The children had a wonderful day when they came dressed as Victorians. They learned what is was like in a Victorian classroom and also got to play with the Victorian toys which they really enjoyed. We also practised for the assembly. They all learnt a quite difficult dance and performed it superbly; 10 children also volunteered to sing solo which was a record for an autumn assembly. Their behaviour was impeccable. I want to thank the parents and the children for working so hard at home to learn their lines and the lyrics to two songs. We also dedicated this assembly to a friend of mine called Pete Shutler who was the accordionist for a famous English folk group. This group are the source of many tunes that we use for dance in the Autumn term. I have spoken to the remaining two members of the group and they were very touched that we did this and they said that Pete would have been honoured that we had thought of him. Thank you too the children for making a difficult assembly look easy.