Reception

Monday 2nd November 2020 Dear parent/carer, Harlow Green Community Primary has been selected to participate in the National Covid-19 Infection Study which will take place over the academic year. The aim of the study is to identify the prevalence of the virus and the level of antibodies within indivi

Gateshead Council has announced support over half-term for families in receipt of Free School Meals.  This support is for those who receive a free school meal due to financial means-testing and not as part of the infant free school meals programme. Any family who currently receives means-tested fre

This week, the Reception children have enjoyed finding out about Autumn both at home and school.  It was great that so many children enjoyed  Autumn walks with their families last weekend and then brought in the Autumn treasures that they found to explore with their friends.  The children made le

Today the new Rights Respect Officers gathered for their first meeting of the academic year. We discussed World Food Day and looked at the vast amount of donations displayed in the main office. We had a visit from one of the volunteers, Keith,  who works at The People’s Kitchen. He shared lots of i

In Reception this week we have been so busy thinking all about how to keep ourselves clean and healthy. During guided reading we focused on the book ‘Wiffy Wilson – The Wolf Who Wouldn’t Wash’. We shared the book during small group and found out the difference between good dirt and bad dirt. W

Friday 16th October is World Food Day. World Food Day is a day of action against hunger because when it comes to hunger, the only acceptable number in the world is zero. World Food Day celebrates the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organisations of the United Nations. As Harlow Green is Silver

The children in Reception were very excited this week, to welcome a new visitor to our classroom.  Mr Bones made a rare trip out of the science cupboard to help us to learn all about our skeleton.  The children were fascinated to meet him and asked lots of questions.  They learnt that we have 206

This week in Reception we have been learning all about the language of size. As our topic for the Autumn term is ‘Marvellous Me’, the children have been looking at feet sizes and using unifix cubes to measure the length through 1:1 counting. We have also been comparing our heights with each other to

This week in Reception, we have started to talk about our topic for this term, ‘Marvellous Me’.  The children have been keen to tell their friends about themselves and they have really been getting to know each other.  In our creative area, we have been painting self portraits.  We talked about f

This week in Reception we have started coming to school for full days! We have now met everyone who will be in our year group and are all enjoying getting to know each other and making new friends. We have started learning our class routines, spent time in our outdoor area, explored the classrooms a