In PE, Year Two have been learning a dance to Thriller by Michael Jackson. To begin, the children found out that music can be counted in beats of eight. The boys and girls listened to the song and practised counting the beats. Throughout the dance, the children had to move their body to represent
We have had an egg-tremely fun week in Reception learning about Easter. The children took part in the whole-school Easter egg competition. We had some brilliant entries; Sonic The Hedgehogs, famous footballers and even Rapunzel. We made Easter cards for our family by painting little chicks and addin
To share all the news and events that happen at Harlow Green Community Primary School, the Year 6 HG News team report weekly. The aim is to build confidence and a range of skills which can be applied in a variety of ways. This opportunity also gives an insight into the potential of becoming a jour
Year 4 have enjoyed an in depth and extensive study of mountains this term in Geography, both in their formation and their uses. To finish off our topic, we took a trip to the hilliest park we could find – Wharton Park in Durham – our version of a mini-mountain! After last year’s wet and windy day
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 enjoyed comparing maps of Harlow Green over the years and concluded that it has changed from a rural area
Today we held our annual Harlow Green Easter egg competition. There were many highly creative competition entries which are voting extremely challenging. The eggs were displayed around school so that each class could take a tour and have a look at them. Our Rights Respect Officers had the diffic
Over the last few weeks our school Football team have been busy taking part in the league and cup competitions which have been taking place after school on a Thursday. our Years 5/6 football team took part in the league cup finals which was held at our school. The tournament was scheduled for Octobe
The children in Year 1 have enjoyed building their knowledge of different aspects of measurement. They began by thinking about tallest and shortest. They enjoyed placing themselves in order of their height. One pupil was chosen to draw around and their height was measured using objects found
Over the last half-term, the children in Year 6 have been learning various skills in gymnastics. In the final two weeks, they combined these into group routines. We started by looking at routines by Olympic gymnasts and breaking thee down into the performance elements of travelling, jumps, landings,
This term in Computing, Year Two have been learning how to represent data using pictograms. First, the boys and girls learnt how to create a tally. They found out that a tally chart was a useful way to collect data quickly and accurately. After that, the children tried making pictograms to represent
