Miscellaneous

The Jubilee Parterre continues at Angel Court. A parterre is usually a formal garden, created by arranging planting beds symmetrically and linking pathways with border hedges. The design for Angel Court will stimulate the senses, there will be fruits and vegetables that will need looking after and h

Year 4 are learning about historic pottery techniques in their art lessons, therefore in their Forest School session they were encouraged to enjoy some play with clay. Building confidence in how to manipulate the material takes time, but they quickly began to master some different techniques. Their

Understanding what makes a good friendship is something we talk about a lot in school. Everyone has different expectations which can even vary from friend to friend. So today in our Forest School we decided to make some delicious Friendship Soup. The lively chatter was constant. Which is more import

    The children enjoyed an afternoon getting creative in our Forest School. They worked together selecting their own natural materials, then bringing their images to life in a stick frame. This is such a beautiful activity that the children enjoy all year around. Helping them to observe t

Week 2 of our Jubilee based sessions with our friends at Angel Court. Todays focus was sowing some wild flowers and getting some of the edible plants in the ground. First job, using our senses, who can identify the herbs?  and Which plants are soft fruit? Dom then showed us how to sow wildflower se

This weekend we were grateful that our hens finally came out of their Avian Flu lockdown. So wonderful to see the hens ranging free with the children again. Meanwhile time to create with clay, make dream catchers, hunt for mini-beasts, swing in the trees, build dens…..goodness the children were bu

As a Forest School, we at Harlow Green want to enable our children to enjoy the benefits of risk, but also to develop the self knowledge to work within their own safe limits. It is a balance we achieve through combining taught skills, with application through play. Continuous observation is key to e

This week saw the welcome return to visiting our good friends at Angel Court residential care home. We’ve waited patiently but were so excited to catch up with everyone again. As you can see we haven’t wasted any time getting a new project up and running. The plan is to create a Jubilee sensory gard

Harlow Green Community Primary School currently has 2 Parent Governor vacancies which would begin in June 2022. The role of the governing body is an important one in supporting the strategic vision of the school and to enable high-quality educational provision for all. Parent governors are welcomed

Today Reception revisited an activity from back in September, create a house for our Forest School Squirrel. It was really interesting to see how much their building skills have improved, moving with confidence and choosing all sorts of different materials. Then some of the children went to work wit