Summer Carnival

and Winter Jonkonnu

1997

@

Loughborough Infants

In July we had our first Carnival. We decided on theme of " In the Garden. " The children in each class were given different costumes to make: flowers, spiders, ants, ladybirds, snails, bees, centipedes, butterflies and caterpillars. We dressed up in our costumes and had a parade around the school. Loughborough Junior School's steel band played music for us in our playground.

In December we had our Jonkonnu, we enjoyed making different costumes such as Belly Woman, Pitchy Patchy, the Devil, Sailors and Caribs, and parading and dancing in and around the school.

We had our Jonkonnu in early December but long ago it was a Christmas celebration to mark the one day's holiday in Jamaica.

The local Community Centre at Myatts Field hold their Jonkonnu in early November.

Summer Carnival Pictures		Jonkonnu Pictures
	At our carnivals we had lots of fun and enjoyed the Carnival parade around the school.
	We made masks and costumes. (left) The nursery children were flowers. (right) Class 4 children were skeletons.
	All the children and adults in the school enjoyed dancing.
	(left) Class 8 children made snail costumes. (right) In Jonkonnu the children from class 8 made devil masks.
	(left) Class 4 children dressed up as ladybirds in the garden. (right) Some of the children held banners and flags.
	(left) Jamie from Class 6 wore an Ant costume. (right) This is Mona class 2's teacher and some of her class in Devils costumes.
	(left) Class 5's teacher, Denzil, made his own mask to wear for Jonkonnu. (right) We also made our own music by playing instruments.

We shall be having our 1998 Carnival soon, so look out for new pictures on this page ! This year's theme is " Healthy Living. "

Please follow these links to find out about

The Notting Hill and Mardi Gras carnivals.

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