Reception

This week, the children in Reception were treated to a visit from two police officers from Northumbria police service.  The police officers talked to the children about the job that they do including how they help people and keep them safe.  They showed the children their uniforms and some of the

This week, Reception have enjoyed taking part in a variety of Halloween activities.  Mr Bones, the skeleton, came to visit Reception and we learnt the names of some of the main bones in our body and talked about why we need bones.  The children made their own skeleton pictures by snipping paper an

This week in Reception, we have been talking about keeping clean. We started the week by reading ‘Wiffy Wilson the Wolf Who Wouldn’t Wash’.  We then talked about our own hygeine routines such as having a bath, brushing our teeth and washing our hands.  We learnt why these tasks are important to ke

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.

The Reception children are now well-established as pupils of Harlow Green and have been impressing their teachers with all that they do everyday. Each week, four children are selected who have demonstrated that they have been following the school rules of ‘READY, RESPECTFUL and SAFE’ as well as tryi

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 afternoon, Reception parents and carers came along to cheer on Reception in their annual sports day.  The children had so much fun showing off the many physical skills they have been developing over the past year.  They demonstrated their speed and agility in the running and beanbag races, th

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

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