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 week, the Year One children have enjoyed finding out about the four seasons and in particular have investigated what happens in Autumn. The children enjoyed taking part in an Autumn hunt in the school grounds. They found out that not only do deciduous trees shed their leaves in Autumn but the
Year 1 got creative this week, Journey Sticks are a lovely way of encouraging the children to observe the changes in nature around them. They can be made at any time of the year and as well as helping the children to develop their fine motor skills give them a lovely memento of their Forest School s
Sharing success is important at Harlow Green. However, we do not give out lots of prizes as the important aspect is for recognition to be shared genuinely and personally. This is done throughout school regularly and in many ways by all staff; this can range from conversations in corridors, to ce
This week in Year 1, we have had a visit from KS and Mrs Cunningham. Firstly we discussed different emotions we feel and we freeze framed different emotions on our body. We talked about how we can have yucky feelings when we are scared, sad and worried. KS and Mrs Cunningham told us a story about a
So impressive to see two of our newly appointed Outdoor Workers already having the confidence to run some games of Sticky Feet with the Year 1 children. Just getting yourself heard outside in the rain can be a real challenge, but both girls really found their voices today. That got everyone warmed u
All of Year One have been enjoying learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali as part of their RE lessons. They learnt that Diwali is the festival of light and it is celebrated by lighting Diva lamps, giving presents and sweets and enjoying fireworks. Rangoli patterns are created outside houses
In Year 6, we feel it is important to develop the children’s understanding of being responsible in preparation for secondary school. At the beginning of the year, all of the children applied for a position in school. They had to consider which role they would most enjoy and think about the qualities
All of the teachers have been impressed with the fact recall in Year One. Following on from learning about one more last week, this week we have focused our learning on one less. The week started with some counting backwards. We are learning to count backwards starting from any number under 10. Why
Today we held our Macmillan Coffee Morning to support those battling Cancer. We had a great time at our coffee morning. Thank you to all those parents and carers (and toddlers) who attended the event. We raised almost £50 which will be sent to support the fantastic work the Macmillan nurses do for
