On Monday, Year 3 and 4 had an exciting opportunity to put their French-speaking skills to the test by ordering a delicious crêpe! The session began with a fun recap of facts about France. The children explored how many countries speak French, learned about famous landmarks, discussed Bastille Day,
This week some of our year 3 and 4 children took part in the Gateshead SSP Quadkids competition which was held at Grace College. Quadkids is an athletics competition which you have 5 boys and 5 girls on a team and they have to take part in four events – the 50m sprint, 400m race, vortex howler thr
This week, year 4 launched their new English text for this half term, which is a collection of Greek Myths adapted for children. The children began by learning about the story of Perseus and Medusa. They watched an animated version of the story, then they used it to create and perform their own vers
It has been a very busy half term for our girls football team. They have taken part in 2 competitions over the last couple of weeks. The first one was held at Gateshead Power League in Dunston there were 32 teams who took part. We played some group games which we won our group and then it was the kn
Thank you to all the parents, carers, grandparents and family members who came to our Year 4 Art Exhibition and Sharing Assembly this week. After a brief introduction about the curriculum, it was great that the children could tell you about the art they had done, the skills used and their work with
On Thursday our Year 4 football team took part in the football finals, which they qualified for a couple of weeks ago this was already a fantastic achievement. The children worked really hard in every game as a team and played some really good Football. We won our group on the night with being unbea
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
Over several weeks, the children have learned and continue to develop their understanding all about decimals – and a key element of this is with money. Applying decimals to money is a very effective and powerful way to help children remember about the key elements within decimals and the parts of on
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
