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
In Year 3 the boys and girls have been learning about places of worship and special objects. Reverend Mark came in to school to talk to the classes about Church and Christianity. He brought with him a collection of artefacts and clothing to discuss. Everyone was really interested to find out about t
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
Some of our year three and four boys and girls have spent a day at Lord Lawson Academy getting involved in some orienteering. The children, along with other local schools have been taking part in different orienteering activities. One of which, involved using directions and maps to find items hidden
The children in year 3 have continued their pattern work by designing collograph blocks to print off. The boys and girls used cardboard to create a raised surface that will be used to create monoprints onto the fabric that we previously dip-dyed. Watch this space to see the final product.
Year 3 have been learning to play the melody to a tune on the glockenspiel. The children have learnt how to play C, A and G and have been focusing on copying rhythms accurately and keeping pulse. The children had to listen carefully to each other, and to the backing track to make sure that they play
Year 3 have been learning about the patterns that were popular in the 1960’s and 1970’s.This was when most of the houses in Harlow Green were built. The boys and girls experimented with dip-dye techniques in preparation for block printing patterns over the top.
Year 3 have been learning about how maps can be used as primary sources to help us learn about the past. As part of their ‘Heritage Hunters’ topic the boys and girls looked at maps ranging from 1862 through to the present day. Year 3 found it really interesting to compare maps of their local area an
In Year 3 the boys and girls were lucky enough to receive some basketball coaching from Newcastle Eagles this week. Everybody learnt some tricks and tips on how to best dribble the ball and the coach tested our reflexes and reactions in a game. All the children are ready to try out their skills in a
In Year 3 the boys and girls have been matching fractions to decimals. They played a game of matching pairs and some children matched pictures of fractions as well. Fractions are very tricky but all of the boys and girls have tried very hard and shown lots of perseverance.
