Year 5

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

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 the summer our lovely willow hens had a revamp, and are looking splendid in their new outfits. Now our firepit has had a make over too, thanks to our talented friends at Sylvan Skills. The old willow fencing has been replaced with hazel to make a more robust screen from the elements. Our nature g

This week, Year 5 have further developed their understanding of batik. The children were asked to produce two ideas that they might be able to replicate in the style of batik, with an Anglo Saxon theme running through. They then decided which design was the most appropriate and drew it using pencil

Article 6 – We all have the right to develop our talents and abilities. Harlow Green Community Primary School is extremely proud to have earned the status of Forest School.  Unlike most other schools, our highly developed grounds and exciting outdoor activities enable our children’s personal deve

As part of out Art unit of work this half term, Year 5 children have begun studying batik. They learnt all about what batik is, where it originated and what the process involves. This afternoon, they have looked at pictures by a wide range of artists who specialise in batik, and a there was a great

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

During our indoor PE lessons this half term, Year 5 have been working on our fitness. From squats to star jumps, and planking to press ups, we’ve done it all! The children are keen and enthusiastic to complete their workouts (even if they’re complaining of sore muscles the next day!). It is rewardin

Over the past week, Year 5 have been studying the Anglo Saxons, which links to our work in English on ‘Beowulf’. The children were given key information about the time period, and worked in pairs to order this chronologically. Following on from this, they extracted the most important information abo