Tulips (Y4)
Mr MurrayWelcome to Tulips
Our teacher is Mr. Murray!
Our class philosophy is to work hard, encourage one another and have fun!
Resources:
LKS2 essential reads
https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login
Important information:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and returned the following Thursday (Maths, Grammar, Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary)
Diaries are to be brought in on a daily basis and signed when your child has read at home. Spellings and times table are expected to be practised regularly over the week.
P.E. is on a Thursday – children are expected to have their kit to participate (P.E. kit will be taken home after use and not left on school premises).
If your child is having a school lunch please ensure that payment is brought in at the beginning of the week.
Building Bridges in Tulips
We've had a crafty afternoon in Tulips! We have been decorating balloons for our whole school anti-bullying display. We thought about how we can build relationships with those who are different from us, linked to the anti-bullying week theme of 'All Different, All...
Parliament comes to Windy Nook
Yesterday was an exciting day for our KS2 children: they were learning about our democratic system. Gillian Bell, who is a Parliament Education Outreach Officer for the North East, visited Windy Nook. She works with schools across the region to help young people...
Researching Roman Baths
Today in Tulips we have been working in groups to find out all about Roman Baths. We had to read about different aspects of the Roman Baths and make notes as a group on our mind maps. Next, we will write reports about the Roman Baths. We are very glad we don't have to...
Devilish Halloween Disco!
Last night, all the ghouls and goblins were out in full force at the Year 4, 5 and 6 Halloween Disco! The children (and staff!) certainly dressed for the occasion and there were some amazing costumes on show. Everyone had a brilliant time getting their monster mash...
Tulips at Segedunum
Yesterday, Tulips visited Segedunum. We had a fantastic day training to become Roman soldiers, exploring the museum galleries to learn more about Roman life and visiting the ruins of the Roman fort and wall. Our favourite part was dressing Mrs Hope up as a Roman...
Tulips are Super Scientists!
Over the past two weeks, Tulips have been carrying out an investigation into the permeability of different types of soil. We carried out the investigation, ensuring it was a fair test and working methodically as scientists should, before writing a report of the...
Conquering Maths in Tulips
Today in Tulips, we used Conquer Maths on the laptops to develop our addition and subtraction word problem skills. All of the children have their own logins and passwords, and can access Conquer Maths at home any...
LKS2 Football Tournament
LKS2 have been working on their football skills this term in PE. Today, Tulips and Snowdrops came together to play a few competitive games of football. The teams were very equally matched and they showcased all the skills they have learnt over the past 5 weeks...
Roman Tiles in Tulips
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European Day of Languages in LKS2
What a fantastic day Year 3 and 4 had yesterday for the European Day of Languages. Their chosen country was Italy and all the children looked brilliant dressed in the colours of the flag. They went on to learn how to say some simple greetings and count in Italian...
Ciao Tulips!
On Tuesday we celebrated European Day of Languages in Tulips! Our country was Italy, and we all dressed up in the colours of the Italian flag. We learned to count to twelve in Italian, studied maps of Europe to improve our geographical knowledge, made masks like those...
Eurovision at Windy Nook Primary School
Today the whole school celebrated the European Day of Languages which was a great success as we all improved our understanding of different cultures and languages while having good fun! Each phase studied a different European country and learnt a song in a different...