Following our exciting trip to Hall Hill Farm last week, the children in Reception have continued exploring the topic of farms in the classroom. We’ve been learning the names of different baby animals and talking about where they live on the farm. In literacy, we have enjoyed reading What the Lady
This week, Reception have been learning about farm animals. To end our topic, we took a trip to Hall Hill Farm to visit the animals. First, we took a ride around the farm on the tractor, then we fed the sheep and llamas and said hello to some highland cows, donkeys and wallabies. After lunch, we w
Harlow Green is a school community that embraces diversity with an understanding that our differences should be celebrated as they make us who we are with each and everyone one of us being special on our own way. Although we do lots of work within the curriculum and during assemblies to support unde
This week, Reception class have been buzzing with excitement as they explored the wonderful world of minibeasts! We started the week by reading Mad About Minibeasts by Giles Andreae, which inspired us to dive deeper into the fascinating lives of these tiny creatures. The children showed fantastic cr
This week in Reception, we have been reading The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. The children loved joining in with the repeated phrases in the story and were amazed that the Gruffalo was scared of the tiny mouse. In the story, the mouse tells the animals what the Gruffalo’s favourite foods are. So
This week in Reception, we embarked on an exciting journey of learning about recycling! We began by reading the delightful book Somebody Swallowed Stanley, which inspired us to explore where our rubbish goes and how we can help our planet through recycling. The children enthusiastically learned abo
In Reception this week, we have been learning about the artist Vincent Van Gogh. We took a virtual tour to explore The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and looked at example of his famous paintings. The children enjoyed discussing the mood of the paintings, what season some of the paintings portrayed an
This week in Reception, we have been immersed in the enchanting story of Jack and the Beanstalk. The children have enjoyed collaborating to create a vibrant class story map, outlining the key events and characters of the tale. Our role play area has been transformed into a magical castle, where the
We have had an egg-tremely fun week in Reception learning about Easter. The children took part in the whole-school Easter egg competition. We had some brilliant entries; Sonic The Hedgehogs, famous footballers and even Rapunzel. We made Easter cards for our family by painting little chicks and addin
Today we held our annual Harlow Green Easter egg competition. There were many highly creative competition entries which are voting extremely challenging. The eggs were displayed around school so that each class could take a tour and have a look at them. Our Rights Respect Officers had the diffic
