The first session for the Year 6 tennis team practice took place today with the children excited and raring to go. During the hour, there was a quick warm up with some ‘boys v girls’ dodge ball (using the sponge tennis balls) before moving onto a variety of activities which supported forehand an
Fractions and decimals are hard enough, but throw a Tarsia puzzle into the mix and they become even more difficult. Year 6 have been working extremely hard on fractions, decimals and percentages and their equivalents. Here, they are trying to solve a puzzle by matching up the relevant pieces. It cer
Year 6 have started to play hockey during their P.E. lessons. They have been dribbling the ball, making sure that they used the correct side of the stick, and passing and stopping the ball. It is important to keep the ball under control, but when the relays started some of them forgot this and had t
Nobody was expecting the fantastic surprise we all got this morning – SNOW! As soon as the first few flakes began to gracefully fall from the sky, the excitement built until the children saw that a thin blanket was lying on our school grounds. The big question from the children inevitably was �
Continuing to work on developing their communication skills, Year 6 took part in a game of Snake this week. Snake is a trust based, team building game that focuses on non-verbal communication. The team must stand in single file, one behind the other and rest their hands on the shoulders of the perso
We would like to thank all parents/carers for their support in implementing our changes to the beginning of the school day from January. Everything has run smoothly in the first week and it has ensured that children have entered school in a calm and considered manner whilst reducing congestion on
All the staff at Harlow Green would like to wish families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, We know that the children will have a great time over the next two weeks with Santa bringing them a range of presents but we also know that they will enjoy having the quality time with their loved ones.
Year 6 have had fun this week investigating shadows using Christmas props. They thought about why shadows are formed and how to make shadows bigger and smaller. they then used this knowledge to make conclusions about why shadows might change size during the day because of the position of the sun.
Every child has a right to an education … Discipline in schools must respect children’s dignity and their rights. (The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – Article 28) From January, we will be changing the way in which children come into school at the start of the day. These changes w
Congratulations to those who have won a prize! All prizes can be collected from the office this week. Thank you to all who bought tickets which raised a fantastic £585.20! A huge thank also to the members of Harlow Green Unite for organising the raffle and we will look to work with them in the
