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
So much to do for our busy children! A free play session to get them back into the swing of Forest School. Some incredible shelter building and beautiful, imaginative art work. Always full of joyous energy, the class worked together without a crossed word, sharing and collaborating to put their id
Year 1 start their Forest School adventures this week. They were so excited to finally get out. First we went on a guided tour of the whole site, then a quick lesson in Stick Safety. This is an important aspect of their learning, allowing children independence as their experience grows. It’s a reall
After having a break from our Easter egg decorating competition, it has been absolutely fantastic the response we have received this year as you will see from the pictures below. There is a vast array of designs showing skill, creativity and hard work. The judging took place on Thursday by the Right
What a long way Year 2 have come in their Forest School journey. This morning they were totally immersed in the woodland. Building dens, creating games, planning and building bug houses, sharing skills, building new relationships, becoming leaders, the list goes on. More than all these things though
Forest School adventures for our Year 4’s. The flash challenge was to move our new logs into our site. This activity requires positive communication skills, a very difficult job if you don’t co-operate. They made it look easy however and were delighted by their own determination. They then continued
The last session for this half term saw Year six enjoying natural den building in the woods. Trying to make a shelter waterproof can be very tricky without tarps. They used leafy foliage to create layers to protect from the wind and rain. Meanwhile in music, they have been learning to sing the song
We have recently started working with Feeding Families, a local charity who provide emergency food parcels to families in the North East. We have a stock of 10 food boxes at school which we can distribute to families who need them. The boxes contain dry food supplies for 3 days for two people and ar
Year 2’s flash challenge this week was to lay a fire in the woodland using only materials they could find themselves. In class we looked at some different styles of fire, what they could be used for and what shapes the children could see. Then we went outside so they could build their own. First job
