This half term in English, Year 5 are using a video entitled ‘Ride of Passage’ as a stimulus; it follows Toki – a boy living in a tribe in the rainforest – while he grapples with the idea of hunting animals to gain honour and respect from his tribe members. The video has no dialogue, only music and
Upper Key Stage 2 have enjoyed an afternoon inspired by the poems of Edward Lear and Lewis Carrol. In class they read limericks and nonsense poetry such as The Owl and the Pussycat and Jabberwocky then they headed outside to see if they could create their own verse. Working in teams they were given
The health of our children is essential for their future success as adults. Without healthy lifestyles, children will not be able to take full advantage of the opportunities that will be presented to them. The pandemic has further highlighted the issue of healthy eating and the need for our bodi
In Art this term, Year 2 have been learning all about patterns. First, we learnt three different techniques to tie-dye. The patterns these created were spots, stripes and spirals. The children tried all of these techniques on a small bit of fabric. They had to roll, pinch or twist the material and t
As out topic this half term has focussed around South America and the Amazon Rainforest, the children in Year 5 have looked at ethical and sustainable sourcing of ingredients as part of their DT work. They were very interested in learning about the effects and impacts of using palm oil, and are eage
At Harlow Green, we love to sing and we love listening to music. Unfortunately, this year, because of the Pandemic, and to keep ourselves safe, we have been unable to sing in class. This has caused much disappointment around school! So, in order to continue our love of music and to keep our spirits
Today we said goodbye to two fantastic members of staff. Miss Coatsworth left our school today after 17 years. She has taught almost all of the children in school presently and many more who are now in secondary school. Miss Coatsworth has welcomed children and their families into Nursery and
For our Design and Technology project, Year 4 have had great fun designing and making puppets from felt. Firstly, the children designed a hand puppet that was based on a Hindu God or Goddess. Following this, the classes learnt and practised different stitching that they could use to join to join m
For one of our Year 6 classes this afternoon was their last full Forest School session before they embark on the excitement of secondary school. It was a fantastic afternoon and we even beat the weather (just about). The children set up the camp fire and prepared the food whilst Miss Rowe fired up t
In Maths this week, the boys and girls have been learning how to multiply a single digit number by a two digit number. They represented the calculation in two different ways: as a repeated addition calculation and a multiplication calculation. The children used place value counters to represent th
