Boccia
Today a team of children from Year 5 attended the Top Sportsability Boccia event. This event is specifically ran to help children who may find contact sports and other more traditional competitions overwhelming. The children took part in Boccia, which is a renowned...
Jane Goodall Expert’s Virtual Visit
This morning, children were lucky enough to have a live link lesson with an expert from Dr. Jane Goodall's 'Roots & Shoots' programme. The children are learning about Dr. Goodall, who made amazing scientific discoveries regarding chimpanzees. Dr. Goodall has spent...
Y4 Basketball
Yesterday, a basketball team from year 4 competed in a tournament at Cardinal Hume. The children first played in the group stages and then advanced to the league stages, where they had a draw and a loss to finish third. The team were absolutely fantastic and showed a...
Christmas Jumper Day
What a day at the Nook! Yesterday was our traditional Christmas jumper day and everyone agreed that they had a fantastic time. All staff and children had the opportunity to really get into the Christmas spirit and showcase some fabulous jumpers at the same time. Why...
Christmas Lunch at the Nook!
We have to say a huge thanks to our school catering staff for cooking us a fabulous Christmas lunch yesterday. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and the school appeared to be quieter than usual after dinner...maybe everyone was feeling sleepy due to eating a bit too...
Winter Runderland is off to a great start!
This week our winter fitness challenge Winter RUNderland has kicked off! Children took part in this last year and were excited to hear we would be participating again. The challenge asks children to do as much physical activity in school as they can across the month...
Reverend Danie’s visit to KS1!
This week, the children in KS1 were fortunate enough to have Reverend Danie Lindley from St. Albans Church visit. She came to tell us about Christingles and what they represent at Christmas time. The children thoroughly enjoyed making their own Christingles whilst...
Tulips are Full of Cheer
On Wednesday the children in Tulips took part in the Gateshead SSP's Cheerleading Festival. They were one of 14 routines that were showcased. The children have worked hard over the least month learning new skills and putting their routine together. The children had a...
Robins visit Shipley Art Gallery
Robins had a fantastic day on Tuesday at Shipley Art Gallery. We saw the original sculpture of the Angel of the North, created by Antony Gormley. We learned lots of new facts about the artist and the Angel of the North itself. The children practised drawing different...
Y5 Trip to Beamish
Today year 5 have visited Beamish Museum to learn all about climate change and our carbon footprints. The children took part in 2 fantastic workshops where they looked at what the carbon footprint of someone living in the 1800s and then 1900s would be like compared to...
UKS2 Sports Hall Athletics
Today 28 children from Year 5 and 6 went to an athletics competition at Gateshead Leisure Centre. The teams were split into boys and girls and competed against other schools in a range of track and field events. All of the children tried really hard and cheered each...
LKS2 Visit Segedunum
This week, the children in years 3 and 4 have visited Segedunum Roman Fort. The children took part in two workshops. In one workshop, they learned how to battle like a Roman soldier, how to dress like a Roman soldier and even took an oath to become a Roman soldier....