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22/04/24

Year six musicians composing using GarageBand. pic.twitter.com/G96jQud0sQ

22/04/24

Happy Earth Day! Why not read a book linked to this special day. pic.twitter.com/N37ruSUg8N

20/04/24

New Kit for our Year 3&4 girls football team. So proud of the team so much potential great work girls. pic.twitter.com/H0KjvxCgcM

16/04/24

Ladybirds had a great visit to Harpenden Library today. We learned about the different books we could read at the library or take home using our library cards. There were so many amazing ones to choose from! pic.twitter.com/useC5jbjEg

15/04/24

Well done boys! Amazing performance today against the Lea. pic.twitter.com/skumFRhcDw

10/04/24

Eid Mubarak inspired books - happy reading everyone! pic.twitter.com/eTCdDnmHAo

10/04/24

Eid Mubarak to everyone in our community celebrating 🌙 pic.twitter.com/hPgMQYCcnG

31/03/24

To the Harpenden Academy family" Happy Easter " love Rosie Red. pic.twitter.com/FaHTd0Gwkw

28/03/24

A beautiful Easter service to celebrate the beginning of the Holy Week. Happy Easter everyone! pic.twitter.com/6yNXlbaBYD

28/03/24

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28/03/24

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28/03/24

Harpenden Academy’s annual Easter Service. pic.twitter.com/DtU6ALNRi9

27/03/24

The latest of our super presentations on celebrating difference: this week’s topic is anxiety and low self esteem. Delighted that each presentation contained book recommendations too! pic.twitter.com/oajopp0n8q

27/03/24

The latest of our super presentations on celebrating difference: this week’s topic is anxiety and low self esteem. So proud of all the children who have researched and presented about neurodiversity and anxiety this term. pic.twitter.com/Cp86ZfqPKj

27/03/24

Ladybirds have been on an Easter egg hunt with a difference today - we had to read the words and find the pictures on our checklist. We had such fun! pic.twitter.com/RkeNT2k8jw

26/03/24

Year 4 exploring the local environment to find different living things. We will be back in 4 weeks to see how the habitat has changed. pic.twitter.com/hSjtcqzs0Y

26/03/24

Incredibly proud of this team. Excellent results today against St.Nicolas a win and a draw. Sadly not all the team is present but it has been wonderful to see all the team grow. pic.twitter.com/k4h7mPEHTn

22/03/24

Heart dissection with Mark the science man in Y6 this afternoon! 👩‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ pic.twitter.com/vnHOYIM6bb

22/03/24

Heart dissection with Mark the science man in Y6 this afternoon! 👩‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ pic.twitter.com/48pHdZ3fov

22/03/24

Thank you Mark the science Man for spending the afternoon in Year 4. We have learnt how to drawn circuits using symbols. pic.twitter.com/2vShKIowVu

22/03/24

The Eco council have created an eco code for our school 🪴🌿🌱 pic.twitter.com/tUTi8konmk

21/03/24

Having a blast with Bikeability, Year 6 have continued to smile their way through the week, learning to navigate traffic flowing through major and minor roads. We are incredibly proud of their attitude, maturity and progress! pic.twitter.com/4OFmmWf7Nm

21/03/24

Having a blast with Bikeability, Year 6 have continued to smile their way through the week, learning to navigate traffic flowing through major and minor roads. We are incredibly proud of their attitude, maturity and progress! pic.twitter.com/DMQUWxXJzl

21/03/24

Having a blast with Bikeability, Year 6 have continued to smile their way through the week, learning to navigate traffic flowing through major and minor roads. We are incredibly proud of their attitude, maturity and progress! pic.twitter.com/Gq44AiqXyT

21/03/24

Having a blast with Bikeability, Year 6 have continued to smile their way through the week, learning to navigate traffic flowing through major and minor roads. We are incredibly proud of their attitude, maturity and progress! pic.twitter.com/tcKBY2roFe

Recommended Reads

Here are some great book reading lists to help encourage those reluctant readers to get reading. 

Click on the book cover for your year group to see more books you might enjoy!

 Reception children     Year 1 children     Year 2 children

  Reception children              Year 1 children                     Year 2 children

 

Year 3 children                  Year 4 children       Year 5 children

Year 3 children                    Year 4 children                        Year 5 children

 

Year 6 children

Year 6 children

100 best children's books of all time!

How many have you read? Which would you like to read?

100 Best Children's Books - Time Out London   

The Telegraph's Guide to best 100 children's books

Great Modern Texts for KS2 with Female Lead Characters

The Reader Teacher

Looking for good children’s books?

The Reader Teacher shares the best reads, reviews and recommendations for children, teachers, schools and parents to choose from.

Non Fiction Recommendations

https://www.booksfortopics.com/ 

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/booklists/n/non-fiction/ 

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/non-fiction-books/best-kids-non-fiction-books-reading-list-explain-world-homeschooling-a9478626.html 

https://tutorful.co.uk/blog/100-best-children-s-non-fiction-books-history 

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