This week, we have celebrated world Book Day in school. Part of this celebration, was about looking at new books that the children might like and the teachers being able to offer some advice about authors and the latest books in the shops. With money from their sponsored read, the children are going
This week, the children in Year 5 have been completing artwork based on a piece by John Dyer. Over the past two weeks, Year 5 have been learning about John Dyer, who is a contemporary artist. The children started their unit of work by looking at some of his artwork and deciding on a favourite piece.
Over three days this week, the children across the whole school were spell-bound as they were visited by the illustrator and author Liz Million. Liz writes, illustrates and publishes her own books as well as illustrating for other authors and working in schools. She talked to the children about her
Harlow Green Celebrates Safer Internet Day 2025 On Tuesday, 11th February, Harlow Green Primary School joined thousands of schools across the country in celebrating Safer Internet Day 2025. This year’s theme, ‘Too Good to be True’, encouraged our children to think critically about what they se
Last week , our Year 5 and 6 Netball team took part in the Gateshead Finals which was held at Gateshead Stadium. The team had to win a competition just to qualify for this event which was already a fantastic achievement. 10 Schools made the finals and we were in a group of 5 and had to fin
This week, the children in Year 5 have been writing sentence stackers in preparation for their next piece of writing. Today, the children were introduced to the language feature similes. The children learnt that similes compare something to something else using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’. After iden
Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy and Polly Dunbar is the book we have been enjoying with the residents at Angel Court. Working with creative story teller Elizabeth, the children and residents have been adding to the story using themselves as additional characters. Trying to rhyme with names can be
Encouraging children to read and seeing them become fluent readers, is one of the most rewarding aspects of being a teacher. The world that opens up when you can read – for enjoyment, pleasure, or to find information for a purpose – is one with endless possibilities. IN school, we use Reading Plus a
On Tuesday, Year 5 took part in World Religion Day. Across the day, the children in Year 5 learnt about Sikhism. We started our day looking at the Ten Guru’s of Sikhism, focusing more closely on Guru Nanak. The children learnt about the story of Guru Nanak and the Boulder. This story teaches an im
World Religion Day falls on the third Sunday in January each year. The day is an opportunity to promote understanding and peace between all religions. As a way of celebrating the day, the boys and girls at Harlow Green have all been learning about the Sikh faith. Throughout the school, there was a l
