New books have been delivered to school! Over the last couple of weeks, the school has taken delivery of nearly 2000 new books thanks to the money raised from the Sponsored Read. a huge thank you to all of the parents who sent money in and collected sponsorship. Reading is one of the most important
Last week was Farm Week in our nursery, Miss Rowe brought the hens in so the children could learn a bit more about why farmers keep hens. Of course the children have met the hens before many times, this week we really focused on egg production and what that means for us humans. The children were sho
This term some of the children documented their time in our Forest School. They really embodied the Forest School ethos, firstly their confidence from having experiences long-term. The majority of our children taking part from when they begin at Harlow Green aged 3. Then the immersion in nature, usi
Today, 17 children from years 3, 4 and 5 took part in the annual Gateshead Athletics Festival at Gateshead International Stadium. It is always a hectic day and a roller coaster of emotions competing with 46 other schools from across Gateshead. After last year’s disappointing weather that impacted
This week, our Year 5 children took part in a fantastic art workshop, delivered by Northern Print, that introduced them to the exciting world of stencils, pattern-making, and print techniques. The session began with everyone designing their own stencils, including animals, geometric shapes, and te
We were so proud to share our recent class assembly with families and friends, where the children showcased their learning journey from our trip to Hall Hill Farm. The assembly began with an introduction explaining how our visit to the farm linked to all areas of the Early Learning Goals; from explo
This week, a group of our Year 6 pupils were lucky enough to visit the ITV Tyne Tees News studio for a behind-the-scenes look at how the news is made – and even got to have a go themselves! The visit began with a guided tour of the studio, where pupils learned how news programmes are put together.
In Science, Year Two have been learning all about materials. They have explored their properties and why this makes them suitable for a particular purpose. To begin, the children explained that a material is what something is made from. They named as many as they could, including wood, plastic, glas
Year One have been learning about the world around us and the seaside in Geography. At the beginning of the week, the children labelled Gateshead and South Shields on a map of the UK. They then were introduced to human and physical features in the environment. They have learnt that physical featu
In Science, Year 3 have been learning about magnets and their magnetic fields. They began by learning that magnetism is a non-contact force which attracts magnetic materials. They then explored magnetic and non-magnetic materials by choosing objects around the classroom to test. They had a discussio
