Today, the 21st of June, is World Music Day. On this day, lots of events are held to celebrate in countries around the globe and it is an opportunity for people to experience lots of different genres of music. Musicians perform free concerts for people to enjoy and people take part in workshops wher
Introducing Harlow Green’s first music video ‘Unwritten’! To coincide with this year’s World Music Day – the school choir and all of the children (with some surprise guest appearances) created our version of Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfied. It tells the story about how our lives remain unwritten a
This week year 4 had the opportunity to experience the world of Virtual Reality, and how this can be used to enhance the curriculum. The theme of the workshop was The Human Body, where they explored the circulatory, digestive and skeletal systems. Each child wore a headset, and took a journey throug
On Friday 14th June, Nursery and the Harlow Green Toddler Group took part in ‘The Barnardo’s Big Toddle’. The Barnardo’s Big Toddle has become some what of a tradition for our Harlow Green Community. We have been taking part for 4 years now, and we always manage to raise a little money for a turtle-
In Reception this week, we have continued to explore life on the farm by reading ‘What the ladybird heard’ by Julia Donaldson. It has been a busy week for our young learners. The story tells the tale of a small ladybird who helps protect the fine prized cow from the sneaky criminals. The criminals
This week, we have started our new unit using crumbles. The children were fantastic at creating a simple circuit, in pairs, and were able to code this to flash different colours. Year 5 are very excited to see what opportunity they will have next with coding these pieces of equipment! Article 28: We
This term in Art, Year Two have studied the artwork of Vincent van Gogh. Although he is most famous for his paintings, van Gogh believed that drawing, using simple mark making techniques, was “the root of everything”. The boys and girls therefore studied his sketches and used different materials
Computing lessons in Year One are really exciting at the minute. We have started a new learning block – animation using Scratch Jnr. So far, we have learnt that the character is called a sprite, that we create our algorithm in the programming area and we join blocks together to execute the algorithm
This week, Year Six have started working on an enterprise project, ‘Make a Fiver Grow’. The project involved the children working in teams of between three and six children to set up a company and decide on a product or a service they would provide to customers. Each group will receive a £5 ple
This week in maths, the children have been exploring the lines of symmetry within shapes. They learned that if a mirror is placed on a line of symmetry, you will see a reflection that completes the original shape. If the mirror is not placed on a line of symmetry, the reflection will create a differ
