Harewood Junior School News
Year 4 had a fabulous time learning the Christmas story at our local St. George’s church, before taking part in a wonderful range of arts and craft activities – superb! A big thank you to Reverend Rachel and her team for welcoming us!
Mr Ryder very kindly bought in his copy of the Bayeux Tapestry for us to look at the story of the events leading up to and The Battle of Hastings.
We were invaded by the Anglo-Saxons again on Friday the 5th December ! From weaving, to rune code-breaking, we engaged in a range of workshops throughout the day.
Year 6 are starting to feel festive after a lovely morning singing Christmas songs to Tuffley Library Choir.
Year 6 had a great morning in the hall making their stained glass window biscuits as part of their design technology work this term.
Today, our young artists in the Illustrators club are taking flight to the mythical Isle of Berk, home of Vikings and dragons! Inspired by the world of How to Train Your Dragon, the children are using their imaginations to design brand-new dragons or illustrate pages that bring existing ones to…
The children enjoyed a wide breadth of activities and intensive learning about the ancient Greeks. In our ancient Greek Olympics we learnt about the historical significance of the Olympics and took part in an inter-house competition with events such as the ‘Stadion’ race (sprint) and ‘Diaulos’ race (long distance.) We…
In Year 6, we have started our new topic in Science – Electricity. This week we have been building circuits and drawing circuit diagrams using scientific symbols.
We explored the fascinating findings from Butler’s Farm, an Anglo-Saxon archaeological dig, by investigating a range of secondary sources about the artefacts discovered at the site. By analysing these sources, we were able to make informed deductions about the people buried there and the lives they might have led. The…