Lunchtime and After School Clubs

This section contains information about some of the extra-curricular clubs and activities at Harlands. For information about sports clubs, please go to the Sports page.

Individual musical instrument lessons for clarinet, flute, violin and keyboard are also currently available, provided by teachers from the West Sussex School Music Service.

For more information about any after school activity, please ask the School Office, who will be able to tell you what you need to do to join any club.

Performance Club

This club has replaced the former Orchestra and Drama Clubs. It runs on Monday after school, and is jointly led by Mrs Moffatt and Mrs Jordan. It iscurrently open to existing members of the School Orchestra and Drama Clubs, and any children from year 6.

Art club

Art Club meets on Monday evenings, is currently for children in years 3 and 4, and is led by Miss Gwynne.

Most of the time, the art club enjoy trying out a variety of materials and techniques, which range from the traditional painting and drawing to more unusual activities like experimenting with photography.

Christian Club

There are currently two sections to this club. Year 6 meets on Monday lunchtimes, whilst years 3-5 have a club after school on Monday.

The club is run by members of Haywards Heath Baptist Church.

NEW - Year 2 Computer Club

This is a new club for children in year 2 only and will run on Tuesday afternoons. It aims to reinforce and enhance the ICT skills that are already taught in the classroom. It will be run by Mrs Gorniak.

Below are some examples of work on the theme of Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night

Fireworks

Bonfire Night 2

Karate

This club meets on Wednesday after school and is run by the Sama Karate organisation. The person in charge is known as Sempei.

The children are able to take tests to get various different belts. They practise lots of different moves firstly as a group, and then while some do kicks, others practise a series of moves known as katas.

Computer Animation Club

Computer Animation club is run by Mr Brentnall every Wednesday from 3.15 to 4.15. The club is open to children from year 4. Due to the high number of children wanting to join the club, sessions run for a term and then new members will join the following term.

In the sessions, we use the digital blue cameras to animate short films using a range of materials from plasticine to lego figures. We are then able to edit the films adding special effects and music.

Computer Club

This club is run by Miss Schulte on Thursday lunchtimes. The children are learning to write programs to send to a Lego model, which then moves accordingly. The equipment was bought for the school by the Friends of Harlands.

Building the model

Making the model work

Chess

Chess club meets on Thursdays, and is run by a professional chess coach. Members work towards bronze, silver and gold awards. There are several chess teams and these compete in tournaments, both within Sussex and at a National level.

Site updated 04/07/2008