Physical Education

Our first week back at Angel Court after a long break was a great success. The funding we have is from Sport England and their aim is to fund “projects and organisations, small and large, that help people get more people active. Every penny they spend ties into their vision that everyone in England

This week was our first full week in Reception.  We have had a great time meeting new friends and learning the rules and routines of the Reception classroom.  We have enjoyed reading the story Rumpelstiltskin where the princess has to guess his name.  We then played lots of games to learn our fri

Our Forest School has been busy this week, collaboration will be an over-arching theme this term and the children really embraced the concept. Some of our classes become mixed as they move through school, it is therefore important that the children are given time to build and rekindle relationships

This week the children are being welcomed back to our Forest School. It has been lovely to see so many new faces amongst our big Harlow Green family and it is important for them to find their feet gently. With this in mind we went out onto the site and lay down together. If the children wanted they

What a fantastic day we had for our annual Sports Day! With the sun shining brightly and temperatures climbing, children from Years 1 to 6 showed incredible energy, enthusiasm and team spirit throughout their events.  All pupils took part in a wide variety of activities and races, from sprints to s

What a wonderful day we had for our Reception Sports Day! The weather was absolutely perfect – warm and sunny, setting the stage for an exciting morning filled with fun, laughter, and fantastic effort from all our young athletes. We’d like to say a huge thank you to all the parents and carers wh

In our Forest School the children learn how to confidently find and use natural materials. They recognise the properties of the living world around them so that they can then use it to their best advantage. They do this by gathering materials whilst still ensuring that the plants are protected and n

Last week was Farm Week in our nursery, Miss Rowe brought the hens in so the children could learn a bit more about why farmers keep hens. Of course the children have met the hens before many times, this week we really focused on egg production and what that means for us humans. The children were sho

This term some of the children documented their time in our Forest School. They really embodied the Forest School ethos, firstly their confidence from having experiences long-term. The majority of our children taking part from when they begin at Harlow Green aged 3. Then the immersion in nature, usi

Today, 17 children from years 3, 4 and 5 took part in the annual Gateshead Athletics Festival at Gateshead International Stadium. It is always a hectic day and a roller coaster of emotions competing with 46 other schools from across Gateshead.  After last year’s disappointing weather that impacted