In Geography, the boys and girls have been learning about rural and urban areas. They began by exploring what these terms mean and identifying rural and urban areas from photographs. They then compared maps of Harlow Green over the years and concluded that it has changed from a rural area into an
Year 4 have been studying mountains this term, and to finish off our Geography topic we took a trip to the hilliest park we could find (Wharton Park – Durham – our version of a mini-mountain). Whilst there, we took part in some orienteering and compass work all around the park, run by Durham County
Some of our ceramics are out of the kiln, don’t they look amazing? Some are for school and some for the Angel Court garden and our hens have a lovely new sign for their coop too. Our final session with potter Lindsey Grieves, took place at Angel Court this week. The residents and children worked t
This week, the children in Reception were treated to a visit from two police officers from Northumbria police service. The police officers talked to the children about the job that they do including how they help people and keep them safe. They showed the children their uniforms and some of the
In PSHE this week, Year 4 have been talking about their families and what they mean to them. It was lovely to see how much they appreciate their families even if they don’t always show it! The children identified how family units can be very different; some families can be vary large and some small;
On Tuesday, the children took a school trip to Newcastle Central Mosque. Throughout the day, the children recapped what they had learnt in school about the Islamic faith. The children were able to see the minbar (where the imam who leads the prayers and delivers the sermons stands). Additionally,
This week, 50 brave children from Years 5 and 6 took part in the annual Gateshead School Sports Dance Festival at The Glasshouse International Music Venue (formerly The Sage). This year the theme was Equality and it was an incredible night with a whole range of schools taking part from across Gatesh
Year One had a fantastic time at Beamish this week and luckily, the rain stayed away all day! The children were thrilled to be going on a coach at last and after an immensely exciting bus journey, we arrived at Beamish. We tried to visit as many places at Beamish as possible. We started off by r
In PSHE, Year Two have been learning all about their bodies and how they change as they grow. To begin, the children learned about things that can help their body and things that can harm their body. The children looked at a range of products and decided which would be helpful and which would be har
This half term, the boys and girls have been learning all about branching databases. They began by finding out about how yes and no questions can be used to group and sort objects and had a go at generating some of their own. They then worked in pairs and used yes and no questions to separate a grou
