This half term, the boys and girls have been learning the skills needed for a game of basketball. They started by practising how to chest pass and bounce pass and then moved on to the skill of dribbling. They were very enthusiastic and showed great sportsmanship when applying these skills within tea
After having to wait for a week because of their postponed final league match of the season, the Harlow Green Year 5/6 football team, eventually had the chance to put all their efforts into action, leading to a win which was like winning a cup final. There was a positive energy as the children warme
This week, the children had the fantastic opportunity to have PE and healthy lifestyle sessions delivered by players of the Newcastle Eagles. The children were taught all about the importance for water, a balanced diet and who are the ‘superstars’ in the life. The main highlight for the children was
It has been a very busy exciting week of sport at Harlow Green. On Monday, our year 5/6 Hockey team took part in the Gateshead Finals which was held at Whickham School. There were 7 schools there who qualified for the finals and our school played outstandingly, winning every single game – crowned ch
Across Spring Term, the children have been enjoying fencing taught in the PE lessons. To start the unit, the children were introduced to the basics of fencing. They started by learning the ‘salute’ and ‘on guard’ positions, as well as the rules for moving and the importance of defending within fenci
Year 4 collaborated to construct obstacles for an assault course. Forest School opportunities are designed to build on an individual’s innate motivation, positive attitudes and/or interests. Any Forest School experience follows a Risk–Benefit process managed jointly by the practitioner and learn
Our new PE topic in Nursery for this half term is Ball Skills. Last week in our PE session, we worked on throwing and catching a beanbag. We worked hard with our partner to make sure we were throwing the beanbag sensibly and that it was travelling in the correct direction. We made sure we had ou
On Thursday Morning some of our year KS2 children took part in the Gateshead SSP crteative peformance festival which was held at Gateshead Stadium . The children took part in a range of differnt stations some of those were gymnastics, cheerleading, dancing, drawing and yoga. All the children h
After school yesterday some of our year 5/6 Girls took part in a friendly match against Whitemere Primary school which was held at Harlow Green. The girls played some great football, they passed the ball really well and played cohesively as a team. The communication on the pitch was fantastic, wi
We have had a great half term exploring travelling and rolling in PE. This half term, Nursery have been looking at different ways of travelling along equipment and practicing rolling across mats. We have learnt different ways to travel along the benches such as; crawling, walking, sliding on our sto
