On Harmony Day last Thursday, Ms Helen led the entire student population of Margaret River Primary School in a “flashmob” event around our school, singing “Everyday People”. It was a classic event which epitomised the spirit of Harmony Day which is “about community participation, inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, respect and belonging.”[excerpt from Wikipedia] Ms Helen (with the […]
Ms Helen invites all musically-minded students to come along next week on Monday 11 February and Tuesday 12 February to audition for a place in one of our Rockbands! Use this weekend to practise and bring along your riff and your chosen instrument at lunchtime next week! 🙂 Ms Helen invites all those students in Yrs 3 – […]
A massive thank you to all our wonderful volunteers whose support makes so many programs possible at our school! Last Friday our school hosted a morning tea to show our gratitude to our volunteers, who were than treated to a special musical performance by our talented IMSS students. To all our volunteers and anybody who […]
Helen Collis is a MRPS treasure, with her passion and commitment to furthering music education and the ever-widening reach of the school’s music program: Rock bands, IMMS, Choirs, Christmas choirs, choir camps, Musica Viva, Music Count Us In, interschool singing tours…but this annual community event remains a firm favourite! Students are given the rare opportunity […]
This morning the entire school assembled in the undercover area to share with the rest of Australia in singing “One Song”. Students heard by video link from the songwriter and her vision of the song uniting people and bringing them together through the power of music. NSW Education Minister Simon Birmingham spoke about the power […]
