Welcome to Bluebells
We are the Bluebells.
Our teacher is Mrs Lemmon, who is accompanied by Mrs Barnett and Miss Carr, and Mrs Pattison in the mornings.
In the Bluebells, we always try our best, ensure we are respectful and make sure to have lots of fun!
Resources:
https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Important information:
Homework is given out on Fridays and should be returned to school on the following Friday morning. This will consist of maths, grammar and vocabulary. Sometimes, homework will be set online on some of the resources listed above.
Spellings and times table are expected to be practised regularly over the week.
Spellings will go home every 1-2 weeks depending on the spelling rule being learned.
P.E. is on a Monday– children are expected to come to school in their kit (white t-shirt, black short/joggers, school jumper/cardigan and trainers).
If your child is having a school lunch please ensure that payment is now done through our online payment service.
90s Summer Festival 2023
Today was the return of the annual Summer Festival at Windy Nook. We decided on a 90s theme and all of the children really dressed for the occasion. Year 6 led the event, painting banners and manning all of the different stations on offer: bubbles; juice and biscuits;...
School Council Visit the Hydrogen Home
On Wednesday morning, our school councillors visited Northern Gas and Power's Hydrogen Home. The children participated in a workshop learning about fossil fuels, hydrogen production and the importance of reducing our carbon footprints. They thought about ways they...
School Games Day
This week, across the whole school, we celebrated School Games Day. This is a day where we focus on a mass sports event and look at some of the countries involved with it to celebrate sports achievement. This year, we focussed on the upcoming Women's World Cup. In...
Windy Nook KS2 Art Gallery
In celebration of all of our amazing art work created at Windy Nook, on Thursday, we set up our very own gallery! Each KS2 class had the opportunity to create a colourful portrait of themselves that was then displayed in the hall for school and parents/carers to come...
Discounted Meals during the Summer Holidays!
Below is a list of places, which are quite local who are offering free or discounted meals over the holiday period.
Windy Winners!
A huge well done to all of our winners this week - Top Sporstperson and our Value of the Month, which was Friendship. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class Value -...
Windy Nook Sports Day
Today we hosted our annual sports day for children in Reception all the way through to year 6. The children took part in 6 different activities as part of a carousel. They were: sprints, vortex howler throw, egg and spoon race, standing long jump, obstacle relay and...
3d Nets in Bluebells
Last week, Bluebells were working on shape in maths. They looked at the difference between 2d and 3d shapes and identified their features: faces, edges, vertices and angles. On Friday, children used nets to build a range of different 3d shapes; it was a tricky job but...
Coding on Logo in Y3/4
This week, Year 3 and 4 have been using a program called Logo. We were set the challenge to see if we could write a code to direct the turtle to form the first initial of our names. It was tricky as we had to consider how many degrees to rotate the turtle and in which...
Bluebells’ Homework 16.6.23
Homework this week is: Maths CGP book pages 14 and 15. Numbers on scales. English CGP book pages 28 and 29. Using 'ing' verbs in the present. Reading Reading diaries must be in school on a Monday when they will be checked by Miss Hogg. We ask that children bring their...
Football Frenzy!
As part of this term's PE, Years 3 and 4 have kicked off their football lessons. The children worked on ball control and dribbling skills. Each class was coached in walking and running with the ball at their feet, plus dribbling past defenders and looking for space....
LKS2 Quad Kids
Yesterday, 20 children from years 3 and 4 participated in a quad kids athletics event. All children participated in four events: the 50m sprint, howler throw, 400m run and the standing long jump. One of our teams came 5th out of 21 teams. The children showed fantastic...