Every year for the past 4 years, the children have painted and decorated a school bauble for a memento of their time at Harlow Green, but also hopefully for their trees at home! The baubles are produced by the fantastic team at St Margaret’s Centre in Durham City within their Old School Woodcraft de
This week, the children really enjoyed a festive music workshop, courtesy of the live band from Gateshead Music Service. They have visited the school annually for a few years to help us celebrate, sing and dance our way to Christmas with lots of games, songs, activities and fun. Plus, it is great
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 we all of the children in Year 1 have been enjoying a range of Christmas activities. They had great fun at their Christmas party, playing traditional games such as pass the parcel, musical statues and Christmas corners. In addition, they enjoyed eating party food and watching an online
A busy term has culminated in a very busy, but positive, couple of weeks. This time is always a lovely period ion school as we have the pleasure of seeing children build towards the feeling of how special Christmas is, in a way only a child can experience. The organisation of Christmas lunch, perf
Gateshead Library have an exciting Christmas workshop on Monday 23rd December. It should be a fun event that gives the opportunity to children to visit the library and also engage in some Christmas crafts. Let’s get creative with Gateshead Libraries Children’s Team this Christmas. Reindeer acorn tr
Today, the children in Year 1 and 2 performed their Christmas show to family members and friends. The school hall looked fantastic with all of the children on stage in their costumes. The show was called the ‘Christmas Recipe’ and the narrators told the story of how to find the right ingredi
Sharing success is important at Harlow Green. However, we do not give out lots of prizes as the important aspect is for recognition to be shared genuinely and personally. This is done throughout school regularly and in many ways by all staff; this can range from conversations in corridors, to ce
Our Christmas celebrations have officially begun in school. Yesterday, we all enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch of roast turkey, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, carrots, sprouts, peas, stuffing, chipolatas and gravy, followed by a Christmas biscuit or cake. The tables were decorated and the
In our RE lessons, the children have been learning about Advent. They welcomed Reverend Dani and Reverend Elaine into school from St Ninian’s Church, who spoke to them about their jobs within the local community. The Reverends taught the children a song about Christingles and then they explained
