All the pupils were very excited to go on their very first trip in Year One. On Thursday we all walked down to St. Ninian’s church in Low Fell. Even though it was raining, we enjoyed the journey and talked about features of our local area along the way. Once there, we were greeted by Reverend Da
Over this half-term, Year 6 have been learning gymnastic skills – building up to creating a group routine to music. The children worked hard to develop their understanding of how to incorporate balances, jumps, rolls and movements and how to collaborate as a group. Over the weeks, they extended thes
Our Stone Age topic rumbled along this week, when in DT, the children got the chance to make an apple and pear or apple and raspberry crumble, cooking fruits like the Stone Age nomads used to do (with a modern twist)! After a conversation about health and safety and being careful around the knives,
This half-term, Year 5 have had the opportunity to develop new skills and take part in PSHE and French lessons. In 5B, the children have been learning French. The children have been learning ‘La Date’. They have practised how to say the day of the week and month in French, building their confidenc
The children in Year 2 enjoyed a visit from Mel who works in the STEM team at Northumbria University. She began the workshop by asking the children to think about how they could look after the environment. She talked about fossil fuels and how they are found underground. The children were then
For the last couple of weeks, the children in Year 6 have studied different artists and styles of portraits and have then incorporated this learning into a producing a final piece. The children have learnt about how Picasso used a Cubist style, that was abstract and produced as if from different ang
This week, Year 3 have been developing their reading fluency through Reader’s Theatre, using our end-of-day class text. The children focused particularly on adding expression to their reading, thinking carefully about how characters might be feeling and how this should be reflected in their voices.
Sharing success is important at Harlow Green. However, we do not give out lots of prizes as the important aspect is for recognition to be shared genuinely and personally. This is done throughout school regularly and in many ways by all staff; this can range from conversations in corridors, to ce
Rain doesn’t stop the children embracing their natural world, as you can see they have been very busy in their Forest School sessions. Making prey houses camouflaged from birds of prey. They also completed the RSPB Big School Birdwatch and were really surprised how many birds they saw despite the we
This week in Reception, we have been learning all about People Who Help Us, and we were very lucky to welcome some very special visitors into our classroom, our families! We invited parents and carers to come in and tell us about the jobs they do, and we were amazed by the wide range of interesting
