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Launch of the Hampshire Book Award 2011

2011-03-25T10:22:59+00:00March 24th, 2011|

On Thursday 24th March, Bridget Rowley from the School Library Service visited Harrow Way to launch The Hampshire Book Award. It is aimed at Year 8 students and this year twelve participants have been chosen to make up the school’s panel of judges. As part of the awards students have to: [...]

Top Children’s Author, Morris Gleitzman, Visits Harrow Way

2011-03-29T13:42:35+01:00March 24th, 2011|

Yesterday Morris Gleitzman came in to Harrow Way to give Year 7, the Reading Club and Library Staff a talk about writing great stories.  He told us the secret to writing the best sort of books, which is to have interesting characters who always have lots of problems!  Year 6s from Portway [...]

500 days until the start of the Olympics…and counting!

2011-03-22T16:38:44+00:00March 22nd, 2011|

    New Age Kurlers at Knights Enham Infant School, the Inter Cricket Club at Harrow Way and the Key Stage 3 Leadership Academy … What do they all have in common? They all wanted to show everyone that, on Tuesday 15th March, there were only 500 days until the start [...]

Thrilling Football from the Rural Schools!

2011-03-22T16:25:07+00:00March 21st, 2011|

A glorious sunny spring afternoon at Harrow Way Community School set the scene for a great afternoon of football!  Fourteen teams from Shipton Bellinger, Abbotts Ann, Longparish, Amport, Vernham Dean, Barton Stacey, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Kimpton, Hatherden, Appleshaw, Clatford and Smannell and Enham all took part in the competition, initially playing in [...]

Top Children’s Author, Morris Gleitzman, to visit school

2011-03-21T12:18:35+00:00March 21st, 2011|

We are pleased to inform you that top children’s author, Morris Gleitzman, is visiting Harrow Way on Wednesday 23rd March to perform to Year 7. Originally from Australia, Morris Gleitzman is now one of the world's best-known and loved children's authors. He tackles challenging subjects in a funny and offbeat way and has never set [...]

Hockey Match Report – Thurs 17th March

2011-03-21T11:40:21+00:00March 21st, 2011|

Harrow Way Year 10/11’s – 1, John Hanson Year 10/11’s – 0 Harrow Way entered their second hockey fixture of the season with increased confidence, having found their feet on the large Astroturf pitch surface in the 0-0 draw against Rookwood. With Ella Howells stepping into the goalie kit for the [...]

Town Schools’ Football Tournament 2011

2011-03-14T10:06:24+00:00March 14th, 2011|

Thursday 10th March saw sixteen teams (about 160 footballers!) from schools across Andover, arrive at Harrow Way Community School for their annual tournament. For the second year running, Year 2 students from Sparsholt College had organised the event with the support of their tutor, Sam Vokes, and Harrow Way SSCo, Rhonda [...]

The Art Department has a Taste of India

2011-03-07T10:30:20+00:00March 7th, 2011|

Students and teachers in the art department had a great Culture Vulture day on Friday, 4th March. The focus of the day was Indian art called Mehndi. Some students have created their own Mehndi designs in watercolour on paper, while others have chosen to come closer to the ‘real thing’ and [...]

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