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
Reception have continued their topic ‘Explorers Outdoors’ by looking at minibeasts. We began by reading ‘Mad about Minibeasts’ by Giles Andreae and tried to guess which minibeast was being described. They then looked at artwork ‘The Snail, by Henri Matisse and had a go at creating their own collage
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
On Monday, Reception went on their first school trip to Hall Hill Farm. They had a full day packed with lots of exciting activities. First, we held chicks, guinea pigs and bunnies followed by looking a the pigs and piglets in their pen. We met and fed lots of animals on the farm including goats, she