Hollywood Comes To Normanton
THE GLITZ and glamour of Hollywood came to Normanton last week as All Saints Infants School held an Oscars ceremony.
Budding movie-makers from the High Street school have been part of the film club since October and to celebrate their achievements they held a full Oscar ceremony, complete with a live band, red carpet and statuettes.
They even had the premiere of the club's two movies, Toy Story 3 and Aladdin and the Lamp, and champagne and canapes for parents.
Year One teacher Danielle Car ran the club with Upper Foundation teacher Amy McElhatton. As hosts for the night, they embraced the Hollywood spirit by dressing up as film icons Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn.
Miss Car set up the club after seeing similar schemes in action during her teaching training.
She said: "The children decided which films they were most interested in and then during the sessions they made storyboards and scripts. They even made the sets and the plasticine models as the films are animations. We spent an afternoon filming then myself and Miss McElhatton did the editing.
"The children were absolutely thrilled with every step of the process. To say some of them are just five years old the enthusiasm was refreshing.
"To have the Oscars ceremony made it even more exciting and the children looked fantastic all dressed up."
The school hall was transformed for last Thursday's event and the ceremony included live band The Irregulars, a solo singer and a barbershop quarter - as well as the first-time viewing of the films.
Each member of the film club was presented with a certificate and ten Oscar's with categories including best storyboard, best idea and best director.
Wakefield Wildcats player Jason Golden gave out the statues in front of 150 invited guests.
Miss Car added: "All the children were incredibly enthusiastic about the club but the children who got the Oscars had put that extra bit more in.
"The club had great educational value - we saw improvements in literacy when the children were working on storyboards and scripts.
"The parents were fantastic supporting the club - it was totally over-subsrcibed. When we got to school the next day there were thank you cards waiting for us and everybody said the night was incredible."
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Last Updated:
12 February 2008 2:01 PM
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