Please find some of our reviews from schools below:
Today our children from Oswald Road Primary School attended the Magical Circus! I can truly say that this was the best trip I have ever been on.
Melanie and Angelo were so lovely with our children. The setting was so age appropriate and so safe for our children. This was the easiest trip I have ever been on. The children thoroughly enjoyed the tricks and the apparatus. Thank you so much.
I will be recommending to everyone I know.
A fantastic afternoon, just the start to Christmas! Thank you so much for the fun. You said it would be magical and it was!
We've just had the most magical afternoon at Aughton St. Michaels school.
Kuki & Krums brought their Magical Christmas Circus to see us and it was outstanding. Non-stop fun from start to finish. The children (& adults) thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
The little boy who's birthday it was said "the best birthday ever". We can highly recommend the Magical Circus, they took control of everything and we were just able to enjoy the show - Thank you so much x
Dear Melanie & Angelo, I just wanted to say thank you, everyone has loved the work you have done with the children over the last two days. All the staff have commented on how accommodating you have been with the children, especially the children with special needs and additional needs. Thank you also for the equipment for the playground and competition prizes. They are great and the children are very excited about them . Thanks again, Louise
Melanie and Angelo provided
our children with an absolutely awesome
day! Our Year 2 children were
engaged throughout the
whole day - being effectively
taught and then getting to
practise, with
support, a range of
circus skills.
Smiles were on our faces the whole day
day, including at the end when
they organised a chance for
parents to see what the children had
achieved! We would definitely
recommend- why visit the circus when
you can be part of it!
Bev Ellett - Assistant Headteacher at St Paul's (Astley Bridge) Church of England Primary School Newnham Street, Bolton.
Melanie and Angelo,
Can I just say thank you for the
two brilliant days you have spent
in our school. Every single child
and member of staff thoroughly
enjoyed learning the various skills
you taught us and I know they are
something that many of our children
will continue to practice over the
coming weeks and months.
If you would like any photographs,
artwork or writing to use on your
website or other literature, please
do not hesitate to contact me.
Many thanks once again.
Laura Crowther
Year Three Teacher
St.
Joseph's, Chorley
28 and 29 of April 2014
We had Melanie and Angelo in to St.Joseph's Primary school to open our 'Circus Topic.' They opened with a whole school assembly which hooked the children into the topic and created much excitement.
Next they then provided 'circus skills' sessions for the children in KS1 and KS2 over a two day period. Both Angelo and Melanie were bubbly, friendly and professional at each stage and I would not hesitate to highly recommend them for any occasion both in and out of the school environment.
I have not seen the children
smile so much in a long time in
spite of us providing an enriched
curriculum within school. It set
the tone for our topic and the
children produced some fantastic
work from the experience.
Thanks guys.
Review from Mr Roden - St. Joseph's Primary School, Chorley 28 and 29 of April 2014
We had a visit from the lovely people from Magical Circus this week. Melanie and Angelo brought lots of equipment for us to use. We started off with a warm up and were quickly juggling, spinning plates and using stilts! Angelo even used a tightwire!
It was a terrific afternoon which finished with a Parents Assembly where we demonstrated our newly found skills to our Mums and Dads.
Thank you Melanie and Angelo! It was a wonderful day!
St. Thomas Werneth C. of E. Primary SchoolDear Melanie and Angelo,
Wow! What a super day we had with
yourselves. You provided a top
class act which was thoroughly
enjoyed by children, staff and
parents. Excellent value.
Love from Mrs Kirkham in Year
2.
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School
- October 2012
What a magical day it has been indeed. The children have thoroughly enjoyed themselves practising circus skills.
The morning began with an assembly for the whole school, including reception who attended with their Year 6 buddies. During the assembly Angelo and Melanie performed circus tricks including stilt walking with a giant puppet, juggling, balancing acts and a tight wire performance. The children (and adults!) really enjoyed the show and were enthusiastic about the day ahead.
During the morning sessions Angelo and Melanie taught the children a range of circus skills, breaking them down into progressive steps, for example when juggling some children started with simply throwing and catching a scarf. They then progressed onto throwing two or 'rainbow' throws from hand to hand. The year twos were then able to show further progression by balancing a ball under their chins and catching it in their hands whilst throwing the other ball! They also learned the tricky skill of diablo; much harder than it looks, believe me I spent most of the day practising! The children were given stilts and taught how to use these. They were also shown how to spin plates.
The children showed super levels of enthusiasm throughout the morning and were eager to please and determined to succeed which was one of the key messages of the day, 'practice makes perfect.'
