Our focus this year on World Book Day was ‘Enjoying Poetry.’ We were lucky enough to be visited by the poet Rowan McCabe (see separate post) who performed some of his poems for us. This gave us the opportunity to see what makes a good performance and how clarity and speaking slowly are hugely import
This week the theme in Nursery has been cooking! The children started this week by listening to a story called ‘Jake Bakes a Monster Cake’ and learning two new nursery rhymes called ‘Pat a cake’ & ‘Hot cross bun’. The children then talked about food they like and dislike and why and
In DT, Year Two have designed and made a healthy packed lunch. As part of their research, the children looked at the school packed lunch policy to get a better understanding of what a healthy packed lunch should include. Using the policy, the children looked at several different packed lunches and d
On Monday 13th February, Harlow Green Primary School staff and pupils came to school in non-uniform with an aim of raising money for the Turkey/Syria earthquake appeal. During the day, Mr Malik presented an assembly (see below) for children in KS1 and KS2 which explained the difficult subject but wh
Despite the wild weather this week, Reception children still managed to get out into the Forest School. First they were told a traditional tale The Magpie and the Birds Nests, this inspired them to think about why birds create nests and what materials different birds use to make them. They found lot
This week, for the Angel of the North’s 25th birthday, we have taken part in creative activities to celebrate this special occasion. We created a kenning poem based on the Angel. We started by listing the different things the Angel reminds us of and what is means to us. When then turned these into
This week has seen the Angel of the North celebrate its 25th birthday. As the closest school, we were eager to play a part in the festivities and applied to Gateshead Library and Arts Services to see if there were any projects that we could be involved in. The children in Year 3 have been lucky enou
This week, the Year One children started their Design and Technology block, with a focus on weaving. Our project is to design, make and evaluate a table mat. The week started with conducting some research about table mats. The children were able to look at table mats and say what materials they th
This week we started making our hand puppets as part of our design and technology work. We began reviewing the running stitch, which the children have done previously, then had a go at over stitch, and if really confident, the back stitch. We also have learned about a seam allowance to ensure th
This term in Maths Year Two have been learning about multiplication and division. The children started by identifying equal groups and then writing repeated addition number sentences. After that, the boys and girls used arrays to write repeated addition number sentences, before moving on to using th
