In class 9, we took part in a mindfulness movement session. We played games using our cooperation skills and took part in yoga poses. We also worked with a partner to do poses relating to space, under the sea and animals and then had to show the class for them Read more…
Class 9 performed for the Christmas Carol concert as Hip Hop Elves. They showed fantastic dancing, singing and performing skills, well done everyone!
This half term we have been learning about the three states of matter: solids, liquids and gases. This week we learnt about condensation and did an experiment in class to see how gas becomes a liquid. We drew and wrote our observations and discussed when we see condensation in real Read more…
Class 9 took part in the worldwide event ‘Hour of Code’. This lesson was to celebrate computer science and why coding and computers are so important. We completed lots of challenges and activities to test our coding skills and had lots of fun!
In class 9, we have been practicing our times tables in Maths this week. We have been looking at connections and patterns with the 7 and 9 times tables. On Friday, we practiced our 12 times tables and how we can link this knowledge to our 11 times tables. We Read more…
Today Class 9 applied their computational thinking skills to a set of Berbas challenges. Children solved different problems including pattern recognition, decomposition and algorithm designs. Excellent teamwork skills were shown!
In Class 9, we started our computing topic by looking at the ground rules for using our devices and the internet in school. We also discussed how we use the Internet such as learning, playing games and for communication and why it is important to balance time online and offline. Read more…
Year 5 have been learning about forces such as friction and air resistance this half-term. Today they took part in an experiment to make a parachute. The parachute had to have the best air resistance to win. Children had a variety of equipment to use and had to create their Read more…
This week is National Maths Week and Harwood Park dressed up as rockstars today to end the week in style. Children have also taken part in real-life Maths Day lessons with their classes this week and children in Years 2-6 competed in a TT Rockstars competition. Well done to all Read more…
Today Class 14 painted in the style of Claude Monet, a French impressionist painter. We used powder paints to paint his famous poppies painting. We focused on using quick, thick paint strokes without too much detail. Have a look at our paintings below.