Today everyone at Harlow Green was invited to come into school wearing red, white, blue or sports kit to celebrate England’s first match in this year’s World Cup. The festivities kicked off with an assembly this morning. Each class is following two different teams that they have drawn at random. We
This week we have started to read The Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis. We pretended to be the main characters in the story and acted out the journey to The Bluebell Woods. We said we were going to Annie’s house so we had to be extremely sneaky.
A massive thank you to everyone who attended our food festival this year, once again it was a great success! There were lots of delicious food stalls, activities and even some beautiful weather throughout the afternoon. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves, indulging in the weather, some footb
This week we see Year 1 starting to apply their stick safety training and knowledge of our site, during a nest building challenge. In class we did a quick recap of this terms sessions, helping the children to recall and understand how we use our Forest School site. Then a very lively discussion took
Year One used the Numicon to investigate doubling numbers up to 10.
Thank you for the amazing turnout at Year One’s Topic Showcase. The children enjoyed playing with and making toys from the past. They also sang their hearts out for the final performance of “Your Imagination”.
All children at Harlow Green take part in Stick Safety Training when they begin their journey into our Forest School. Natural resources are a fundamental part of our Outdoor Learning experience but it is important that the children know how to move these items safely. We begin by looking at what kin
This week Year 1 began to learn about leaf shape and structure, a topic that links with their current science lessons. They were taught how to remove leaves from living plants and trees safely, without effecting the plants growth. We then compared our findings, with some very beautiful collages as a
Continuing their Forest School adventures, Year 1 have been locating plants in our school grounds that may cause harm. We talked about the many benefits of these plants and how we make sure we look after both them and us. Nettles are habitats for many insects, in particular butterflies, so we have a
Year 1 have enjoyed their first Forest School session. Over the term we will be investigating our school grounds and today we have been looking for Magic Spots. Spots that can give us a sense of joy and delight, or perhaps spots where we can be quiet and peaceful. They could be purely natural or hav
