What a day it has been! Packed with challenge, fun and laughter, the children have had an amazing time trying lots of new activities. It hasn’t always been easy as there have been times when the boys and girls and found that some of their fears and anxieties were going to have to be met head on. How
The Year 6 children have had a fantastic first day leaving the normality of school and home to cross the border into Scotland for their residential experience at Lockerbie Manor. After a quick stop at Gretna Green, where the children started a spontaneous applause for a newly married couple, the chi
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, Year 6 visited St Ninian’s Church for a transition service in preparation for leaving primary school and the move to secondary school. During the session, the children were engaged in different activities involving reflecting upon their own lives and experiences of school; considering their p
Over the last couple of weeks, the children in Year 6 have taken part in a challenge to make £5 grow. The children each had up to £5 (which they had to pay back) to spend enterprise projects. Working in groups, the children had to come up with a business plan, design a logo, make a budget, market
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
Over the summer term, Year Six have been studying volcanoes as part of their Geography topic. In the first lesson, the children learned about why volcanoes erupt. It was very interesting to learn about the theory of ‘plate tectonics’ which means the plates which make up the Earth (a bit like a j
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
