Achieve Success
Welcome to
Windy Nook
Primary School
Road Safety in Nursery
This week in nursery we have focussed on road safety. We discussed the importance of holding our adult's hands while crossing the road and how to cross safely. We practiced using the key words; STOP, LOOK, LISTEN THINK and used toy cars and figures in a tough tray to...
Victory at the UKS2 Basketball!
2 teams of children from year 5 and 6 went to Heworth Grange to compete in a basketball competition. The two teams competed in separate groups. Team A had two tough matches against Colegate which ended in a draw and were beaten against Lingey House despite fantastic...
A belated bonfire extravaganza!
Throughout this week, Reception have been learning about bonfire night and all the things they need to do to be safe. The children enjoyed sharing their own experiences of firework shows and many enjoyed the bright colours but not so much the noise. The children...
The Day Our Chairs Quit
In English lessons, the children in Bluebells have been reading The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. They have been learning about and practicing using the features of persuasive letters. Yesterday, after break time, the children came back into...
Year 6 SATs Breakfast
Last week, during SATs week, Year 6 were invited to SATs breakfast club, where they enjoyed sausage sandwiches, bacon sandwiches or toast. The children enjoyed their breakfast and benefitted from the opportunity to relax before they completed their tests. They all...
Investigating pitch and dynamics
This half term we have been learning all about pitch and dynamics in our music lessons. The children enjoyed using the xylophones to explore the pitch. They sang to Old Mac Donald had a 'glock' using the notes E, D and C. Article 13: You have the right to find out...
Exploring ‘Something Fishy’
This week in our English lessons we have been looking at the film clip 'Something Fishy' to inspire our writing. The children have enjoyed watching the short film. After watching the video they then read text about the story and sequence the the correct picture....
A Message from
our Head Teacher
On behalf of the staff, children and governors we would like to welcome you to Windy Nook primary School and our website. Our school caters for approximately 330 pupils from 3 years to 11 years of age. The present school site was opened as a Primary School in 1993, on the existing Infant School site.
We were last inspected by OFSTED in June 2023 where we were graded as good. The inspector noted that, ‘The school is an oasis of calm. The whole school community works hard, shows respect, courtesy and good manners and enjoys being together.’ Please visit the Ofsted section of our website for more information.
Key
Information
Term Dates
School Performance
Pupil Premium
Sen Information Report
Our School Classes
Caterpillars and
Butterflies (Nursery)
Dragonflies
(Reception)
Ladybirds
(Reception)
Robins
(Y1/2)
Owls
(Y1/2)
Nightingales
(Y2)
Bluebells
(Y3)
Snowdrops
(Y3/4)
Tulips
(Y4)
Elms
(Y5)
Oaks
(Y5/6)
Beeches
(Y6)
Welcome to Windy Nook Primary School
The principle purpose of Windy Nook Primary School is to provide high quality education to enable pupils to achieve success. This website aims to give you a taster of the school, as well as providing regular updated information for both parents/carers and pupils and we hope that you find what you are looking for.
We hope that our website reflects our endeavour to create an atmosphere of mutual consideration and respect regardless of age, gender, race, religious beliefs, disability, social or home background and family circumstances. It is a celebration of all of the fabulous work and activities that our children participate in. Please feel free to leave a comment or contact the school direct with any queries you may have.
Thank you and enjoy your visit.
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