Samba rhythms emanated from our school hall during the first two weeks of this term. Drummer and Samba expert, Tom Harding led all students in exciting Brazilian drumming workshops.
Tom held 14 workshops with 60 children at a time. Students were introduced to some basic Samba rhythms which they then had the opportunity to perform on 4 different Brazilian instruments. By the end of each workshop, Tom had all 60 children playing their different rhythms on the Surdo drums, Tamborims, Ganzas and Agogo Bells.
It was amazing to hear the sound our students were able to produce in such a short time. The students loved the opportunity to try out some different instruments and to be part of the rhythmic Samba sound they produced.
We are continuing to build on this in our music lessons with Yrs 1 & 2 learning some Samba dancing and simple rhythms. Yr 3 & 4 have been working on creating their own Samba style compositions to perform for the class and Yr 5 have been learning about other types of Latin American music, as well as the Samba.
Thank you Tom and congratulations to all our budding drummers.
St Michael's Catholic Primary Baulkham Hills
www.stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au
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30 Nov 2025
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β¨ Celebrating Big Achievements! β¨ What a fantastic assembly we had on Friday! Our students shone bright with a whole stack of amazing awards and celebrations π π₯ A huge shout-out to Evan L. in Year 4 for topping the entire state in ICAS Science and earning a special medal! π Three of our students earned High Distinctions in their ICAS assessments. π Our regular Gold and Silver awards recognised students who have been giving their absolute best each week. π We also celebrated all the students who received Credit and above in ICAS Science, Maths and English. π Premierβs Reading Challenge certificates were handed out to our super readers. π And to top it all off, our basketball teams brought home first place at the diocesan competition! So proud of our incredible students and their dedication, resilience and love of learning π #SchoolPride #StudentSuccess #ICAS #PremiersReadingChallenge #BasketballChampions #InspiringKnowledgeFaithLove #PrimarySchoolLife #SydneySchools #CelebratingAchievements #StMichaels #PrimarySchool #BaulkhamHills #CSPD #CatholicSchool
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