This week Year One have been learning about the life cycle of a frog. The children started their learning journey by watching a video of a real-life frog grow. The children were amazed at the different growing stages of a frog – frogspawn, tadpole, froglet and frog. The pupils created a frog mobil
In R.E. Year 6 have been learning about why Jewish people celebrate the story of Passover. The children enjoyed finding out about the different plagues that were sent and discussing which they felt would be the worst. However, once they understood the serious nature and the repercussions they realis
On Tuesday, the children in Year 5 took a visit to Newcastle Central Mosque to continue their RE unit. Throughout the day, the children recapped what they had already learned about in school about the Islamic faith. The children were able to see the minbar (where the Imam who leads the prayers and
This week in their Art lessons, the children in Year 2 have been using their creative skills to design and make a bag. They began by exploring how to print with fruit using different coloured paints. They were then set a challenge to draw some designs of their own. They thought about which two
This week, Year 4 have thoroughly enjoyed being artists in the classroom. Our Year 4 pupils have been exploring the exciting world of abstract art. Inspired by the idea that art doesn’t always have to represent reality, the children experimented with shape, colour and line to express ideas and emo
Year 3 have been busy learning about rural and urban areas as part of their geography topic. They began by exploring what these terms mean and identifying rural and urban areas from photographs. They then compared old and modern maps of Harlow Green, discovering how our surroundings have change
This week, year four visited the ISKON Hindu Temple in Newcastle, as part of their RE topic. Our host explained and demonstrated many of the key beliefs of Hindus, and how they practice their faith. The children heard about the Gods and Goddesses, explored important artefacts, were told stories, lis
This week, Reception class had a brilliant time taking part in Sign Language Week. We’re especially proud to learn more about British Sign Language because we have a friend in our class who uses cochlear implants, and it’s important to us that everyone can communicate and feel included. Our wond
This week in Year 5, the children have continued their Geography unit by exploring biomes. Building on their prior learning, the children revisited the difference between weather and climate, and identified the range of climates found across the Earth. They were then introduced to the concept of bio
This week Year One have thoroughly enjoyed being artists in the classroom. They have practised drawing a variety of lines, using marker pens – straight, wriggly, curved and zig zag and then transferred these skills to painting different lines. We discovered that it was more difficult to paint line
