Around the School
Investigating reflections
This week in Science, the Bluebells have been looking at how light can reflect of different surfaces and which surfaces reflect the most light. We did a carousel of activities including finding reflective surfaces in the classroom, trying to write our name the right...
Lunch time buddies
There's so much going on at lunch time in Windy Nook. Specially trained buddies from KS2 meet up with buddies from KS1 to play word games and enjoy reading together. Not only are our children learning, they are making new friends too! Article 31: You have the...
How does your garden grow?
Some of the Reception class children enjoyed helping in the garden this afternoon. They planted bean plants and helped sow wild flower seeds. hopefully we will see some fabulous beanstalks growing and lots of wild flowers which hopefully will attract lots of bees and...
Which side shall we take?
As part of our WW1 topic the Beeches have been looking into and researching how the war started. Here are a few photos of them using their critical thinking skills and deciding which side to align their respective counties. Article 17: You have the right to get...
UKS2 visit to Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Last week UKS2 were fortunate enough to visit Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. It was the first time that Windy Nook have visited this museum and we'll definitely be looking to go back again. There were multitude of different things to see but more importantly it...
Mog snacks!
This week we have focused on the story, Mog and the V.E.T. We have been role playing being a vet, painting and drawing pictures of Mog, practicing writing Mog/ and making 'Mog snacks'. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be...
Mona Lisa master pieces!
As it is 500 years since the death of Leonardo da Vinci, nursery have been very busy producing fabulous replicas of The Mona Lisa. The children loved using pastels and developing their blending and smudging techniques! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality...
Mrs Broomhall’s AM Oaks Homework 9.5.19
This week the Y6 children are to continue with their 10 min test books. The Y5 homework is as follows. Maths- p.64- Graphs and Charts. English p. 94- Plural apostrophes There are no spellings to learn at home this week.
Milkshake madness!
We have been reading Oliver’s Milkshake by Vivian French. It explores where milk comes from and the health benefits of drinking milk and eating fruit. We then made some blueberry and strawberry milkshakes to taste. We created a tally chart to find out which milkshakes...
The Dragonflies are super yoga bugs!
The children had a super time in PE this week. They worked with a yoga bugs instructor. She helped us explore movement to help with our balance through the Gruffalo story. This also helped us with listening skills, following instructions and mindfulness. Article 23:...
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