Over this term, the Rise Team from The Children’s Society have been in school with us every Friday afternoon, delivering workshops to help the children understand managing their emotions and support their mental wellbeing. We have looked in depth at the different Zones of Regulation and how the
In our Forest School sessions we are still keeping focus on team work and a collaborative approach. In Year 4 they were asked: How do I work successfully as part of a team to construct a bridge for a child? The Rules: you can use sticks, branches and logs, but no machined wood the child must be a
This week Year Four have been exploring mark making in art. First, we used pencils to do cross-hatching, diagonal lines, loopy lines, loose waves and so much more. We explored using different parts of our pencils to shade and sketch. We also used pastels to explore blended and unblended shapes. The
This week, our school was filled with festive creativity as we welcomed Reverend Danie and Reverend Elaine from St Ninian’s Church to lead some Advent window workshops. It was a fantastic, hands-on experience for our students and their families! Together, they crafted beautiful Advent windows using
Friday 14th November marks the Children in Need Appeal night. To celebrate Pudsey Bear and raise some money all the children, and staff, came into school dressed in their Pudsey Bear attire, spots and accessories. The school has been covered in yellow and thousands of spots today to show our support
This week, year 4 enjoyed an exciting and interactive visit from a Viking! The children heard stories about real Vikings and learnt about how they lived, fought, played, raided and died. They enjoyed taking part in a mock battle, they dressed up in armour, held a Viking axe and sword, and watched a
We got anti-bullying week 2025 off to a great start today with hundreds of odd socks around school! Anti-bullying week takes place each year and is coordinated by the Anti-bullying Alliance. This year it runs from Monday 10th November until Friday 14th November. This year to celebrate uniqueness, we
In English this week, year four were introduced to their new text ‘Histronauts: A Viking Adventure’. To launch the text, they prepared to go back in time on a Histronaut mission by making gifts for Viking settlers. They made clay necklaces, runestones with Viking writing, warrior helmets, and smal
Reading is an essential element in Harlow Green’s curriculum and every half-term, the classes pair up as reading buddies. Older children are paired with younger children across the whole school and it is an opportunity for the older children to be the expert. Sometimes they read to the younger child
This week, rhyming, rhythm and imagery have been in the air as it has been poetry week at Harlow Green. All of the children, from each year group, have studied a poet. From John Lyons to Michael Rosen, from John Agard to Shev Silverstein, the children have had the opportunity to study poets from dif
