Over the past few days, the children have really enjoyed getting creative. To begin, they looked at the work of the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh. They read a biography about his life and looked at some of his most famous pieces of artwork. Everyone was shocked to find out that he cut off one
Year 4 had a fantastic day at Wharton Park as part of their geography and science learning. The children took part in exciting orienteering challenges around the park, using maps and teamwork skills to find different checkpoints. The children used compasses and looked at maps with keys. Everyone sho
This week, Year 5 have explored reflection in Maths. This week in Maths, Year 5 have begun their new unit on Shape. Since Monday, the children have been building their understanding step by step, exploring co-ordinates, translation and lines of symmetry. Today, the focus was on reflection. The chi
To share all the news and events that happen at Harlow Green Community Primary School, the Year 6 HG News team report weekly. The aim is to build confidence and a range of skills which can be applied in a variety of ways, particularly speaking and presenting formally to an audience. This opportuni
Year One have been having fun with fractions this week. The week started off by learning what half means. We learnt that when we half a shape we have to split it into two equal parts. Next, the children cut out a square, a circle and a triangle. They folded each shape in half and coloured half of it
This week Year 6 have completed their SATs and enjoyed an afternoon picnic and games to celebrate. The staff have all been really impressed with the children’s hard-work, positive attitudes and resilience when they have found something difficult. All we can ever ask of them is to do their best and t
This week, year 4 launched their new reading text in dramatic style! The children will be studying Greek myths, which links to their History topic about Ancient Greece. They watched an animation of the story of Perseus and Medusa, and discussed the common features of myths, such as their heroes, vil
We’ve had some wild weather this week so took advantage of our Forest School being near warm classrooms to enjoy making placement art with natural materials. The learning focus over the last few weeks has been to recognise the difference between things of abundance and those that are more fleeting.
This week Nursery have been learning the importance of recycling to save our sea animals. We have been looking at a mini topic of the seaside and talked about how much rubbish we sea at the beach when visiting. We read a story called ‘The Messy Magpie’ which shows us how all the rubbish we leave in
In Computing, Year Two have been learning about how computers work. They programmed robots, which have a computer inside of them, to follow a set of instructions. To begin, the children practised following a set of instructions. They quickly realised that if the instructions weren’t specific, it w
