This week, Year 3 have been developing their reading fluency through Reader’s Theatre, using our end-of-day class text Bill’s New Frock by Anne Fine. The children focused particularly on adding expression to their reading, thinking carefully about how characters might be feeling and how this shoul
This week, Year 5 have been busy writing sentence stackers in preparation for their next piece of writing based on The Explorer. Today, the children were introduced to the language feature similes. They learnt that a simile compares one thing to another using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’. After
This afternoon, the Year 6 children were lucky enough to visit The Theatre Royal to watch the brand new musical ‘Weird’. This performance of ‘Weird’ was one of the first to a general audience so it was a particular privilege to watch it. The musical is based around the story of the three witches in
This week in Guided Reading, the children completed Readers Theatre based on their English class read ‘The Explorer’. We used an extract taken from ‘The Explorer’ where Fred notices a collection of tree stumps which look unusual. Upon further inspection, Fred realises that the tree stumps have bee
This week in Reception, we have been learning all about our local area as part of our topic on Journeys. The children became keen observers as they carried out a traffic survey, watching the dual carriageway from the school fence and using tally charts to record the different types of transport they
The Reception children rounded off their first week of term with a virtual workshop from the Postal Museum, kindly supported by Royal Mail. The session was based on The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, and the class followed along as our jolly postie guided them through a simple retelling o
This week, the children investigated clues to find out their new English book. The children were handed a boarder card and ask to take their seats for Harlow Airlines! We experienced a take off but unfortunately our plane got into difficulty and we crashed landed somewhere strange. Clues had been
This week in English, the children were excited to uncover their new class text. The adventure began with a series of clues: a necklace, a jagged piece of rock, and striking cave paintings. These sparked lots of discussion and imaginative predictions – some even guessed the necklace might be made
Going to the theatre is an incredibly rewarding and exciting experience for children. From the grand building, to the characters on the stage and the songs that are sung, it is something that provides a magical opportunity for children (and adults) of all ages. At Harlow Green, we try to ensure the
This week, year 4 have begun studying their new English text called ‘When The Mountains Roared’. It is a gripping story about a girl who moves from Australia with her father and grandmother to run a hotel in the mountains of India. It is a story full of suspense, drama and peril, and the children ar
