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The Students of Queen Mary Public School - RPM 2018

by The Students of Queen Mary Public School

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Students at Queen Mary Public School decided to take on the Trent Radio RPM Challenge this year.

The Trent Radio RPM (Record Production Month) Challenge encourages Peterborough and area residents to create a record, start to finish, during the month of February.

This is a creative challenge not a competition. All songs must be original works, never before recorded, and the album must feature 10 songs or 35 minutes of material.

With the help of Jill Staveley (aka Sista Jill) – a QM parent – 8 Queen Mary classes wrote original songs on topics ranging from Robots to Empathy, and 3 groups of students composed their songs independently during the month of February.

On Friday February 23rd, we turned the auditorium stage into a recording studio and took turns recording our songs.

1. FOOD FUN – QM Kindergarten

We’ve got a restaurant
It’s called Food Fun
We’re gonna tell you,
Why you should come
We like to cook
Different Foods
And give you what
You should eat
I like French Fries, They make me happy
I like Cake, It makes me happy
I like Cupcakes, they make me happy
I like peanut butter sandwiches with honey
La La La La…..


2. ROBOT DANCE – QM Kindergarten

I am a ROBOT
I am made of metal and plastic
You can make me move
With a remote control
I am a ROBOT
I am a ROBOT
I don’t need to eat
But I like to dance….TURN UP THE MUSIC LET’S DANCE



3. BUCKET FILLERS – QM Grade 1

I like to be a friend and I love you
I’ll stay with - you forever and be kind

When I’m at home I like to make
My sister really happy
I make her things with LEGO
We like to play together

At the park I see my friends
And we like to take turns
We share our toys, go down the slide
We have the best play dates

Today at school we had some fun
And listened to each other
We used our words to write this song
And filled each other’s buckets

4. VALENTINE – QM Grade 1

You are my sweetheart
Caring is sharing
You put love in my heart

You are my cute pet
Hugging is loving
You keep me safe at night

You are my kind friend
Come on and play with me
You make my life really good
La La La…

You are my Valentine
Loving is caring
You are my kindest friend

5. EMPATHY – QM Grade 2

We want to make the world a better place
It makes us sad when people get hurt
We have the power to change the world
All it takes is Empathy

Look at your friend
Ask how they feel
Listen to what they say
Imagine what it is like
To walk in their shoes

If you want to make a difference like us
There are some things that you can do
Greet your friends, clean up your mess
Use your hands to help not hurt

6. BE A HEART – QM Grade 3/4

Don’t break a heart be a heart
Friendship is a two-way street
Don’t let your dreams down
Stand united
And never lose hope

Soccer is fun when you’re part of a team
You make new friends and you work together
It’s not about winning It’s healthy and fun
Good sportsmanship is number #1
CHORUS

When I go to school I’m part of a class
My teacher is fun, She’s number one
We take the time for dancing and art
She helps us through the rough times
CHORUS


7. SOIL SOIL – QM Grade 3

Soil, Soil – It’s down under ground
It helps us grow our vegetables
Let’s take a trip down in the earth
There’s soil all around us

There are 4 different layers of soil
Topsoil is right under your feet
And then there’s subsoil & parent material
The hardest one is Rock ‘N’ Roll

Ants burrow holes to make a home for the Queen
Worms stretch and squirm and wiggle around
Bugs like to live in smelly compost
A.K.A. decomposing organic matter


8. DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE – Sunday Morning Rockstar
An independent student composition and performance


9. FOREVER – 4Ever Friends
An independent student composition and performance


10. DEAR BULLIES – No Fun
An independent student composition and performance


11. QUEEN MARY WAY – QM Grade 8

RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME
DO THE RIGHT THING
RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME
THE QUEEN MARY WAY

Let’s follow, The Queen Mary Way
We’ll Never slack being on time
Respect everyone every day
And Always Bust A Rhyme

Teachers always come and greet me
No running in the halls
They’re not trying to be meanies
They don’t want us to fall

CHORUS

Be nice to someone that you know
Open the door when their arms are full
Stand up for friends, and don’t bully
Do not ignore

It’s all about helping others
Caring about one another
We are like sisters and brothers
One big family
CHORUS X2

Special thanks to all the teachers, staff and students for working together to make this project happen. Music is a wonderful tool for building community, encouraging academic growth and fostering courage and creativity.

All songs written and arranged by the Students of Queen Mary Public School, 2018.

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released February 28, 2018

All songs written and performed by the students of Queen Mary Public School in February 2018 in Peterborough, Ontario as part of the Trent Radio RPM Challenge

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Jill Staveley Peterborough, Ontario

Jill Staveley is a musician and mother in Peterborough, Ontario.

Check out steelburner.bandcamp.com for her other current musical project.

This page hosts albums recorded as solo projects, with her band "the stavelEy project", and features recordings completed with her children (the Rock & Roll Princesses), students at QMPS as well as her band with Pat Walsh, called Hurricane Charlie.
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