This term some of the children documented their time in our Forest School. They really embodied the Forest School ethos, firstly their confidence from having experiences long-term. The majority of our children taking part from when they begin at Harlow Green aged 3. Then the immersion in nature, usi
Today, 17 children from years 3, 4 and 5 took part in the annual Gateshead Athletics Festival at Gateshead International Stadium. It is always a hectic day and a roller coaster of emotions competing with 46 other schools from across Gateshead. After last year’s disappointing weather that impacted
The Theatre Royal in Newcastle has a couple of exciting performances coming that may be of interest to parents and children. The Percy Jackson Musical: The Lightning Thief (Wed 27 – Sat 31 Aug) – When New York City teenager Percy Jackson discovers that he is the half-blood son of the Greek god, Pose
Today we celebrated National Picnic Week. All of the children enjoyed a delicious picnic on the playground which consisted of a wrap, ham and cheese roll, chicken or quorn bites, vegetable sticks a chocolate chip cookie, an ice lolly and a bottle of water. The weather was glorious and the staff en
Yesterday, the Harlow Green community came together to enjoy our annual school fair. Once again, the weather was glorious; the sun shone and the rain stayed away. Parents and children enjoyed having a go at traditional games such as name the teddy, tombola, guess the number of sweets in the jar,
As always, reading in Harlow Green is at the forefront of the curriculum. Whether this is class texts in English, reading for pleasure books at the end of the day, or children’s individual readers, there is a great emphasis on the children reading and engaging with a range of texts. With the money
This term in PE and in Maths we have been looking at direction and turns. In our PE sessions, we have been using the compasses to build on some basic orienteering we took part in at Wharton Park before Easter. As well as the North, East, South and West instructions, we have also been looking at th
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
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
