This week we introduced our new English text – Meerkat Mail. The book was initially a mystery. The children had to find the main character in the book by going on a safari hunt on the school field. Luckily it was a gloriously sunny day. Firstly, everyone made a safari name badge. Next, t
Everyone in Year One knows that Mr Grinling, from the Lighthouse Keepers Lunch, loves a peach treat. So, we decided to make one for Mr Grinling. We started the week by reading a non-fiction book called how to make a peach treat. It showed everyone features of instructional text and it also taugh
To share all the news and events that happen at Harlow Green Community Primary School, the Year 6 HG News team report weekly. The aim is to build confidence and a range of skills which can be applied in a variety of ways. This opportunity also gives an insight into the potential of becoming a jour
Sharing success is important at Harlow Green. However, we do not give out lots of prizes as the important aspect is for recognition to be shared genuinely and personally. This is done throughout school regularly and in many ways by all staff; this can range from conversations in corridors, to ce
This term in RE we are learning about different creation stories. We started this topic by exploring what we would like to have in our perfect world. The children came up with some amazing suggestions such as everyone being kind to each other and protecting the environment for wildlife. We also di
This term our topic in Year One is “We’re all going on a summer holiday.” The children have enjoyed talking about their trips to the seaside and how they like building sandcastles on the beach and eating fish and chips. The pupils have also had the opportunity to learn about seaside holida
Today, on the 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the children in school observed a two minutes silence to remember those who fought in World War Two. Earlier in the day, the children learnt about Victory in Europe Day during class assemblies. The children enjoyed looking at photographs from
This term in Year One we will be learning about plants and growing plants. While the sun is shining we have taken the opportunity to learn about different kinds of plants. Firstly we learnt what a plant is and we discovered flowers, trees, fruit and vegetables can all be plants. That was followe
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
The children in Year 1 have enjoyed building their knowledge of different aspects of measurement. They began by thinking about tallest and shortest. They enjoyed placing themselves in order of their height. One pupil was chosen to draw around and their height was measured using objects found
