Oaks (Y5/6)
Mr BrownWelcome to Oaks
Hello. We are the Oaks.
Our teacher is Mr. Brown. This week, we have done problem-solving in Maths and played basketball in PE.
We also made our class charter, discussing our rights and roles in school.
Resources:
Summer Festival 2017
A massive thank you to everyone – staff, children and parents – for the amazing effort they made with this week’s Summer Festival. Our wigs and costumes were colourful and gave that fab 60’s feel! We all enjoyed fun in the sun, with face...
Cricket Festival
Yesterday in the glorious sunshine, 3 teams from year 5 took part in a cricket festival against other schools from Gateshead. The children demonstrated excellent teamwork and sportsmanship throughout, as well as showcasing the various techniques they have learnt in...
Key Stage 2 Sports Day
Yesterday was the Key Stage Two Sports Day. The children worked in teams and completed 12 activities. They then competed in year group running races. We even had a parents race!!! The weather was very kind to us and the children had a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone...
Summer Festival Preparation
This week, Year 6 have been working hard to prepare everything for Summer Festival 2017. The children are aiming to ‘make £5 grow’ at their stalls this Friday. We hope our wares will sell well and we can make a substantial profit, as well as having lots of...
My neighbour and me- connecting our communities
Windy Nook is taking part in the ‘My neighbour and me- connecting our communities’ project as part of our International School Award. The aim of this initiative is to share information about our school and community with another school in the local area....
Building Bridges
The children of four different classes met up as the ‘new’ Oaks this week. They all did work about William Armstrong and learned, among other things, that he designed the Swing Bridge. Inspired by this, next year’s Oaks used several design skills to...
School Games Day in Key Stage Two
This afternoon Key Stage Two had a great School Games. They paraded around the yard in the colours of their countries, waving flags and banners. The reception and nursery children opened the Games with an amazing Spanish dance. They then took part in different...
Science Day in Upper Key Stage 2!
As part of Science Day at Windy Nook, the children in Upper Key Stage 2 were visited by Mike the scientist. He invited them to create their own toothpaste and then test it. Then, in the afternoon, they showed off their handmade periscopes. Everyone helped to set up...
Analysing religious art
In their RE lesson this week, the Oaks look at the symbols and colours used in religious art. They worked in groups to analyse some of the paintings and illustrations and reported their findings to the rest of the class. This then led into a whole-class discussion...
Kingswood: a sad, but very fond farewell!
The title says it all! What a fantastic experience it’s been for all the children again this year. They’ve pushed themselves to the absolute limit. The children have supported one another throughout the entire visit. You should all be proud of them: we as...
Kingswood: another fabulous day!
Yet another action packed day! The children have been a credit to themselves and our school. The excitement and fun has continued today. Activities have included: archery, outdoor laser, bush craft, zipwire, Jacob’s ladder and problem solving. Later on tonight,...
Fabulous Performance from the Girls Football Team
Yesterday a team of Year 5/6 girls went to the football tournament at South Street. They played five games and won two, drew one and lost the other two. Mrs Barnett who went with the girls said that they played really well and made her very proud!! Well done girls!!...