Health is one of the key drivers of the school’s curriculum and the Skipping Schools initiative and Sports Relief have allowed Year 6 children to really focus on the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle and the importance of sustained exercise and raising their heart rate. During sports rel
Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed celebrating World Book Day! We shared lots of stories including Stickman and Aliens Love Underpants. The children showed off their wonderful costumes and which book they were from. They designed the front cover for the World’s greatest book (including all the things they li
We had a great taster session from Skipping Schools today, doing some paired skipping and also some jumping in and out of the larger group skip rope. Skipping is a fantastic way to get fit and healthy. What was impressive was how high we can jump! Article 24 – We all have the right to be healthy a
During RE, Year 3 are answering the key question, ‘What events are important to people of the Jewish Faith?’ The boys and girls have read the story of Esther and understand the significance of Purim. To celebrate in style, the children designed and created their own carnival masks and had great fun
As part of our RE topic in year 4, the children enjoyed a visit to the Iskcon Hindu temple in Newcastle. The children enjoyed learning about the history of the temple, how it is used by the local Hindu community, its important features and the Gods that are worshipped there. They were also intereste
This morning, the Harlow Green choir visited the Sage Gateshead to perform in the Spring Sing 2020. All of the songs were chosen to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the start of the Great North Run. The show had a sporting theme and was focused around trying your best. The children sang beautif
We had a great time in Year 4 spending the day reading and enjoying the book Can I Build Another Me? We shared stories, had time to read and enjoyed trying to create another me! The children looked amazing and told us about their favourite authors and books. Article 29 – We have the right to devel
Launching our book this half term, we enjoyed creating a lot of noise like a big flock of finches! Giving each other messages whilst trying to listen in to others, we had to concentrate on what we were saying and what we could hear! We also created our own coloured bird template in order to use in
This week we’ve been working on our back hand and returning skills, working in pairs to pass and return the ball over the net. Article 29 – right to develop our talents and abilities.
Today, Year 5 enjoyed a visit to Sunderland Winter Gardens to learn more about our topic of ‘Life in the Rainforest’. We took part in a fantastic workshop called ‘Animal Adventures’, and followed a trail around the Winter Gardens. We looked around the exhibition and found lots of animals tha
