This week Year One have started a new block of work in art. The children have been observing shells to find different patterns, lines and shapes. Firstly they looked at pictures of shells and then carefully tore round them to stick them in their books. Secondly, using a pencil, everyone drew
Today, the children put their creative skills to the test by creating unique designs inspired by Ancient Baghdad. Last half-term, the children enjoyed putting their talents to practice by designing and creating a tile inspired by Ancient Islam. To add to their existing knowledge, the children had a
In Science, Year 3 have been learning about magnets and their magnetic fields. The children handled different types of magnets and were quick to make predictions about which they thought would be the strongest and why. They then used the magnets to investigate whether their predictions were correct
At Angel Court we have been lucky enough to be working with The Equal Arts Council and Elizabeth Baker, a writer and story teller from the North East. This is linked to our community project Plot to Pot, inspired by the Community Garden we have developed with the residents. We began by learning abou
Year 2 and Year 5 documented their own Forest School sessions this week. This is just a snapshot of what they got up to. They made a boat from an upturned picnic table and sailed the world. They created with clay and natural materials. They hunted for bugs and amphibians. They climbed the trees and
In Computing, Year Two have been learning all about programming, using Scratch Junior. They have used coloured blocks to program a character (sprite) to move, change and speak. To begin, the children recapped their learning from Year One. Even though it has been a long time since they last used Scra
This week, the children in Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their experience learning about space through a VR headset. Last term, the children in Year 5 loved their Earth and Space unit in Science. On Wednesday, the children were thrilled to find out that they had one more lesson to enjoy – this time wi
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
