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Priory's Clean Sweep At Isle Of Wight Music, Dance And Drama Festival 2023

It was a podium sweep for Year 6 students from Priory School of Our Lady of Walsingham in Whippingham in a verse speaking class at the recent Isle of Wight Music, Dance and Drama Festival.

The students all performed the set piece 'A Corner of Bread' by Richard Edwards.

The poem tells of a magpie, a swan and a crow who are so busy arguing over a corner of bread that they do not notice a small sparrow stealing the bread from under their noses.

Six pupils from Year 6 took part in the competition and all gained good marks with Isaac achieving 3rd place and 86 marks, Evie gaining 2nd place with a Distinction mark of 87 and Alexia being awarded 1st place and the Westmont Cup with 88 marks and a Distinction.

Year 4 pupil, Ruby, kept the school’s winning streak. She gained 2nd place for her performance of Paint Box in the 8-year-olds verse speaking class and, in spite of being poorly on the day, Beatrix, Year 2, took 3rd place out of the 15 students in her category (6-7years) in her first-ever competition.

Principal, Mr David Lloyd, said:

“This is a fantastic achievement and all of our pupils have worked incredibly hard to impress the judges. Regardless of scores and trophies, I feel immensely proud of the passion Priory pupils have for literature and the arts.

"They are a credit to the school, and I look forward to celebrating their success in school assembly.”

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