We are very proud of our Great North Runners who took part in last weekend’s event! Well done to all our families and children who took part in the various different running events last weekend. The weather was very mixed but it was great to see so many children take part, some of them moving up t
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
In PE this half-term, Year 5 have been learning about and practicing their netball skills. Throughout the term, the children learnt about some of the basic rules of netball, such as not being able to move with the ball and pivoting to move. The children also learnt three new passes. Over the cours
Reception had a spectacular Sports Day today. The boys and girls have loved taking part in the different events from sprinting, an egg and spoon race to a space hopper race. Thankfully, the sky stayed bright so we could welcome parents and carers to share the event together. There was lots of laught
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
Last Friday afternoon some of our year 5/6 children took part in the Gateshead East Cricket competition which was held at Gateshead Fell Cricket Club . We had thee teams who took part in the competition they all played really well and played cohesively as a team. all teams played
In Year 4 we have been exploring the way games can be adapted to cater for children with different needs. We played a game of seated volleyball with a lower net and soft ball, along with a few more players on our teams. We also explored some blind football work, using blindfolds and balls with bel
Nursery and Reception children have been learning about different leaf shapes particularly focusing on tree leaves. This activity encourages the children to really observe in more detail and at the same time they get to enjoy some work with tools. First they played a leaf recognition game, trying
Our summer of (winning) sport continues – come rain or shine! We always have lots going on in school and it is great to see so many children actively engaged in our sports clubs, teams and tournaments. As well as competitions, we have also attended various non-competitive sport festivals from Recept
This is a physical way or teaching the children about the parts of a tree, Year 4 threw themselves into the challenge and completed it both under instruction and then independently as a class. Challenge: as a class you will be creating a tree by acting out tree parts, the Leader will direct you. Two
