On Friday 14th June, Nursery and the Harlow Green Toddler Group took part in ‘The Barnardo’s Big Toddle’. The Barnardo’s Big Toddle has become some what of a tradition for our Harlow Green Community. We have been taking part for 4 years now, and we always manage to raise a little money for a turtle-
Today we have some very special visitors in Nursery – lots of amazing animals! Shannon and Lee, from Pineapple Exotics UK, brought a huge variety of their animals into Nursery. We talked about where the animals come from around the world, where they live, what they eat and looked at some of their fe
We were thrilled to have Ruth and Eve from Sylvan Skills working with some of our Year 5 children to re-dress our willow hens. Ruth started the session by showing the children how to weave the willow into egg shapes. It can be hard on the hands but they did a really good job, gradually weaving aro
As part of their topic on ‘Leaving a Legacy,’ the children in Year 6 have been studying the Romans and the legacy they left in Britain. The Romans had a huge impact on the local area and this week, we went on a visit to the Roman remains at Vindolana. Over the day, the children went to the Roman Arm
Today Nursery had a visit from Little Movers! Donna came to teach us lots of songs with a focus on listening. We also learnt how to work as a team, follow instructions and how to wait our turn when doing relay races. Article 29 – We all have the right to develop our personalities, talents and abili
Our Year 4s are really getting involved with this terms tree topic. We are learning about the importance of surveying and managing trees on our site. Management of them allows us to gain the many benefits, whilst still having confidence in the safety and integrity of the trees. This week they bega
Year 1 spent the afternoon learning how to recognise and describe the shapes of leaves on trees in our Forest School. In class we played a leaf sorting game, separating into 5 main leaf shapes: Lobed, Compound, Eliptical, Cordate and Needles. The children could describe what features they might
Nursery and Reception children have been learning about different leaf shapes particularly focusing on tree leaves. This activity encourages the children to really observe in more detail and at the same time they get to enjoy some work with tools. First they played a leaf recognition game, trying
This is a physical way or teaching the children about the parts of a tree, Year 4 threw themselves into the challenge and completed it both under instruction and then independently as a class. Challenge: as a class you will be creating a tree by acting out tree parts, the Leader will direct you. Two
Our children continue to learn about trees this month. Tree identification can be tricky, so we encourage them to become nature detectives and inspire them by setting activities that create links to their known worlds. The children were asked to think about their families and what the word family me
