Christmas has well and truly started with it being that special time of year where we come together to have our school Christmas dinner. With tables laid, crackers set, tree lights twinkling and cheesy Christmas music playing, our children had a fabulous time eating together. For those having a sc
December the first brings the start of the Christmas countdown at Harlow Green which began with the opening of the school’s advent calendar. One of our children from Reception opened door number 1 to find that the first surprise for our Nativity scene was the Christmas star which is now placed at
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, particularly speaking and presenting formally to an audience. This opportuni
This week in Nursery, we have been reading the story ‘Stick Man’. The children loved joining in with the repeated refrain throughout and were very happy that Stick Man returned to his family, with the help of Santa, at the end of the story. As part of our topic, Little Bear and Me, we have explo
As part of National Nursery Rhyme Week, we have spent time learning 4 rhymes; sing a song of sixpence, two little dickie birds, Humpty Dumpty and I hear thunder. This week we have been exploring the sound of rain and thunderstorms. To do this we learnt the song “I hear thunder” and performed it
This week, our school was filled with festive creativity as we welcomed Reverend Danie and Reverend Elaine from St Ninian’s Church to lead some Advent window workshops. It was a fantastic, hands-on experience for our students and their families! Together, they crafted beautiful Advent windows using
Friday 14th November marks the Children in Need Appeal night. To celebrate Pudsey Bear and raise some money all the children, and staff, came into school dressed in their Pudsey Bear attire, spots and accessories. The school has been covered in yellow and thousands of spots today to show our support
In support of Anti-bullying week, Nursery have put their odd socks to good use and created their own sock puppets. This week we gave been using our creative skills to bring our odd socks to life with some key facial features. We read the story Simon Sock who is desperate to play in the world around
We got anti-bullying week 2025 off to a great start today with hundreds of odd socks around school! Anti-bullying week takes place each year and is coordinated by the Anti-bullying Alliance. This year it runs from Monday 10th November until Friday 14th November. This year to celebrate uniqueness, we
Nursery are taking part in a family learning opportunity linked with Gateshead Family Hub. The course is Early Words Together and is delivered by or link practitioner, Jodie. Some. Children, and their families, are taking part in Early Words Together. This is a course linked with supporting children
