The Gateshead School Sports Partnership annual athletics festival at Gateshead International Stadium is always a highlight of the annual sporting calendar. It was another amazing day and largely dry and bright! Our team of 20 children from Years 3,4,5 and 6 raced, hurdled, jumped and threw their w
Reception have continued their topic ‘Explorers Outdoors’ by looking at minibeasts. We began by reading ‘Mad about Minibeasts’ by Giles Andreae and tried to guess which minibeast was being described. They then looked at artwork ‘The Snail, by Henri Matisse and had a go at creating their own collage
On Tuesday it was time to candle our hatching eggs for the first time. They have been in the incubator for “eggactly” a week so the time had come to see which ones were fertilised. The “hentastic” Jos from Henpower came to support us and answer any questions the children had. The candling process in
This week, the children in Year 5 had the opportunity to make some (not so tasty) alien soup as an end to our Science unit. Prior to the lesson, the children had learnt about dissolving substances and evaporation. This week, the children were introduced to the concept of separating mixed materials.
In English, Year Two have been reading The Snail and the Whale written by Julia Donaldson. For their book launch, the children went on a hunt around the school grounds and followed clues which led them closer to their new book. Each clue was written as a rhyme and revealed the location of the next o
This week, Year 6 have started their geography study of Pompeii. They started off by looking at volcanoes around the world and how plate tectonics contribute to their eruptions. They researched the different types of volcanoes and studied how many of them are located within the ‘ring of fire.’ After
Yesterday, the Harlow Green community came together to enjoy our annual school summer fayre. Once again, the weather was glorious; the sun shone and the rain stayed away. Parents and children enjoyed having a go at traditional games such as Name the Teddy, tombola, guess the number of sweets in
This week in Nursery the children have focused on circuses. The children started this week by watching a video of different acts you may find at a circus and talking about whether or not they have been to a circus. They also talked about what acts they would like to see at a circus or what acts they
This week in Nursery the children have focused on holidays. The children started this week by talking about where they would like to go on holiday to and whether they have been on holiday before and if so, where they have been to. The children then looked at a basic map and worked together to find w
This term, Year Two have been learning about significant people in their History lessons. First, they found out that a significant person is someone who has done something important. They then found out about the astronauts Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake. The boys and girls found out that Neil Armstro
