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19/12/24

This Christmas 🎄, Harris Garrard Academy has embraced the spirit of giving ❤️. Through our Happy Holly Harvest campaign, students and staff donated food 🥫 to support those in need and local shelters 🏠. Together, we share hope, love, and kindness this festive season 🌟. pic.twitter.com/HGGIK4h3wu

05/12/24

Delighted to share that we are ranked as one of the top-performing schools for progress in Bexley 🌟 and ‘Well Above Average’ nationally 📊. A huge thank you to our amazing staff and students for their hard work and dedication! 🎉👏#LearningChangesLives pic.twitter.com/or9gpEyOfi

22/11/24

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22/11/24

🌟 Last night’s Sixth Form Open Evening was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our amazing staff and students for showcasing the best of Harris Garrard Academy. 💬📚 📸 Check out some highlights! pic.twitter.com/oRrFDNy3N4

20/11/24

Our Athletics team were over the moon when they received the news that they had won the Sports Hall athletics event. Congratulations to the team and the other schools who put on such a high quality display! We look forward to attending the in feb! https://t.co/VoSqccgbTq pic.twitter.com/bkpgei8pOZ

15/11/24

Last night’s epic Culture Week event celebrated the rich diversity of HGA! 🌍✨ Huge thanks to our talented students, amazing staff, and Student Council for making it unforgettable. Together, we raised over £1,100! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/rUOVN53IRP

15/11/24

💬 “I’m so glad I chose Harris Garrard Academy – the teachers go above and beyond to support us with our university applications!” – Year 13 Student 🎓✨

14/11/24

💬 “I’m glad I joined Harris Garrard Academy – the Sixth Form team and teachers are so dedicated! They work hard to help each student reach their personal goals while encouraging us to achieve our very best.” – Year 13 Student 🌟

13/11/24

💬 “This school is truly special – it’s given me lifelong friendships and the academic support I needed whenever I asked.”– Year 13 🌟 📅 Don’t miss the Harris Garrard Sixth Form Open Evening on 21st November 2024, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. We look forward to seeing you there! 👋📚

12/11/24

🎉 Join us for the Harris Garrard Sixth Form Open Evening on 21st November 2024, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm! ✨ We can’t wait to see you there! 👋📚 pic.twitter.com/ulLzK0zeo9

11/11/24

Today, our secondary students gathered for a moving Remembrance Service, honouring those who served with a live performance of the Last Post and drill displays from our dedicated cadets. 🇬🇧🙏 pic.twitter.com/iqvbbmReBF

22/10/24

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22/10/24

🎉 Celebrating in style at our assemblies with powerful performances! 🎤 From moving skits to vibrant musical acts and slam poetry, our students are showcasing the rich history, culture, and achievements of Black communities. 🌍🎶✨ pic.twitter.com/Aa2aCZQmX1

17/10/24

A pleasure to host such an event in order to give as many children in Thamesmead a chance to engage in sport and exercise whilst also have the privilege to represent their schools!

17/10/24

On your marks Get set Go Project Thamesmead cross country is about to start. This great project sees working with to provide young people in Thamesmead schools the opportunity to represent their school in sport & physical activity pic.twitter.com/x5viNArTip

15/10/24

Our latest primary PE challenge saw our students and staff tackle the chest push. We saw an incredible amount of children attempt to beat their previous personal bests. Congratulations to all that took part and our overall winners! pic.twitter.com/QfO4CWXkQW

13/10/24

Well done to our primary boys football team on winning their first trophy of the season! https://t.co/sSAJF8RM5f

13/10/24

SCHOOLS Today we held our autumn boys football competition at CAFC Training Ground with Harris Academy Garrard winning overall 👏 Well done to all teams who took part ⚽️#CACTFSD ⚽️🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/LJm8i1fCy9

11/10/24

Proud to see Harris Garrard Academy highlighted at the Harris Conference for our exceptional results this year! 🎉👏 A big thank you to our dedicated staff and hardworking students. pic.twitter.com/QVzEML8NjV

10/10/24

Great evening at HGA’s Meet the Tutor event! 🎉 It was fantastic meeting our Year 7 parents and carers, sharing the culture we’re building here, and offering 1:1 time with form tutors. 💬💡 Excited for the journey ahead! pic.twitter.com/yUsRimWCaZ

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Great Learning - Some Examples

We're really proud of the work our primary school students produce. To give you an idea of the standard of their homework and classwork we'll be adding examples here throughout the year.

See also examples of work by our secondary students.


Writing in character

Talia in 5B was set a challenge to write a diary entry from the perspective of Francis. At the end of her recount, she manipulated her grammar and handwriting to show the difference between a character and her author's voice! 

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Writing a recount

Year 6 have been writing a first draft of a recount inspired by the book Jessica’s Ghost.

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Year 6 multiplication

Year 6 have been multiplying two two-digit numbers together!

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Year 1 label body parts

In Science in Year 1, they have been labelling the body parts using accurate spelling and letter formation.

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Learning about Hinduism

Lovely images and labelling in this Year 4 RE lesson on Hinduism.

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Trees and vegetation

Year 3 have been going out into our own new pond area during Forest School, looking at different types of trees and vegetation. Each child has a half-term of Forest School each year and three Outdoor Classroom days.

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Year 3 tell the time

In Maths in Year 3, they have been learning to tell the time!

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Adding three-digit numbers

Year 3 have also been practising adding two three-digit numbers together.

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Multiplying two-digit numbers

Year 6 have been multiplying two two-digit numbers together.

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Honing gymnastic skills

Year 1 have been getting active during PE and honing their gymnastics skills.

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What is a life cycle?

Year 2 have been writing definitions in Science.

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And some slightly older examples too...

Year 4 in focus

In Science, students have been learning about types of teeth...

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…and how different drinks affect them.

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In RE they have been looking at the significance of baptism to Christians.

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In English we looked at model examples of the types of writing we are creating and unpicked the features.

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This then helps us write with a clear understanding of the type of writing and the standard we should be completing.

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Students can then pick their own targets and peer-assess others to make sure they know exactly the standards they should be working to!


Year 5 in focus

Year 5 Science. Looking at the effects the Earth’s gravity has on our closest orbiting neighbours.

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Year 5 – Vocabulary lesson. Building our vocabulary knowledge with new words we can then use in our writing.

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…here is then the work at the end of the week using our new vocabulary!

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Year 5 – Another wonderful example of the language and writing skills of our students. I can feel the excitement of the rollercoaster!

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…You can then see how we have gone back and improved the writing in our edit lessons

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Year 5 Geography. Developing our understanding of the world around us to include lines on longitude and latitude. This will help us analyse different climate zones and tropics in later lessons.

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