by Mrs Preece | Feb 6, 2025 | Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, Nightingales, Outdoor Learning, Owls, Robins
KS1 headed off to Hylton Castle this week to learn more about castles for their topic ‘King of the Castle’. We learned about the armour a knight would wear and had the chance to hold chainmail so we could see how heavy it was. Our tour around the castle...
by Mr Newman | Jan 17, 2025 | Beeches, Bees, Bluebells, Butterflies and Caterpillars, Dragonflies, Elms, Events and Visits, Ladybirds, News, Nightingales, Oaks, Owls, Reception, Robins, Snowdrops, Tulips
In the 1800s, the city of San Sebastían (in Northern Spain) was under the occupation of ever-changing foreign armies. The people lacked freedom and, annoyed at the soldiers who marched with their drums every day outside the city walls, decided to fight back. To mock...
by K Hill | Jan 9, 2025 | Bluebells, Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, Outdoor Learning, Snowdrops
Today, Year 3 had a workshop all about road safety. They learnt about the green cross code and talked about some of the dangers when crossing the road. Children learnt the rules they will then put into practise next week when groups will go it into the local area. The...
by K Hill | Dec 11, 2024 | Beeches, Bluebells, Elms, Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, News, Nightingales, Oaks, Snowdrops, Tulips
Today, Windy Nook was thrilled to welcome the fantastic Dip and Dab Show to school. Dip and Dab put on a fun and exciting show that was enjoyed by children and teachers alike. Everyone loved participating, joining in with songs, dances and hilarious tasks. Please...
by Mrs Traynor | Dec 6, 2024 | Beeches, Elms, Events and Visits, News, Oaks
This week Beeches, Oaks and Elms had a visit from Reverend Danie, to look deeper into the Christmas Story. The children discussed what they already knew about the story and compared their knowledge to what was written in the gospels. Reverend Danie spoke to the...
by Mrs Preece | Dec 5, 2024 | Events and Visits, News, Nightingales, Owls, Robins
KS1 were very lucky to have a visit from Reverend Danie and Elaine on Wednesday this week. We learned about the symbolism of a Christingle and we all made our own. We learned that the orange symbolises the world, the candle symbolises the light, the sticks with the...
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