Dancing to the beat of the drum!

 As part of our Languages Week, everyone in school was treated to an African Drumming masterclass! Mr. Monroe from Junior Jam worked with us all to help perfect our rhythm and timing.

 He brought with him a collection of traditional African drums called Jimbay. Mr. Monroe showed us how we could get different tones from the drum by playing on different parts of the skin.

 Our visitor was very impressed with our rhythm and control, which is no doubt a result of all Mrs.Southby's hard work in our music lessons.

 We played a call and response game; different children had the chance to be the leader and the rest of the class had to follow them!

 Everyone agreed it was a fantastic session in what has been a very busy and exciting week! Look out for more posts on our other workshops ...

Eclipse Invasion

Blog Entry written by Eleanor Hammond, Class 3

This morning at 8.00 am at Harewood the children gathered to see a rare partial solar eclipse. The children witnessed a spectacular sight with the maximum coverage occurring at around 9.30am.

 The pupils of Harewood took part in a range of observations and investigations. We had the opportunity to monitor the light, measure the temperature and to watch solar toys dancing. During a solar eclipse flowers close up, nocturnal animals may appear and it gets very dark.

 When you look directly at the Sun you can damage your eyes, so we had these special glasses so we could make our observations safely. At the end of the day we were able to buy them and take them home as souvenirs.

 "It was an amazing experience," said one of the pupils from Class 3. "I have really enjoyed the day and taking part in all of the investigations!"

 We used objects with holes in to try and project images of the crescent.

 The Class 4 children made accurate measurements of the temperature and fading light. It was definitely a lot colder and darker during the eclipse.

Thank you to all the staff and parents who came in early to help. This reporter will be 83 by the time the next eclipse occurs in 2090 - but I will always remember this one!

Comic Relief fun at Harewood

This winning blog entry was written by Oliver Smitten, Class 3.

Friday 13th March - unlucky for some, but not for Harewood Primary. Everyone made their faces funny for money. From wacky hair, to crazy glasses - all in aid of a great cause. Comic Relief help thousands of people living in poverty and difficulty, both here and abroad. Over £1 billion pounds has been raised since the charity started over 30 years ago.

 As soon as everyone arrived, the money started flooding in. We all donated £1.00 to wear our glamorous gear. We were all ecstatic with excitement knowing the day would be jam packed with Comic Relief related activities - from funky face-painting to movie making; we couldn't wait to get started.

 Then at noon is was time for the prize draw that everyone had been waiting for! Who would be chosen for this important job? Five lucky children got to paint a teacher's face and what a sight! They certainly looked funny for money.

 To wrap up the day, we had a Red Nose Day themed assembly. You just couldn't take Mr Sturgess seriously! Class 4 did an excellent video all about Red Nose Day and how every little donation helped.

 Here at Harewood we had a wonderful time raising money. It is so important to help raise money for those who need our help. We had a great day - we hope you did too!

Henry's Visit ~ Class 2

 

This week Mrs Hughes, Connie's mum, brought their new King Charles Spaniel puppy, called Henry, to visit our class.

 

As part of our topic on pets we wanted to find out how to look after a puppy properly and to ask questions about the kind of food it eats, how much exercise it needs and how to keep it safe and healthy. Mrs Hughes was very informative and helpful.

We all had the chance to stroke Henry but he was very playful and he didn't sit still for long!

 

 

We found out that Henry needs to have his coat brushed and also his teeth! He has little dog treats when he is being good. Sorry Alex you can't take him home!

 

 

Henry is teething which means new teeth are coming through. He is certainly enjoying chewing on that bone.

 

He had a little run around on the field before he went home.

We really enjoyed having Henry in our classroom, so much so that we decided it would be a great idea to have our own class dog..so let me introduce you to Scuff, the class 2 dog!

 

 

He will be staying in our classroom during the week and at the weekend he will be going home with someone from our class so they can look after him. He will be accompanied by his very own Doggy Diary so everyone in the class can read about his weekend adventures.

If you would like to make a request to take Scruff home just let us know and we will book him in!

 

 

 

 

Priceless Picasso

Class 3 became living works of art this week. As part of our study of Picasso we used facepaints to transform ourselves into Picasso style portraits. The results were amazing! Take a look....

Fun in the Snow, in March! ~ Class 2

We thought you might like to share these photographs of Class 2 enjoying a late winter snow storm at playtime!

 

 

 

 

Having fun outdoors whatever the weather!

 

 

 

An Airport Adventure by Class One

Class One had an amazing adventure just before the half-term without even leaving the classroom!

The children have been very interested in aeroplanes, flying and travelling through space over recent weeks and we were very lucky to end the half-term with a visit from Mr and Mrs Rowlands.

Mr Rowlands was able to share his in-depth knowledge of how airports and aeroplanes work in a really fun way by helping us build an aeroplane in the classroom.

 

 



Mrs Rowland and Rosie made a fantastic team as the cabin crew and Freddie was the co-pilot for our trip. Before we could set off on our 'flight' passports had to be checked and seats allocated. Mr Rowlands was excellent at making sure everyone got to the correct seat.

 

Once everyone was on board, Rosie did the safety talk so we knew what to do in the event of an emergency.

Mr Rowlands gave his welcome on board speech and we even watched a video on the big screen showing us what the pilot sees when the plane takes off.

 

Mid way through the flight we even had an aeroplane quiz from our captain before being served biscuits and juice by the cabin crew from their trolley.

 

There was also a question and answer session before we finally prepared for landing. We were able to see the landing strip in the distance on the big screen as we approached the airport and, thanks to the skill of our pilot and co-pilot we made a perfect landing.

 

This week, after the half-term holiday, we looked back a the videos of our flight adventure and then talked about how much we had enjoyed the whole experience. I was amazed at how much the children remembered.

 

I have added the children's comments below:

 

Ben - "We put pretend seat belts on to make sure we didn't wiggle woggle in our seats... so we were safe."

 

Blossom- "I answered a question. It was how fast an aeroplane would fly and I had a drink and some biscuits too."

 

Charlotte - "I liked the biscuits because they were real and I liked pretending we were on an aeroplane."

 

Christopher - "My favourite bit was having the snack."

 

Hajrah - "I liked when the lights went off and saw the aeroplane take off and land... I've really been in the clouds like that."

 

Jacob -" I liked having the seat numbers... They had stickers and there was a number and a letter on it. We could keep them on all the time!"

 

Luca - "Freddie had three stripes and his daddy had four because he was the real pilot captain."

 

Oscar - "The place an aeroplane takes off and lands is a runway."

 

Rajan - "We all got special sticky wings, like proper pilot wings, to take home."

 

Sam - "I liked watching the film of how an aeroplane flies."

 

Scarlett - "My favourite bit was having biscuits from the cabin crew."

 

Shapur - "I liked the model British Airways plane on the stand best... I went on a real aeroplane before."

 

Stan - "A plane goes 500 miles an hour."

 

Thomas - "I loved doing Freddie's daddies questions."

 

Thank you so much Mr Rowlands, Mrs Rowlands and Rosie. We had a  fantastic time and learned so much about aeroplanes. I personally feel much happier about flying in the future (I hope that the pilot shows me to my seat too!).