Year 4

As Year 4 had a historian in school this week to teach them about Anglo Saxon and Viking battles, Miss Rowe thought they might like to try their hand at some mock battling before their Forest School session started.  During the session, they had a clear grasp of battle formations, organised themsel

Construction will be the main theme across year groups during our Forest School sessions this term. Construction covers a huge breadth of activities, so the children will be encouraged to build using all sorts of materials. From wood and clay, sticks and stones, words and music, stories and song, a

To launch our new English text in Year 4, the children went on a treasure hunt around the school grounds to find clues. They followed a map showing the location of the clues that were hidden around the edge of the school field. The first clue was a huge black egg in a burnt-out nest, which the child

As the final part of our DT this summer, we chopped, sliced and diced up a Greek salad.  We have been looking at modern Greece after spending time studying Ancient Greece in History.  We have compared the Greek climate, geography, buildings, populations and culture with that in the UK and London a

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

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 biggest win of the day was against the weather, with Harlow Green coming out as champions!  After the problems of the previous day, we were basked in warm sunshine which allowed the children, from across KS1 and KS2, the opportunity to take part in a wider variety of sports events.  Thanks to

As we approach the summer holidays, Years 4 and 5 had representatives in from Tyne and Wear Fire Brigade to talk about water safety and how to contact the emergency services.  The children spent some time looking at risks around water and then learned about how to float to live and stay calm should