Extra Curricular Activities
In order to extend our curriculum provision we offer a range of extra – curricular activities. These are open to all pupils and are offered on a first come first served basis, however the pupils who can attend are changed on a termly basis.
Breakfast Club
Every morning – open to children from Nursery through to Year 6. Run by school staff. Drop off at the dining room entrance from 7.45am – £2.50 per session – includes breakfast. If you are interested in putting your child’s name down for a place, please contact the school office.
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Provision
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Breakfast club
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Wrap around care – after school
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Timings
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7:45-8:45 am
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3:15-4:30 pm
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3:15-6pm
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4:15-4:30 pm
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4-4:30 pm
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Any child collected after 4:30pm
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Cost
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£2.50
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£6
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£10
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£2
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£4
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£10
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We also offer music tuition, which does include a cost. For further information please contact the school office.
Academic Year 2024-2025
Autumn 2
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Basketball Club Years 3 and 4 3.15pm – 4.15pm |
Panto Rehearsals Years 5 and 6 3.15pm – 4.30pm |
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Morning Basketball Club Years 5 and 6 7.45am – 8.45am |
Morning Netball Club Years 5 and 6 7.45am – 8.45am
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Panto Rehearsals Years 5 and 6 3.15pm – 4.30pm |
Multi Skills Sports Club Years 1 and 2 3.15pm – 4.00pm
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Autumn 1
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Morning Football – Year 5/6 Girls 7.45-8.45am |
Morning Football – Year 5/6 Boys 7.45 – 8.45am |
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Crocheting Club Year 5/6 3.15-4.15pm |
Multi Skills Sports Club Year 1/2 3.15-4.00pm |
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Rugby Club – Year 5/6 3.15-4.15pm |
Football Club – Year 3/4 3.15-4.15pm |
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Y4/5 Football
Our Year 4/5 girls took part in a football competition at Swalwell FC, showing great determination and effort throughout the tournament. A special mention to Layla for scoring a fantastic goal for the team. Well done, Team Nook! Article 24: You have the right to the...
Autumn Leaves
This week the children have been helping clear up the mountains of leaves on the yard. We have used brushes, hands, litter pickers and other items to pick up leaves and put them in our compost piles. We have also had fun using some of the leaves in our role play games...
Remembrance Day nursery style!
This week in nursery we focussed on Remembrance Day. We made a large poppy collage using any red and black items that we could find in nursery and we participated in a minute silence at 11:00 while standing around our poppy. We produced some beautiful drawings of...
Performing Poetry in UKS2
Over the past two weeks, Years 5 and 6 have been studying and enjoying a range of poetry inspired by World War One. This week, we have focussed on 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen, culminating in putting together performances of the poem which we shared with the...
Year 5/6 Homework 15.11.24
Year 5 and 6 homework this week will be in CGP books. Year 5 Y5 Oaks - English- p.72 and 73 – Hyphenating Prefixes Y5 Elms - p30 and 33 - Past and Present Tense and Standard English Maths- p.40 and 41 – Rounding Decimals 1x arithmetic paper...
Nightingales perform poetry!
This week, Nightingales have been learning all about list poems. Our exciting week began with a delivery - a mysterious bag that belonged to a witch! Inside, we found lots of interesting items. We found a spell book, a potion, a shiny crystal and more. Then, we read...
Guitar!
This week, Windy Nook Primary was visited by a group of very talented musicians who delivered a superb guitar and singing workshop. The event was highly interactive. Children sang, did vocal exercises and body percussion. They also did dance actions to the live guitar...
Diwali celebrations and much more!
We have had an extremely busy week in nursery. We have focussed on Diwali for most of the week, making Diva lamps, Rangoli patterns and Mehndi patterns. We used clay to make Diva lamps. We moulded the clay into a sphere, rolled it, stuck our thumb in the top to create...
A visit from the Night Gardener!
This week the children in LKS2 have been visited by the Night Gardener! The Gardener left muddy footprints along with chopped leaves and branches on Monday. He also left his scissors with a note saying, "These are for you." Children were shocked by the mess he left...
Pretty as a Picture in KS1!
This week in KS1 for Computing the children have been learning how to capture a photo using an ipad. We have focused on taking photographs of each other, close up and distant objects, action shots and even selfies! Look at our results! Article 13: You have the...
Year 5/6 Homework 7.11.24
Year 5 and 6 homework this week will be in CGP books. Year 5 English- p.42 and 43 – Commas to avoid confusion Maths- p.36 and 37 – Multiplying with fractions Reading- 2 x reading plus texts plus at least 10 minutes reading per night recorded in your diary. Year 6...
Firework and Bonfire Safety in UKS2
This afternoon, the Elms, Oaks and Beeches classes have been learning about safe behaviour around fireworks and bonfires. We learnt about the Firework Safety Code, what to do in an emergency relating to fires and fireworks, and about the consequences of anti-social...