Over the past two weeks, the children have been deepening their understanding of Christian beliefs and teachings through our RE unit focused on the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, and Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. We began by exploring the Ten Commandments, discussing what each one means and then
This week Rosie, a textile artist from The Equal Arts Council, came to Angel Court to work with the children and residents. Over the last half term we have been taking part in a Music and Movement project as part of our Sports England fund. The plan this week was to design some bags for the equipmen
Reading is an essential element in Harlow Green’s curriculum and every half-term, the classes pair up as reading buddies. Older children are paired with younger children across the whole school and it is an opportunity for the older children to be the expert. Sometimes they read to the younger child
This term in RE, Year Two have been learning about how Christians celebrate weddings. To begin with, the children discussed Christianity and recognised that Christians believe in God and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. Next, they explored a range of different artefacts. The children quickly re
This week, we’ve had a fantastic time exploring all things Halloween! The children have really embraced the spooky theme with lots of curiosity and creativity. We began by reading ‘Funnybones’ and learning about the main bones in our bodies, including the skull, spine, ribs, and pelvis. The ch
This week, rhyming, rhythm and imagery have been in the air as it has been poetry week at Harlow Green. All of the children, from each year group, have studied a poet. From John Lyons to Michael Rosen, from John Agard to Shev Silverstein, the children have had the opportunity to study poets from dif
This week, Year 6 have been carrying out an investigation in science to complete their ‘Circuits’ topic. They were set the challenge of making a bulb brighter/dimmer in a circuit. Each group came up with a different idea – from adding more components to the circuit to adding more wires or cells. The
This week, year 4 have been learning about Kennings poetry. This is an ancient form of poetry from the most northern regions of Europe, including Scandinavia, which links to our study of the Vikings this term. Kenning means to describe something ‘in terms of another’, without ever saying what it act
Last Thursday our Year 5 and 6 Indoor Athletics Team took part in the Gateshead School Sports Partnership Indoor Athletics Competition at Gateshead Stadium . The competition was split into two parts, track and field events. Both our boys’ and girls’ teams were outstanding and gave 100% in every si
Last Thursday one of our Year 5 and 6 Football teams took part in the Felling schools FA cup. The team played excellently in all their games and played really well together as a team. We had to go to penalties to see who would go through to the final……and we came out victorious and qualified f
