This term, in History, Year Two have been finding out about different explorers. They have learned about the lives of Christopher Columbus, Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake and the discoveries they made. The first explorer that Year Two learnt about was the astronaut Neil Armstrong. They discovered that
It was a pleasure to take Year One to South Shields beach this week. Unfortunately the weather was overcast with some drizzle but that did not spoil our fun on the beach. The children enjoyed the coach journey and it was lovely to hear the squeals of delight as they saw the beach for the first tim
Our art in Year 6 this term, has involved us sculpting 3D models. We made links to other areas of the curriculum and made clay sculptures of people in Pompeii after the eruption at Vesuvius and art straw models of Olympic sports. The unit started by looking at the work of some famous artists – Henry
During Art, the boys and girls in Year 3 have looked at the work of the artist Julia Lidell. She is a textile artist who produces woven designs. They began by commenting on which pieces they liked the best and identified how her work made them feel before sketching one of her designs. In order to re
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
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
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
