First of all, we got started with a special assembly which was attended by the first of our important visitors. The Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Leeds visited us in his magnificent uniform and told us a little bit about his role...
He even crowned our very own Queen for the day!! Rachel - you look wonderful. And Ziyad - you make a very handsome Prince Phillip!
We then spent some time in our classrooms, designing our Queen's Knickers (based on the Nicholas Allan story!) and getting our commemorative plant pot designed perfected and planted, ready for home. Then it was LUNCHTIME!!!! Because of the rainy weather, we had to have our 'street' party in the hall... BUT it was still wonderful, and Mr Tate did a magnificent job getting the hall looking truly spectacular. It was wonderful to see so many parents and grandparents had come along to join us... If you look very carefully, you will see them... AND Mr Mulholland, our local MP who also stayed for lunch with us!!
After lunch, it was time for our BIG Jubilee Dance.... We had practised and practised and practised and when the clock struck one o'clock it was time!! We did it in 'odds' and 'evens' in the end, so that we could use the hall... All the odd classes first of all.... And then all the evens. Some of our teachers were BRILLIANT at it - thank you Miss Glendinning and Miss Carrol!! The photo is quite blurry because we were all moving SOOOOOOOOO quickly!
After lunch, we were back in our classrooms and some of our special visitors came in to see us. Then, at 2.15pm we were back in the hall for a very special re-enactment of the Coronation, led by Classes 2 and 3 (thank you Mrs Willets) and a special sing-a-long. We sang 'God Save the Queen' and a very beautiful 'Land of Hope and Glory'. Our talented Jubilee choir also treated us to some of the songs they had sung in Leeds Town Hall on Wednesday - they were spectacular.
Whilst we were doing all this in the hall, Calendar news desk arrived and they were filming some of our children. We actually made it onto Calendar news - fancy that!? I will do my best to source the clip and post it here forever....
Jubilee Day was very special indeed. Thank you to all the staff, all the parents and all the children who made the day so very, very memorable. We wonder if Queen Elizabeth will serve for another 4 years to be the longest reigning monarch in British history? We hope so!
