In English lessons this half term, Year Six have been looking at a short animation called ‘The Piano’. The video is of a man playing a tune on a piano and reflecting on the memories in his life. The children enjoyed looking at clues to predict what the man’s memories might have been. They considered
Barter Town is a block of work that the Year 6 children are taking part in during their Forest School sessions. First in class we set the scene for the next few weeks work. We talked about how traditional rural villages came about and how settlers provided for themselves before they had currency. Th
Working in the dusky cold, the gardening club have worked very hard this half term to prepare for next Spring. They have already planted a thorny hedgerow, a grove of silver birch trees and another of sweet cherry trees, then last night started to put in lots of bulbs. Daffodils, crocuses, bluebells
This week, classes from Reception to 6 have enjoyed an assembly and a classroom workshop with Rachel and Ted from The Dogs Trust. The workshops vary in each year group and support the children in understanding how to be safe around their own dogs, dogs that belong to others and what they should do i
Presentation is extremely important and each week, children across the school are rewarded for their presentation, by achieving a place on the ‘Perfect Presentation’ hall of fame. Throughout school, children work extremely hard to achieve their pen licence. They have to practise their joins and get
Over the last two weeks, in DT, the children in Year 6 have made a working Morse Code transmitter. Firstly, they had to find out what a Morse Code transmitter did. After this, they designed their product. The children remembered how to create a circuit using their knowledge from Science and applied
Last week some of our KS2 children got the opportunity to go to Sunderland Bowling Alley and play some games of Bowling. The children did really well and some even manged a few strikes! All children who took part received a participation medal to bring back to school. Well done everyone you all repr
Friday 15th November marks the Children in Need Appeal night. To celebrate Pudsey Bear and raise some money all the children, and staff, came into school dressed in their Pudsey Bear attire or accessories. The school has been covered in yellow and thousands of spots today to show our support towards
On Monday and Tuesday, the Year 6 parents attended curriculum workshops. Mr Hollingworth shared a little information about the non-core subjects and how these are planned and taught. This was followed by a presentation of work by the children. They shared a little information about remembrance and s
To mark Armistice Day this year at Harlow Green, the Year 6 children led assemblies for both Key Stage One and Key Stage Two children. In the assemblies, the Year 6 children shared some information about remembrance, read poems and sang song related to war. At 11 o’clock, the school fell silent
