All of Year One have been enjoying learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali as part of their RE lessons. They learnt that Diwali is the festival of light and it is celebrated by lighting Diya lamps, giving presents and sweets and enjoying fireworks. Rangoli patterns are created outside houses
This week the children in Key Stage 1 and 2 enjoyed our Halloween disco. Mrs Taylor, members of our PTA and school staff helped out with the Halloween celebration. The children’s costumes were ‘spooktacular’ so much so that it was difficult to make out who was under the masks and face paint. W
Over the past two weeks, Year Six have been studying different sketching techniques in Art lessons. The children looked at how to represent texture, light and shadow, perspective, reflection and movement. First, they practised their skills by sketching a realistic apple and a scene where mountains a
Reading for pleasure and generating a love of text is of such importance at Harlow Green. In the past, children have enjoyed ‘Reading Buddies’ during events like World Book Day, but we have decided that this is something we want to promote every half-term. Classes have been ‘buddied’ up, with older
In RE, Year 2 have been learning all about Christian weddings. They learned that a Christian is someone who believes in God and follows the teachings of Jesus. First, the children found out who takes part in a Christian wedding. As well as the bride and groom, there is a priest, a best man and, some
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This week we have continued our topic learning under the theme “Little Bear and Me”. We started off the week by listening to a story called ‘Kipper’s Birthday’ and making, decorating and eating birthday cakes for Kipper by following a recipe. We had lots of fun wrapping presents, playing p
In partnership with Gateshead Council’s Road Safety Team, we were given the opportunity for six children to represent the school in a “Don’t Drink and Drive” World Cup campaign. The campaign was photographed beside the Angel of the North on Tuesday afternoon alongside Northumbria Police and Ty
Today, the Year 5 and 6 children were visited by two representatives from the NSPCC, who delivered workshops about the importance of speaking out and staying safe. They looked at different scenarios and posed questions for children to think about. The children all responded maturely and really thoug
