Harewood Junior School News
The children thoroughly enjoyed swapping classes and reading with their peers; each class split in half and either visited or received another year group to read with. It was lovely to see their togetherness, interest and camaraderie – a really lovely afternoon to finish the week.
Y3 were the first visitors to our re-launched school library, assisted superbly by two of our Y6 librarians!
Here are 6BB having a reading hiatus during their science lesson – they are all hugely enjoying our World Book Week!
The children in 6BB enjoyed a ‘post-it note’ game as they tried to guess their partner’s choice of book characters using closed ‘yes / no’ responses – lots of fun and some interesting choices; from The Hunger Games ‘Katniss Everdeen’ to The Hobbit’s ‘Bilbo Baggins’!
The children were captivated by a visit from Tuffley author Phil Barnes who told his amazing story of how, due to his huge passion for writing, he became a published author after spending his lunch breaks as a bus driver writing fiction. This aspirational story was a brilliant message for…
Year 6 enjoyed a wonderful trip to Gloucester Cathedral to view the incredible ‘Knife Angel’ sculpture that raised awareness of the perils of knife crime, along with a workshop delivered by Gloucestershire police. The children then conducted a local history tour, identifying key local landmarks such as Robert Raikes house,…
Year 5 and 6 were treated to several outstanding speeches from the class winners of the ‘Look Who’s Talking’ speech competition heats across subjects as diverse as social networks, moving school and The Beano. Well done all!
As part of our mental health week work, we had a wonderful visit from ‘Young Minds Matter’ who delivered a superb assembly that gave valuable strategies on how to label and express emotions, how to deal with controlling anger and frustration and the links between our thoughts, emotions, behaviours and…
As part of our work on Mental Health Fortnight, Year 6 enjoyed a visit from local Police Officer PC Kim, who delivered some brilliant sessions on online safety; focusing on both the benefits and potential pitfalls of spending time online. There was some excellent advice, information and some important issues…