As part of their work in Geography, Year 5 have been spending some time investigating longitude and latitude. They easily identified major lines of longitude or latitude, for example, the equator and the Greenwich Meridian, however things became more tricky when we started using co-ordinates! To b
After another fun World Book Day where our children have been able to come from loving homes to a safe and supportive school environment, the dire situation in Ukraine is brought into even starker reality. The vast majority of us cannot fully comprehend what it is like for families who are impacte
Today, has been a celebration of books across Harlow Green as children and staff alike have dressed as their favourite characters to celebrate the 25th World Book Day. World Book Days’ mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book
Today, marks the 25th World Book Day and children, and staff, have had great fun dressing up as their favourite book characters. The teachers in each class have had an almost impossible job deciding on just one winning costume – from the most creative, to the most interesting, to ones linked to a bo
This week some of our children have had the chance to have a go on our brand new outdoor gym equipment. The equipment is for children in KS2 and they will have an opportunity at playtimes and lunchtimes to use it after some training on the different stations. Each piece of equipment is designed
Dear parents/carers, We all hope that families have had an enjoyable, safe and relaxing time over half term. Having been able to recharge batteries, we are happy to see children returning today with smiles on their faces, happy to see their friends and teachers. As you will know, the Government ma
In RE this week, year 5 have been learning about the beliefs of Muslims and the important figures they worship and respect within their religion of Islam. The children learnt that Muslims believe in only one God, who they call Allah, and that he is the only God. As he has many different characterist
Following a successful and inspiring visit from the author, Saviour Pirotta, this week’s recommendations are both books that he talked to the children about. It was interesting to hear that all of his books take six months to write and two years to be eventually published. The children showed a keen
It has been a busy few weeks at Harlow Green – with an author visit, Star Reader tests and lots of reading activities in class in English going on. It is always pleasing to look at the Reading Plus and Accelerated Reader websites to see how much effort the children have been putting into their read
