by Miss Smith | Jun 22, 2026 | Beeches, Bees, Bluebells, Butterflies and Caterpillars, Dragonflies, Elms, Events and Visits, Health and Well-Being, Ladybirds, News, Nightingales, Oaks, Owls, PSHE, Robins, Snowdrops, Tulips
Last week, Windy Nook took part in the Drowning Prevention Week campaign organised by the Royal Life Saving Society UK. We began the week with a whole-school assembly exploring the importance of water safety and the potential dangers associated with open water and...
by A Thompson | Jun 17, 2026 | Nightingales, Owls, Robins, Science
In Science, we have been getting our hands dirty by planting sunflower seeds! The children carefully planted their seeds and learned what plants need to grow. We will be keeping a weekly plant diary to track how our sunflowers change over time. The children are...
by A Thompson | Jun 17, 2026 | Geography, Nightingales, Owls, Robins
This term in Geography, KS1 have been learning all about Australia! We explored where Australia is in the world and compared it to where we live in the United Kingdom. The children used atlases to find both places on a map and talked about how far away Australia is....
by Mrs Preece | Jun 12, 2026 | English, Owls, Robins
Our wonderful KS1 learners have been busy becoming lion experts! We have been exploring non-fiction texts, learning how to find information using key features such as headings, subheadings, captions, and pictures. The children did an amazing job identifying these...
by Mr McKay | Jun 12, 2026 | Events and Visits, English, Owls, Robins
Key Stage 1 were delighted to welcome visitors from the Gateshead Library Service for a special session focused on empathy through storytelling. The children listened carefully to a range of stories and explored how different characters might feel in a variety of...
by Mr McKay | Jun 12, 2026 | Maths, Owls, Robins
Owls and Robins classes explored positional language in their maths learning by creating 3D models using cubes. Working in pairs, the children used words such as left, right, above and below to describe how to build their structures, carefully listening to their...
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