Performing Arts
Music The Music Department at St Petroc's School is buzzing with activity. The school has always encouraged children to take up musical instruments. Currently, we have children who enjoy lessons in piano, violin, cello, flute, clarinet, cornet, euphonium, guitars and drums. An impressive line-up for a small school. Music is also valued in the curriculum, each class receiving one hour of dedicated music time each week.
The school choir, which includes all Key Stage two pupils, practises throughout the Autumn term for the Christmas Carol service at St Michael's Church in Bude. In addition we also perform at the Rotary Club pensioner's Christmas lunch and at local care homes during the last week of term. The Spring term is dedicated to rehearsals for our Easter concert, performed in the school hall.This showcases what the children have learned in their instrumental lessons, as well as displaying acts they devise on their own, in class and in choir. The emphasis is on fun and participation.

Drama

Drama is the focus for the Summer term as it is the time for the annual production. After a hugely popular "Bugsy Malone" last year, we are looking forward to our next offering of "The Rocky Monster Show". We hope that all the children from years 3 to 6 will take part in what is sure to be an entertaining production of monster proportions.Readings and auditions will take place before Christmas and we will be rehearsing form January onwards.

Dramatic productions have always been a high point in the St Petroc's calendar, offering an opportunity for children to experience the sense of value that can be achieved from performing in front of an audience.Children learn to work together, to rely upon each other and to forge friendships, through dramatic endeavour.

Photographs below show scenes from the KS2 production Bugsy Malone and the KS1 Christmas performance of The Snowchild.