Reading is a key component of the Harlow Green curriculum and World Book Day is an integral part of the school calendar where we celebrate books and a love of reading. The focus of World Book Day this year was ‘Reading for Pleasure.’ All of the children were invited to come into school dressed as a
This week in Nursery we have been looking at signs of Spring. As part of our topic, we have been learning all about signs of Spring. We started the week by going on a Spring walk around our school grounds. We noticed lots of buds on the trees, blossom, insects starting to fly around us, green leaves
This week Nursery have been learning about the festival of Lunar New Year and celebrating Pancake Day. We have been very busy this week celebrating two different festivals from around the world. We started by learning about Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, and how this is celebrated in our
This half term Nursery have been learning all about different ways of moving and finding ‘safe spaces’. Today in PE, we have been working hard to move around the hall in a variety of different ways. We re-capped moving from one line to another pretending to be aeroplanes, giants, crabs and giraffes.
This week in Nursery we have been learning about the people who help us in our local community. We listened to the story called ‘When we grow us’ which talked us thorough lots of different jobs that we might be able to do when we are bigger. We learnt lots of interesting things about the different c
This week Nursery has been on an adventure to space! We loved learning all about space where we found out about planets, aliens and rocket ships. We used 2D shapes to build our own rockets which we would use to travel to space, we identified circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. We talked thro
This week Nursery started our new topic for the Spring term, Rhyme Time. We will be covering lots of mini topics which have a link to nursery rhymes. This week we learned all about birds and have started to take part in the RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch. We started the week talking about different bird
Going to the theatre is an incredibly rewarding and exciting experience for children. From the grand building, to the characters on the stage and the songs that are sung, it is something that provides a magical opportunity for children (and adults) of all ages. At Harlow Green, we try to ensure the
Every year, the children get the chance to decorate a bauble in their year group, using a range of art skills, and collect all 6 as they move through school. This is made possible by the volunteers at Old School Woodcrafts in Durham that is run through The St Margaret’s Centre charity in Durham. T
As we reach the end of this term, it is worth reflecting on what a busy and eventful few months it has been. Alongside the usual rhythm of school life, we’ve faced the challenges of a Chicken Pox outbreak, seasonal flu, winter viruses, and even a couple of storms. Yet, none of these obstacles have
