Reading is an essential part of Harlow Green’s curriculum. Giving the children to read and understand a text is vital across different curriculum areas, but perhaps what is of more importance is developing a love of reading and an interest in books that will remain with the children for life. As par
Elizabeth Baker, the Story Teller from the charity Equal Arts, was in fine voice, regaling the adults and children with stories of Nature. Whilst she wove her wonderous tales the rest of us worked together to create more decorations for our performance piece. Using acrylic paint pens and small gems
In RE, we have been exploring Christianity. We have looked at the ten commandments and ranked them from what we thought was the most important to least important. We then went on to learning about the ‘Sermon on the Mount’. We explored the story and looked at the eight beatitudes, learning how t
Yesterday after school one of our Year 5 and 6 school football teams took part in the Autumn cup qualifier which we hosted here at Harlow Green. We played 2 schools and were unbeaten in both matches. The team played extremely well and gave their all. we scored a goal right at the end of the second
Yesterday Morning our Year 5 and 6 Indoor Athletics teams took part in the Gateshead SSP Competition which was held at Gateshead Stadium. Our team was made up with 12 boys and 12 girls and they all worked together as a team to earn points for our school. The competition was split in to 2 sections fi
On Tuesday two of our year 5 and 6 rugby teams took part in the Gateshead SSP Tag Rugby competition which was held at Winlaton Rugby club. Both Teams played against other schools and played really well as a team in every game they have been working really hard in PE and clubs leading up to this ev
We continue to take part in the Creative Storytelling sessions with the charity Equal Arts and our friends at Angel Court. This week we finished the collage, adding the printed adjectives in strips to represent the winds hair. Leaves were cut out and then curled and stuck into the winds flowing lock
This week, the children finished off their unit in Art by producing river scenes onto cloth using the method of batik. Last week, the children sketched two designs of river landscapes and then selected their favourite design to replicate onto a piece of cloth. They carefully sketched out their cho
This week, we have been learning about harmful substances. The children started by having to decide which substance was the odd one out and give a reason why. They were fascinated to learn that they was drugs in energy drinks, coffee and tea. We then discussed the dangers of smoking, vaping and alco
The children enjoyed an afternoon with the residents of Angel Court and a creative writer from The Equal Arts Council. These sessions tie into the everyone’s love of nature. Last week we began with a story about how the trees lose their leaves, this week the sessions continued with a tale about Gret
