This morning, Harlow Green Choir sang their hearts out in assembly for KS1 and KS2. Children from Year Three to Year Six sang songs from well-known films: The Greatest Show from the Greatest Showman, How Far I’ll Go from Moana, We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto and Defying Gravity from the fil
On Thursday, the children in Year 5 took a visit to Newcastle Central Mosque to continue their RE unit. Throughout the day, the children recapped what they had already learned about in school about the Islamic faith. The children were able to see the minbar (where the Imam who leads the prayers an
On Wednesday evening, 46 brave children from Years 5 and 6 took part in the Gateshead School Sports Partnership Dance Festival at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music (The Sage) in Gateshead. This is a huge annual event in Gateshead with hundreds of children taking part across 5 events over
In Art, Year Two have been using fruits and vegetables to print. They have made a reusable shopping bag. To begin, the children practised their sketching skills by creating different marks. They drew straight, curved and wiggly lines and experimented with pencil pressure. The boys and girls even had
In Reception this week, we have been learning about Mothering Sunday, the Christian celebration that follows the end of lent. The children listened to the story ‘My Mum Is Fantastic’ by Nick Butterworth and we spoke about our mums or mother figures. As a class, we discussed different reasons why
This week, the children in Year 1 have been completing artwork based on the work of Keith Haring. Over the past two weeks, Year 1 have been learning about Keith Haring, who is a contemporary artist. The children started their unit of work by looking at some of his work and we realised that he always
This term in PE, the boys and girls have been developing their volleyball skills, learning the key techniques and teamwork needed to play the game. Each week, they have built on their abilities, progressing from fundamental skills to more advanced gameplay. They began by focusing on different type
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
This week the children in Year 6 completed some maths work related to volume. To begin with, the children generated and learnt a definition for volume, ‘The amount of space a 3D shape takes up’. For the first lesson, the children enjoyed making 3D shapes with multilink and then finding their vol
In Science we have been looking at solids, liquids and gases and we finished off the work with an experiment to see if we can weigh a gas. Throughout the term we have looked at the particle structure of solids, liquids and gases and how this affects their properties. We also added in some work on
