In one of our Maths lessons this week, we set the children a challenge. The children had to investigate different combinations of numbers to make 10. They were given some red counters, some blue counters and some yellow counters. They used the counters to make different combinations on a tens fram
In English, Year Two have started to read their new class text – Hansel and Gretel. For their book launch, the children made a gingerbread house. They painted half a paper plate brown before adding more detail to their work. The children were given a door, windows and chimney to ensure their cottage
Reception have enjoyed the winter weather this week. We have taken advantage of the cold weather by exploring the outdoor area. We did a winter walk around the school grounds, into the forest area, across the frosty grass and over to the pond. The children were astonished to find that the pond was c
This term in our Forest School we will be taking part in the RSPB Big School Birdwatch. All classes will be involved in this in some way. This week we revisited how we identify birds. Below you can see some of the Year 2 children playing a bird identification game, this helps with their observation
This week in English, the boys and girls were keen to find out their new class text. They began by eagerly discussing the clues – a necklace, a sharp piece of rock and images of cave paintings. They predicted the shapes on the necklace were bones and teeth. They then used their listening skills to
The weather when we cam back this week was cold and frosty, but that didn’t stop Year 6 having an outdoor English lesson that saw them putting some of their forest school skills to good use. This half-term, the children are studying the book ‘Skellig’ by David Almond in their English lessons. To lau
This term in Science we focus on living organisms and their characteristics. The first lesson is always around the characteristics of all living things, like nutrition, growth and respiration, and then we move on to look at ways to classify organisms. These can include characteristics like can fly,
This week in Reception Class, the children have been immersed in the joyous spirit of Christmas! Our classroom has been buzzing with excitement as we celebrated our much-anticipated Party Day. The highlight was undoubtedly the surprise visit from Santa, who brought cheer and laughter to all. They th
This term, children form Year Two have been taking part in LEGO club. Each week they explored a different challenge using LEGO. First, the boys and girls made marble mazes. They used different sized bricks to build up their maze and tested them. Once they had made a simple maze, they then tried to m
Every year for the past 4 years, the children have painted and decorated a school bauble for a memento of their time at Harlow Green, but also hopefully for their trees at home! The baubles are produced by the fantastic team at St Margaret’s Centre in Durham City within their Old School Woodcraft de