After lunch each class were given a half hour slot to practice their favourite skill in preparation for the presentation assembly.
At 2 o'clock Mums and Dads were welcomed into the children's classrooms to try out a variety of activities including icing biscuits, painting, memory games, colouring and plasticine modelling. It is always lovely to have such a good attendance to these events as the children enjoy showing off their work and having the chance to work alongside their parents.
The final assembly was a fantastic opportunity for the children each to have their own moment to shine. Each child was able to perform one of the skills they had learned which was fantastic.
I would like to thank Angelo and Melanie for a super day and a perfect reflection for our circus topic. I would also like to thank the parents of year 1 and 2 children for their kind donations towards the cost of the day, without this it would not have been possible. One last big thank you to the children for their super behaviour and lovely manners throughout the day. You have made both myself and Mrs Kirkham smile and feel very proud.
Have a lovely weekend everyone and thanks again for your continued support.
Mrs Wilson - Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School.
Friday the 13th was a surprisingly lucky day for our Early Years Foundation, as the Magical Circus came to Mossfield.
Kuki and Krums the clowns entertained children with an array of antics, and colourful Christmas characters.
Children were treated to a special Kuki and Krums pantomime, and were assisting with magic tricks as they celebrated Christmas in the most fun way possible.
The children were kept well entertained, and there were laughs all round as the clowns showed off with their seriously silly jokes and antics.
Nice pictures of the show - Mossfield Primary School, Swinton,Manchester.
St Vincent's School in Liverpool - review submitted to the Artsaward council.
Specialist School for sensory Impairment and other needs.
Pictures here: https://www.stvin.com/gallery/nggallery/main-album/the-circus-came-to-town
Circus skills workshops with assembly performance.
The circus came to St
Vincent's. On Monday 14th
January, St Vincent's was
treated to an assembly
demonstration of a wide-range of
circus skills by Melanie and
Angelo, the owners of
MagicalCircus.co.uk. The pupils
cheered and clapped as they watched
and listened to a display of skills
including juggling, plate spinning
and stilt walking, Angelo was so
tall he touched the ceiling of the
school hall!
Following the demonstration, pupils
completing the artsaward
certificate had the opportunity to
work with Melanie and Angelo for
the remainder of the day.
The pupils experienced the
following skills:
- Juggling with Scarves and balls
- Hoop spinning on their arms
- Hula hooping
- Poi
- Tight rope walking
- High wire walking
- Pedal goes
- Stilt walking
At the end of the day the
remainder of the school were
invited to watch the pupils put on
a demonstration of their new
skills. All pupils showed off at
least one new skill to the
audience. The teaching and LSA
staff even got involved! Mr Paul
Roberts and Mrs Janet Gallagher
showed off excellent skills on the
stilts, Mrs Warburton and Mrs
McManus had goes on the High Wire
and Mrs Marsh and Mrs Byrne enjoyed
the pedal go's.
Melanie and Angelo were
full of enthusiasm and aided our
pupils to get the most out of the
day. At all times they were
friendly, well organised and not
phased by the challenges our pupils
faced.
The pupils did them selves proud,
throughout the day they gave all
tasks 100%, as a staff we were all
really proud of every student
trying the high wire, which was
approx. 3foot off the ground!
Hi Melanie and Angelo,
Thank you very much for your Circus
Skill's workshops last week.
The day was highly
entertaining and well
organized. All students
and staff who participated in the
workshops said they really enjoyed
them!
Thanks again.
Stacey Snagg.
Director or Transition &
Community Development.
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
January 2012
Hi Mel and Angelo,
Just wanted to thank you
for your great performance
yesterday, the children
were totally engaged with your
workshop and I think Angelo would
still be there now making Balloons
judging by the queue.
I think we may be making it an
annual event so watch this
space.
Many Thanks again.
Hazel Pearson
Toy Library Organiser
Seacombe and Liscard Children's
Centre
Hi Melanie and Angelo,
Many thanks for attending our
Family Day on the 23rd June at the
Liverpool Museum.
The children had great fun learning
new circus skills and I am sure
this added to the success of the
day.
Many thanks.
Tricia Dillon - Regional
Administrator (NW2) After
Adoption.
Hi Kuki and Krums,
This is Little Gems Pre-School.
We just wanted to say a really big THANK-YOU for making the children's last day a pre-school a fab one!!
Both children and adults really enjoyed your entertaining show!!
We all hope that we see you again soon!!
Many Thanks
Jo Smith and all the gang at Little Gems Pre-School