The attached letter is written by Caroline O’Neill – the council’s Strategic Director for Children, Adults and Families. The letter makes very clear that the expectation in these challenging times is to keep children at home, wherever possible; this includes the children of Key Workers. We do no
Our Forest School would like to share some ideas that might help to inspire you in these difficult times. We know it is vital, to help control the spread of this virus, that as many children as possible should stay at home, this must be the priority. However that doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy
Despite difficult times, our children and residents of Angel Court enjoyed a fantastic last session creating pottery depictions of the Angel of the North. They started by rolling out the clay using guide sticks to control the thickness, the children helped the older people to do this, as they so
Year 4 took advantage of their swimming lessons being cancelled to prove they are still confident in their Forest School skills. What better way to spend a sunny morning. Don’t forget in these times of social distancing, if you can get out into nature the children have plenty of creative ideas. Spri
I understand that the lack of information has been frustrating for parents/carers in relation to Key Workers and how they will access school for their children. It is greatly appreciated that families from Harlow Green have been patient and understand that the government have not released informatio
Year 2 spent some time today in our wooded and grass area on the Key Stage One yard. They have been using their Forest school skills to create mini-dens and nests to help demonstrate to the younger children how to be creative with natural resources. They added little signs to help encourage the chil
As adults, we now have a-million-and-one questions but that also goes for our children. Today, staff will speak to the children and explain what is currently happening and what that will mean in the coming weeks. The presentation below will be used to be consistent with children across school to h
Today it was announced that schools across the country will close on Friday 20th March until further notice. It was also announced that schools will still be open for the children of key workers and some vulnerable pupils. As of yet, schools do not have any definitive detail about which families thi
Year One have been very busy taking part in lots of different sports activities. As part of Sports Relief, the children danced together to encourage fitness and fun. Everyone enjoyed following the different steps. Some children even had the energy to sing along as well! Also, some children had the o
From Monday 16th March, Government advice has changed once more: What does this mean for families and attendance at school? As a result of the updated advice, parents/carers should follow the national message below: Stay at home for 7 days if you have either: a high temperature (37.8 degrees or high
