The Theatre Royal in Newcastle has a couple of exciting performances coming that may be of interest to parents and children. The Percy Jackson Musical: The Lightning Thief (Wed 27 – Sat 31 Aug) – When New York City teenager Percy Jackson discovers that he is the half-blood son of the Greek god, Pose
Today, Year 6 visited St Ninian’s Church for a transition service in preparation for leaving primary school and the move to secondary school. During the session, the children were engaged in different activities involving reflecting upon their own lives and experiences of school; considering their p
This term, in PE, Year Two have been learning about hockey. First, the children found out that hockey is played with a stick and either a ball or a puck. Did you know that there are lots of different types of hockey? Hockey can be played on ice, on a field and even on roller skates! Next, the childr
Over the last couple of weeks, the children in Year 6 have taken part in a challenge to make £5 grow. The children each had up to £5 (which they had to pay back) to spend enterprise projects. Working in groups, the children had to come up with a business plan, design a logo, make a budget, market
This week Year One have been practising their artistic talents. Closely linked to our theme, “We’re all going on a summer holiday”, the pupils have been observing, drawing and sculpting shells. Firstly, we investigated patterns on a variety of shells and sketched them using pencils. The childr
Following our exciting trip to Hall Hill Farm last week, the children in Reception have continued exploring the topic of farms in the classroom. We’ve been learning the names of different baby animals and talking about where they live on the farm. In literacy, we have enjoyed reading What the Lady
To keep cool this week we have been making milky ice lollies! The weather has been beautiful this week so we decided to make ice lollies as part of our Summer themed mini topic. We put our cutting skills to the test once more and carefully sliced up some strawberries and bananas. We then used forks
As always, reading in Harlow Green is at the forefront of the curriculum. Whether this is class texts in English, reading for pleasure books at the end of the day, or children’s individual readers, there is a great emphasis on the children reading and engaging with a range of texts. With the money
This week, our pupils have been learning all about collaboration – what it means, why it’s important, and how to do it effectively. Through a series of fun and thoughtful activities, the children explored the different ways we can work together to achieve a shared goal. One of the key challenges i
This week, Reception have been learning about farm animals. To end our topic, we took a trip to Hall Hill Farm to visit the animals. First, we took a ride around the farm on the tractor, then we fed the sheep and llamas and said hello to some highland cows, donkeys and wallabies. After lunch, we w
