Welcome to our final Reading Corner of 2021! As the holidays begin, I hope that you have the opportunity to spend some time reading with your children and to enjoy the wonder of books. The final two recommendations are particularly fitting for this time of year. Little Glow (Age 4+): A beautiful sto
The school catering team excelled themselves once again with a Christmas lunch that was enjoyed, literally, by hundreds! To get everything ready, teachers and Teaching Assistants prepared the room so that the tables were covered, and crackers set out, whilst the all-important cooking was going on be
Today was the official announcement to our children that an exciting art project was being undertaken with the aim of producing work for school which would represent our school community. Leanne Billinghurst, who is a parent of children at Harlow Green but also a professional artist, had discussed w
This week was the first time Year One had a Geography lesson. We talked about where we live. Some children said that they lived in Gateshead whilst others were able to say their address. The children learnt that we all live in a country called England. We found it on a globe and realised that Englan
What a surprise to wake up to snow this morning…..thanks for everyone’s efforts getting in eventually today. The children enjoyed playtime and lunchtime in the snow and spent the day spotting Christmas trees that have appeared in school over night. It was a great way to kick off the start of Dec
All of Year One have been enjoying learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali as part of their RE lessons. They learnt that Diwali is the festival of light and it is celebrated by lighting Diya lamps, giving presents and sweets and enjoying fireworks. Rangoli patterns are created outside hous
This week’s Reading Corner includes two books from some of the children’s favourite authors: David Walliams and Julia Donaldson. In school, the children have the opportunity to read some of the well-known stories by both of these popular authors and I am sure that these books will be high on the Chr
Today, our to local Police Community Support Officers visited school and spoke to the children from Years 1 – 6 about road safety, winter hazards and the dark and the role of the Emergency Services. It is great to be welcoming some visitors back in to school and be able to build the relations with t
The money has been counted, the total has been found. We have raised a whopping…. *drum roll please* £791.38!!! We have been blown away by the generosity in donations this year that our school community has managed to raise together. Your donations towards the 2021 Children in Need appeal is gr
This week we finally completed our design and technology projects. Firstly the children coloured in a volcano and a pterodactyl outline. They were encouraged to add detail such as lava and eyes on the dinosaur. Next they had to carefully cut each shape out – it was really difficult cutting r
