This week, Reception have been learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali and Bonfire Night. We started by reading ‘ Lighting a Diwa Lamp where we found out about the festival of Diwali. We learnt how to make Rangoli patterns with sand and made our own Diwa lamps with salt dough. Later in
In English this week, year four were introduced to their new text ‘Histronauts: A Viking Adventure’. To launch the text, they prepared to go back in time on a Histronaut mission by making gifts for Viking settlers. They made clay necklaces, runestones with Viking writing, warrior helmets, and smal
On Monday we launched our new English text – Dear Dinosaur. When the pupils arrived at school they discovered that they had received a mysterious letter and a mysterious parcel. Everyone was so excited to open it and once the letter was opened, it revealed that it was from T-Rex, one of the main c
Year 3 had a magical surprise this week when they opened their new English text, The Ancient Egypt Sleepover by Stephen Davies. Inside each book was a golden ticket — a mysterious invitation to the British Museum! The next day, the classroom transformed into an Egyptian adventure zone! The boys an
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 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 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
The children have fully embraced this terms Forest School theme All About the Team. With new teachers and new classes and some being mixed, it’s so important to support the children through this time. We want to help them to build strong relationships, open up to new experiences and treat others wit
This week Year One have been introduced to poetry. The children began the week by listening to, and performing a poem about a Volcano. We learnt the poem as a class and added actions. After this, we watched videos of volcanoes exploding and then even made our own volcano. The children gasped as th
