Butterflies and Caterpillars | Windy Nook Primary School

A Taste of Autumn: Cooking, Creativity and Colour!

by Amanda Clough | Oct 24, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning

This week, the children enjoyed a rich and engaging sensory experience inspired by Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. After reading the story together, they took part in a hands-on cooking activity, safely chopping onions, garlic, and pumpkin with adult support. They...

Hammering into Autumn: Building Strong Hands and Minds

by Amanda Clough | Oct 17, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science

We’ve been busy exploring the wonders of autumn and building strong hands for writing through a variety of exciting and sensory-rich activities. The children used real claw hammers to gently tap golf tees into pumpkins, learning the parts of the hammer — the handle,...

From Leaves to Lupins: Another Week of Discovery

by Amanda Clough | Oct 10, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, Outdoor Learning, Science

This week, our nursery children have been busy continuing their autumn topic with lots of hands-on exploration and creativity. They closely examined branches, leaves, and acorns collected last week, then created beautiful drawings for our oak tree wall display in the...

Healthy Habits and Autumn Adventures in Nursery!

by Amanda Clough | Oct 3, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Health and Well-Being, News, Outdoor Learning, Science

This week, we continued our focus on self-care and staying healthy. The children made a colourful fruit salad using pears and apples from our school fruit trees, along with oranges and bananas. We practised good hygiene by washing our hands before preparing food and...

Supporting Gateshead Foodbank – Harvest Help for Our Community

by Mrs Ramanandi | Oct 2, 2025 | Beeches, Bluebells, Butterflies and Caterpillars, Dragonflies, Elms, Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, Ladybirds, News, Oaks, Owls, School Council

Dear Parents, Carers and Children, As part of our Harvest celebrations, we are supporting Gateshead Foodbank by collecting donations to help local families in need. We would be very grateful for any contributions of non-perishable food items. Tinned meat and fish...

Learning About Ourselves: From Portraits to Planting

by Amanda Clough | Sep 26, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Health and Well-Being, News, Outdoor Learning, Science

This week, we continued our topic of “Ourselves.” The children explored their own identities through a range of creative and sensory activities. Using full-length photographs as a guide, they carefully drew self-portraits with pencils, which are now proudly displayed...