In DT, Year Two have designed and made a piece of bunting. As they prepare for Year Three, the children’s designs reflected their hobbies and interests. To begin, the children learned about John Kay – an incredible inventor. He invented the flying shuttle which significantly improved the process
This year, we have introduced a new range of activities for the children to take part in during their time with us at Harlow Green, and one of them is to run a café. In Year 4 we had our first experience of running Harlow Treats Afternoon Tea for parents and family members this week, and afterwards
The children in class 1B have enjoyed coming to Art Club on Tuesdays after school. The pupils enjoyed creating seaside pictures using pastels and crayons and then using collage materials to make their own beach huts. On one of the sessions, we took advantage of the warm, sunny weather and did
As part of our summer topic, nursery made their one Harlow Green lemonade. Today, we made lemonade by following a set of instructions. we found out that to make lemonade we needed; One litre of Sparkling water the Juice of 6 lemons 125g of sugar We followed the steps on the instructions to make sure
The start off the day began with a little nervous energy with children excited about what the day would have in store in respect of their new classes and teachers. However, by the time the end of day bell sounded everyone skipped out of school having had a really positive experience and being a li
Today, 20 children from years 3, 4 and 5 took part in the annual Gateshead Athletics Festival at Gateshead International Stadium. It is always a fantastic day of sport and excellence from over 40 schools across Gateshead, and this year, with a few downpours dotted in between, we came home with two g
This week Year Two visited Saltwell Park. As part of their PSHE work the children have been thinking about how they could help their local community. They took part in a litter pick while they were there and also used the opportunity to carry out some geography fieldwork. When they arrived, the chil
The final day of the Year 6 residential came far too quickly, but was still a great day for all. The day began with everyone having to pack, which is clearly much more difficult at the end of a break away than before! However, after a little preparation the night before, the children were fantasti
We have had an exciting arrival in Reception this week. Caterpillars have joined our class and they have already started to make their cocoons and we cannot wait to see them transform into butterflies. During the week, the children enjoyed reading ‘The hungry caterpillar’ and discussing the diff
This week Year One have started a new block of work in art. The children have been observing shells to find different patterns, lines and shapes. Firstly they looked at pictures of shells and then carefully tore round them to stick them in their books. Secondly, using a pencil, everyone drew
