Category: School News

Creative Writing Week

On a cold dark November morning Mrs Hollis arrived at the school to find something most unexpected in the corner of the playground. A nest of mysterious eggs had appeared over the course of the weekend! Where had they come from? Were they safe to touch? What creature or beast had trespassed on the school’s…

26
Nov

Animals on the Move

During the first half term Year 5 were reading an eBook called Animals on the Move in their English lessons. The book is an information text about some of the most impressive animal migrations that take place on our planet. The class enjoyed learning about wildebeest, humpback whales, salmon and monarch butterflies. Towards the end…

20
Nov

What inspires a data journalist?

Year 3 have been learning about the features of a newspaper and are planning to write a newspaper report in English. On Wednesday, Year 3 were fortunate enough to take part in a journalism workshop led by Niamh McIntyre (news journalist from The Guardian). Niamh told us it was a very exciting morning for journalists…

14
Nov

Reception visit Headstone Manor Museum

Reception class went to Headstone Manor to learn how Harrow has changed over hundreds of years. Laura told us the story through the eyes of a time-travelling owl who lived in the Tithe Barn at Headstone Manor and saw the changes taking place as he flew high in the sky. The boys had the opportunity…

14
Nov

Where do we live?

Pre-School have been really busy learning about themselves and their homes. They have developed their language skills by talking to each other about the different parts of their houses. They explored different materials needed to build a house and used words like ‘strong’ and ‘hard’ to describe them. The children are developing their fine motor…

19
Oct