To share all the news and events that happen at Harlow Green Community Primary School, the Year 6 HG News team report weekly. The aim is to build confidence and a range of skills which can be applied in a variety of ways. This opportunity also gives an insight into the potential of becoming a jour
This year, the children in Year Five have had the opportunity to learn how to play the guitar as part of their extra-curricular activities. Over the term, the children have worked with talented guitar teacher Mr Strong to learn the names of the notes on the guitar and the finger positions. They al
Every Tuesday, a small group of children from Year Five and Six have the opportunity to learn how to play the violin. Taught by the talented Miss Tymm, across the year, the children have enjoyed learning a number of tunes such as A Brief History of Music, Ode to Joy and Rainy Day. Currently, the tun
This morning, Harlow Green Choir sang their hearts out in assembly for KS1 and KS2. Children from Year Three to Year Six sang songs from well-known films: The Greatest Show from the Greatest Showman, How Far I’ll Go from Moana, We Don’t Talk About Bruno from Encanto and Defying Gravity from the fil
During our Forest School sessions this term we have been learning about birds. Through games, activities and observations the children have widened their knowledge. This week we have been focusing on feathers, their shapes and their function. We have the advantage of having our own birds in school,
This week in our Forest School we have been learning about predators and how they hunt. Linking to last weeks lesson about kestrals, the children played a game where they were the prey. Miss Rowe was the kestral on the hunt. The mice have to creep and forage in the woods, trying to stay out of sigh
As part of the lead up to the Big School Birdwatch we have been learning about British birds of prey. Understanding how they hunt and what they prey on helps the children to understand these birds. In class we looked at the different types of birds and then what kind of animals they prey on. Underst
Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy and Polly Dunbar is the book we have been enjoying with the residents at Angel Court. Working with creative story teller Elizabeth, the children and residents have been adding to the story using themselves as additional characters. Trying to rhyme with names can be
After the children played some bird identification games, where they had to find birds from name only rather than images, the children were encouraged to build some Mega-nests. First as a whole class, then in teams. They could only use fir trees and they had to make sure all team mates were off the
This term in our Forest School we will be taking part in the RSPB Big School Birdwatch. All classes will be involved in this in some way. This week we revisited how we identify birds. Below you can see some of the Year 2 children playing a bird identification game, this helps with their observation
