Year 6 lead our Nursery children in a Forest School session and demonstrated why this part of our weekly life at Harlow Green is so important. In a formal sense this is why we do it: “The process helps and facilitates more than knowledge-gathering, it helps learners develop socially, emotionally, sp
It was a pleasure to take Year One to South Shields beach this week. Unfortunately the weather was overcast with some drizzle but that did not spoil our fun on the beach. The children enjoyed the coach journey and it was lovely to hear the squeals of delight as they saw the beach for the first tim
This year, we have introduced a new range of activities for the children to take part in during their time with us at Harlow Green, and one of them is to run a café. In Year 4 we had our first experience of running Harlow Treats Afternoon Tea for parents and family members this week, and afterwards
This week Year Two visited Saltwell Park. As part of their PSHE work the children have been thinking about how they could help their local community. They took part in a litter pick while they were there and also used the opportunity to carry out some geography fieldwork. When they arrived, the chil
At Angel Court we have been lucky enough to be working with The Equal Arts Council and Elizabeth Baker, a writer and story teller from the North East. This is linked to our community project Plot to Pot, inspired by the Community Garden we have developed with the residents. We began by learning abou
Year 2 and Year 5 documented their own Forest School sessions this week. This is just a snapshot of what they got up to. They made a boat from an upturned picnic table and sailed the world. They created with clay and natural materials. They hunted for bugs and amphibians. They climbed the trees and
Introducing Harlow Green’s first music video ‘Unwritten’! To coincide with this year’s World Music Day – the school choir and all of the children (with some surprise guest appearances) created our version of Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfied. It tells the story about how our lives remain unwritten a
This week, Year Six have started working on an enterprise project, ‘Make a Fiver Grow’. The project involved the children working in teams of between three and six children to set up a company and decide on a product or a service they would provide to customers. Each group will receive a £5 ple
Today was an exciting day for our Reception class as we ventured out to Hall Hill Farm! The day started with a bumpy tractor ride that had everyone laughing and holding on tight. Our first stop was to feed the llamas, alpacas, goats, sheep, and the impressive Highland cows. The children loved gettin
We were thrilled to have Ruth and Eve from Sylvan Skills working with some of our Year 5 children to re-dress our willow hens. Ruth started the session by showing the children how to weave the willow into egg shapes. It can be hard on the hands but they did a really good job, gradually weaving aro
