Unfortunately due to the ‘social distancing’ required by the COVID-19 pandemic the assembly was cancelled, and the school was closed at the end of that day until further notice.

Fortunately however, we filmed the performance that the Keyboard Club were going to make at our club session the day before – we were a few members down due to the pandemic, but here are Ethan, Amreen, Mariam, Poppy and Leo performing “The Paratrooper”.

Welcome back after what we hope was a pleasant half term break! Here are the timetables for Term 4 at Balfour Infant School – music clubs resume this week and there will be 6 sessions for each club this term:

	Lunchtime (12:30-13:00)	After School (15:20-15:50)
Tuesday	–	Recorder Club
Wednesday	–	Balfour Buzzers
Thursday	–	Keyboard Club

Timetabled Dates:

Recorder Club Session Dates

Session 1:	25.02.2020
Session 2:	03.03.2020
Session 3:	10.03.2020
Session 4:	17.03.2020
Session 5:	24.03.2020
Session 6:	31.03.2020

Balfour Buzzers Club Session Dates

Session 1:	26.02.2020
Session 2:	04.03.2020
Session 3:	11.03.2020
Session 4:	18.03.2020
Session 5:	25.03.2020
Session 6:	01.04.2020

Keyboard Club Session Dates

Session 1:	27.02.2020
Session 2:	05.03.2020
Session 3:	12.03.2020
Session 4:	19.03.2020
Session 5:	26.03.2020
Session 6:	02.04.2020

All clubs will run in the library this term so please collect your children from the school office after the club’s finish time.

Both the Recorder Club and Balfour Buzzers performed at today’s Celebration Assembly to share with the other children and staff the pieces we have been working on this term. Bravo to all our performers – for Austin this was his very first performance, well done Austin, and well done everyone!!

The keyboard club session on Thursday 16th January will now run on Monday 20th January instead, at the usual time of 3:20pm. The session will run in the library rather than the school hall, so children will need to be collected from the office door just after the session finishes at 3:50pm.

Keyboard Club – Session Dates: Term 3

Session 1:	09.01.2020
Session 2:	20.01.2020 (Monday after school)
Session 3:	23.01.2020
Session 4:	30.01.2020
Session 5:	06.02.2020
Session 6:	13.02.2020

Happy New Year to all – We hope you enjoyed the festivities!

Music Clubs resume at Balfour Infant School in the week commencing 6th January 2020 and there will be 6 sessions in this term.

The timetable for Music Clubs at Balfour Infant School this term is as follows:

	Lunchtime (12:30-13:00)	After School (15:20-15:50)
Tuesday	–	Recorder (A)
Wednesday	–	Balfour Buzzers
Thursday	–	Keyboard (A)

Children attending an after school club will be brought to Oak classroom (Recorder and Balfour Buzzers) or the school hall (Keyboard) at the end of the school day, and you can collect them from the school office / hall doors at 15:50.

Timetabled Dates:

Recorder (A) Session Dates

Session 1:	07.01.2020
Session 2:	14.01.2020
Session 3:	21.01.2020
Session 4:	28.01.2020
Session 5:	04.02.2020
Session 6:	11.02.2020

Balfour Buzzers Session Dates

Session 1:	08.01.2020
Session 2:	15.01.2020
Session 3:	22.01.2020
Session 4:	29.01.2020
Session 5:	05.02.2020
Session 6:	12.02.2020

Keyboard (A) Session Dates

Session 1:	09.01.2020
Session 2:	16.01.2020
Session 3:	23.01.2020
Session 4:	30.01.2020
Session 5:	06.02.2020
Session 6;	13:02.2020

Invoices will be emailed to you for the term’s fees.

Balfour Buzzers enjoyed playing Jingle Bells in the school’s Celebration Assembly today – a lovely way to wrap up the term before the Christmas break. Well done team!

Please note that due to illness today’s Recorder Club is cancelled – please collect your child at the end of the school day.