Making Fruit Salads in KS1

by Crowe | Jun 11, 2021 | Bees, Health and Well-Being, News, Nightingales, Owls, Robins

This week classes in KS1 have researched, planned and made a fruit salad for their DT topic. They started off by looking at pictures of fruit salads and deciding which ones they thought they would like the design and taste of. Then they did some taste testing with...

Living Streets Walk to School Badges

by Crowe | Jun 11, 2021 | Beeches, Bees, Bluebells, Dragonflies, Elms, Health and Well-Being, Ladybirds, News, Nightingales, Owls, Robins, Snowdrops, Tulips

Last month our school signed up for a walking to school initiative with Living Streets. As well as our main walking bus event, the children have also been tracking how they travel to school each day. The more active travel the children do, the closer they get to their...

Windy Winners!

by Mr. Hawdon | Jun 6, 2021 | Beeches, Bees, Bluebells, Dragonflies, Elms, Ladybirds, News, Nightingales, Oaks, Robins, Snowdrops, Tulips

Our final week in school before half term gave the children the opportunity to show excellence in Attitude and how to be a Top Reflector with RE. Well done to them all! Top Reflector Top Attitude Dragonflies – Ella Ladybirds – Ella Owls –...

Half term COVID19 Procedures and Protocols

by Mr. Hawdon | May 26, 2021 | Beeches, Bees, Bluebells, Butterflies and Caterpillars, Dragonflies, Elms, Ladybirds, News, Nightingales, Oaks, Owls, Robins, Snowdrops, Tulips

26th May 2021 Dear parents and carers Thank you As half term approaches, I’d like to thank you for all your vital support in helping to ensure that Windy Nook has reopened to all safely. Your co-operation at the start and end of the school day has been greatly...

Science Week – Biodiversity of the school grounds

by Miss Calam | May 25, 2021 | Beeches, Bees, Bluebells, Butterflies and Caterpillars, Dragonflies, Elms, Ladybirds, News, Nightingales, Oaks, Outdoor Learning, Owls, Robins, Science, Snowdrops, Tulips

Last week was Science week here at Windy Nook and we took the opportunity to look at the biodiversity of our school grounds. Each year group had a specific natural aspect to investigate and we explored all around our school grounds, taking notice of the different...

Cricket Taster Sessions in KS1

by Crowe | May 25, 2021 | Bees, Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, Nightingales, Owls, Robins, Sport

This morning, all classes in KS1 were lucky enough to have a coach from Durham Cricket Club come in to deliver a taster session with them. The children took part in a number of different cricket activities to get an idea of what it’s like. Information about All...