In music this half term, Year 4 are learning how to play the Ukulele. Mr Langford, from Gateshead Music Service, gave the children a great introduction to the Ukulele this week and also performed some of his own songs which caused a lot of excitement. The children learned all about the history of th
The children in Reception were treated to an Irish dancing taster session this week with Nicola from Jump’n Jig. Everyone found the session thoroughly enjoyable and they learnt some basic skills required for Irish dancing. During the session the children danced with the Jump’n Jig bears, used ma
Today, Harlow Green celebrated Make Music Day (also known as World Music Day). Our theme was world music and each year group looked at a different country. Year Six studied Brazil and created their own compositions; Year 5 focused on Cuba and enjoyed Salsa dancing; Year 4 looked at Mexican music and
Today, Early Years and Key Stage One, were lucky enough to listen to a magical story performed by professional storyteller Chris Bostock. We heard the story, ‘The Tree Of Life’, which tells the story of Tiny Tortoise. He had a wonderful dream of a tree that grew every kind of different fruit. Ow
The children in Reception enjoyed some shady fun on a hot day out in our Forest School. They are really beginning to challenge themselves on the rope lines. Rope lines are physically, very demanding but as the children’s strength and co-ordination improves so they can devise all sorts of different w
As part of our end of term activities, all children from Year 1 to Year 6 take part in a class quiz focussed around their foundation subjects (History, Art, Geography, Science, PE etc) whether it is individually on the iPads or as a class, using the interactive quiz tool – Mentimeter. The teachers
The children in Year 4 have been getting creative with composition. The aim was to compose and perform a rap. The children came up with their own topic which had to be something they were passionate about, the most popular being friendship, saving the environment and pets. They began their lyrics by
The last session for this half term saw Year six enjoying natural den building in the woods. Trying to make a shelter waterproof can be very tricky without tarps. They used leafy foliage to create layers to protect from the wind and rain. Meanwhile in music, they have been learning to sing the song
In music this half term, Year Two have been focusing on composition. The children began composing with body percussion. They used their body parts to create sounds and then sequenced them to make a rhythm. Once the children were happy with their rhythm they then began composing on the glockenspiel
This half term, Year One have enjoyed creating music using body percussion. They have explored different ways to make sounds using their body parts, stamping and clapping being the most popular. They sequenced sounds to compose a rhythm with their partner and then performed their composition to the
