Students from Years 7, 8 and 9 and their parents gathered in the auditorium for the Key Stage 3 Presentation Evening on Monday. Subject awards were given to three students in each year group for effort, achievement and progress. Heads of Year presented awards, as well as Specialism and Sports Partnership awards. There was a [...]
Year 7 students enjoyed a local Geography / Science field trip at the end of June where they saw Charlton Lakes from a different perspective. They dipped the lakes for wildlife, measured pollution and stream flow and assessed the impact of visitors to the Lakes. They will be using the data that they have collected [...]
Year 10 Geographers spent an enjoyable and informative day on 1st July visiting Lulworth Cove and Swanage. The weather, as usual, was warm and sunny, perfect for a day in the open air. Year 10 saw at first hand textbook examples of the formation of coastal features and the impacts of tourism in the area, [...]
On Friday the 9th July, Harrow Way Community School held a fantastic Fairtrade Fashion Show, which was followed by a Summer Fun evening filled with a variety of goods and a bouncy castle! The Fashion Show was aimed to raise money for Fairtrade and was organised by the school’s Year 10 [...]
Students from Harrow Way Community School and John Hanson School have worked together as a multi-media production company to bring scenes from the classic musical Blood Brothers to The Lights Theatre. The production forms a part of their 14 - 19 Creative Arts and Media Diploma. The students have experienced marketing, producing, stage management, filming, [...]
The winning name was Snoop as suggested by Alex Majeed 10ML, with runners up (in no particular order): Pixy from Lydia Moulding 9JC; Honey from Elle Campbell 7AA; Caramel from Billie-May Ruddick 7LC; Cookie from Ellie Caitlin Thomas 7APM. Prizes will be awarded in assembly next week.
Over the Easter holiday work was carried out on the Harrow Way site. Two 3 a side basketball courts have been created at the side of the Sports Hall. Also along the outside back wall of the Sports Hall is now a traversing wall, which can be used to practice climbing technique. These two areas [...]
The last day of the Spring Term saw quiz day at Harrow Way. During the course of the day teams of students have been quizzing against teams of teachers to find out if they are smarter. The quiz was organised by four Year 10 students in aid of the Haiti appeal. It turns out that [...]
On 31st March Harrow Way held its annual dance competition in the school auditorium. There were 10 entrants and an opening performance by Yr11 Btec Dancers. Best choreography was won by Year 7 dance troupe Groovestars. Best costume was won by the 'Yr 10's'. A new prize this year was the audience vote award, which [...]
Year 8 History have been studying The Making of the UK 1500-1750. The students were given a research topic on Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada, which they were to present to the rest of the class. To see their video click here. Year 10 History classes have been making videos as part of their [...]