In linked learning, we are looking at people and events from the Stone Age. We have focused on timelines and interesting methods of surviving, but we are also learning about how we know things from such a long time ago. Before writing and photographs, many people would draw and paint Read more…
Our new science topic is sure to be an eventful one as we look to take on lots of experiments by working scientifically. To kick us off, we focused on what it means to be a scientist, looking at fair tests, variables, predictions and results. As a first test, we Read more…
Now that dodgeball is done, we have moved on to our exciting new PE topic: hockey! Hockey brings with it a lot of special rules to ensure safety for everyone involved. We discussed the correct way to hold a hockey stick, as well as what to do with it when Read more…
The weeks of running drills and practising skills have paid off! This week we brought it all together and got involved with some big team games. I was really impressed with the improvements shown, seeing some brilliant throws as well as some impressive dodges and catches. check out some Read more…
In linked learning, we are discussing whether we would rather be a child now or at a time in the past. In our language and communication lesson, we began a debate on whether corporal punishment was ever justified. We began the lesson with a game of thief, which required some Read more…
As I am sure you have already seen, our playground at Harwood Park has had some very exciting additions! The children were itching to climb on and they were finally let free one class at a time. We we discussed safety, turn taking and patience, as well as how Read more…
On Thursday 24th of January, Harwood Park had the pleasure of welcoming Mad Science to our school. It was an excitement and fun-filled day that began with a brilliant assembly and then continued with smaller workshops where we could get involved. We got involved with magnets, discovering what was magnetic Read more…
In class 7, our new maths topic is money! To help us get to grips with all the different coins and notes, we broke out the fakes had a good play around with them. We asked eachother for certain amounts, we added coin amounts together and wrote down down some Read more…
Just before we move onto the magnets side of things in our ‘force and magnets’ topic, we needed to take a quick look at what might interact with a push or pull force. This interaction happens on different surfaces and it is called friction, meaning some surfaces are easier to Read more…
Last week in music we learned the words and rhythm of the ‘dragon song’. Our next step was to get the glockenspiels out and have a go at playing along. It was a lot of noisy fun and it sounded great considering it was our first attempt!