Year Two have had a fantastic day out at the Discovery Museum. They learnt all about The Great Fire of Gateshead and looked at some objects that would be found in a Victorian Home. For their task, they had to match the object to the correct label. However, one of the objects on each table didn’t hav
It is nearly Christmas and this week has seen the highly anticipated Year One Christmas party. Everyone looked amazing dressed up in their smartest outfits. The day kicked off with a fashion show, with the opportunity for everyone (including the teachers) to shimmy and strut their stuff down the
We have had a fantastic festive week in Reception! We kicked off our festivities with our school Christmas lunch on Tuesday. We tried all the different parts of the dinner even if we weren’t sure we would like it. The children thought it was delicious! They loved pulling crackers with their friends
As people may remember, we shared the sad news that Mrs Vi Symons, ex Head Teacher of Harlow Green Infant School, had passed away this year. In commemoration of the impact Mrs Symons had on our school community, governors agreed to make small, yet significant, change to the school. On Friday 10th
As you will be aware, the Prime Minister has announced that the nation will move to their ‘Plan B’, as a consequence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. This requires a reintroduction to our lives of some of the simpler restrictions with an aim of slowing the spread during this uncertain time.
The children in KS2 have been working like little elves (maybe to impress Santa and get on the right list?) on their reading over the last fortnight. They are now becoming more familiar with Accelerated Reader and Reading Plus and you can see that many of the children are using these programs regula
Welcome to our final Reading Corner of 2021! As the holidays begin, I hope that you have the opportunity to spend some time reading with your children and to enjoy the wonder of books. The final two recommendations are particularly fitting for this time of year. Little Glow (Age 4+): A beautiful sto
Year 6 spent their Forest School session trying to work out how to make a flying fox or zip line. They are now confident in creating anchor knots in the form of a timber hitch and then adding tension using hitches to lock the ropes off. However they soon realised it’s not that easy, you need the r
As this years Forest School sessions come to a close for Christmas, the children were given a free play session so we can observe what they’ve learned and what they’ve really enjoyed. It was great to see how independent and confident they have become. Principle 1: Forest School is a long-term proc
The school catering team excelled themselves once again with a Christmas lunch that was enjoyed, literally, by hundreds! To get everything ready, teachers and Teaching Assistants prepared the room so that the tables were covered, and crackers set out, whilst the all-important cooking was going on be
