Nursery

The academic year is drawing to a close once again, and I am sure everyone is looking forward to a chance to relax and recharge this summer.  It has been a very busy year for Harlow Green, with a wide range of successes having been experienced across our community, which we should all be proud of.

Every year, Gateshead School Sports Partnership host the annual School Sports Awards.  This year we entered three categories with two pupils and a member of our staff! We are delighted to finally announce that they won all of their categories! It was a fantastic night at The Fed in Gateshead, enjoy

This week in Nursery the children have focused on dens, caves and safari adventures. The children started this week by listening to a story called ‘Kipper’s Monster’. The children then discussed which animals make their own dens for shelter, sleep, food storage and protection i.e. bears, snake

Today we had so much fun taking part in our sports day races and dressing up in safari themed clothing to toddle around the field to raise money for a charity called Barnardo’s. We ended the morning with a well deserved picnic in the Nursery garden. Well done to everyone who participated and a massi

Hatching time came this week and the whole school got involved. It all started with chick number 1, Dave, who arrived promptly. The children took great delight in hearing the tap, tap, tap of the chicks as they start pipping from their shells. The chicks that hatch are left inside the incubator so t

The annual Penalty Speed Challenge took place during the summer fayre, once again.  There was fantastic participation with a huge amount of effort being demonstrated with an aim of winning the prize of a new football. By the end of the afternoon, there were winners in each age bracket (EYs, Key Sta

This week in Nursery the children have focused on life cycles. The children started this week by listening to a story called ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. The children then discussed what happened during the story and created a story map, which was used to help them recall the key events in the

The Gateshead School Sports Partnership annual athletics festival at Gateshead International Stadium is always a highlight of the annual sporting calendar. It was another amazing day and largely dry and bright!  Our team of 20 children from Years 3,4,5 and 6 raced, hurdled, jumped and threw their w

Yesterday, the Harlow Green community came together to enjoy our annual school summer fayre.  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

This week in Nursery the children have focused on circuses. The children started this week by watching a video of different acts you may find at a circus and talking about whether or not they have been to a circus. They also talked about what acts they would like to see at a circus or what acts they