Harewood Junior School News

Yesterday after school, families gathered for the return of our popular FOH Family Fun Night, and what an evening it was! The hall buzzed with laughter, friendly competition, and plenty of quiz-time excitement. Thank you to all those that came along and participated. A huge congratulations to the Teachers’ Team,…

Today school had a visit from Stonehouse junior parkrun. John, a volunteer from Stonehouse junior parkrun, spoke to the children in assembly about junior parkrun and the benefits of taking part. We are encouraging all pupils, staff and families connected to Harewood Junior School to come along together to Stonehouse…

Today, some of our Year 6 children joined 400 other local primary school pupils at Wycliffe College to celebrate all things STEM! During the event, we took part in a range of fascinating, hands-on activities — from learning about sequences in card tricks and exploring tessellation patterns, to making goo…

As part of Healthy Active Day, Year 6 have enjoyed taking part in our house group obstacle course. Well done Year 6 Tuffley!

As part of our materials unit, we have been exploring which fabric makes the best insulator and why by trying to keep a cup warm. We used a thermometer to measure the temperature at 2 minute intervals.

5K have really enjoyed their mixture of rugby and netball by a range of coaches over the last 3 weeks. We focused on ball control and passing to teammates.

In Science, Year 6 have been investigating how light travels in straight lines. Using resources such as hosepipes and straws, they explored how light can be directed through narrow pathways. They discovered that the beam only passes through when everything is in a straight line, proving that light doesn’t bend…

For guidance on how to set up appropriate parental controls on a range of devices, platforms and apps, please visit our online safety page: If you need any support with any aspect of your child’s online safety, please contact Mr Beardshaw-Brown via the school office.

Rugby session with Mr Montagu – we learned how to hold a rugby ball correctly, pass a rugby ball, catch a rugby ball and score a try.

All year groups enjoyed an online safety assembly from Mr Beardshaw-Brown; reviewing the principles of age-appropriate gaming and PEGI ratings, analysing a range of clips from various games and discussing why they were given their rating. We also reviewed the importance of blocking unwanted users and contacts online, and the…