Croydon High Juniors does Strictly

Preparations for Croydon High School’s very own ‘Strictly’ competition were under way first thing on Monday morning when the Year 3 & 4 girls were thrilled to perform a dress rehearsal to a very appreciative and supportive audience of parents and grandparents. The Junior School subsequently buzzed with excitement as the time grew closer for all eight Key Stage 2 classes to take to the dance floor after lunch to try to impress the panel of judges.

^{The judges – Mr Farid, Mrs Head, Miss Pendleton and Mrs Crossfield}

The judges were individually introduced to raptuous applause, the lights were dimmed and the show began. Each class had worked very hard in their PE lessons since half term to create their own unique dance. Individual ideas, group work and fantastic team spirit combined to ensure that the judges were dazzled by every performance and Miss Pendleton, the head judge, was delighted to be able to feedback positively to each class before the panel revealed the scores. Top scorers in Lower Key Stage Two were 4AJ, whilst 6M pipped the other classes in Upper Key Stage Two to head the leader board.

It was the turn of the Year 5 and Year 6 classes to perform their dances to family members at the end of an exciting afternoon, after which 6M were presented with a large glitter ball for achieving the highest score of the day, bringing Croydon High Strictly 2023 to a close.

A huge thank you must go to Mr Johnston whose expertise with the lights and music completely transformed the Holt Hall and to the panel of judges whose insightful comments were both thorough and motivating, ensuring that all girls’ efforts were fully recognised.

Mrs Alison Botham 
Head of Junior School PE