Y5 Boy’s Football
Last week, a team of year 5 boys attended an after school football competition. The boys worked really well as a team to play 3 matched against other schools. Unfortunately, they lost 2 of their matches but managed to draw another! The boys had a great time out and...
Fairtrade Fortnight
Last week we enjoyed exploring Fairtrade Fortnight across the school. We have learned about food producers from different parts of the world and the problems that affect farmers in some countries and areas. We learned what the Fairtrade scheme is and the importance...
More fun on World Book Day!
As you'll see in another post, World Book Day was celebrated enthusiastically by staff and children at Windy Nook this week! 3rd March is a day to revel in a love of books and reading, to celebrate the amazing places books can take us and to share our favourite...
World Book Day at Windy Nook!
What a wonderful World Book Day we had at Windy Nook! On 3rd March, along with children all over the country and many parts of the world, the Windy Nookers celebrated the joy and wonder of books. The children had brilliant costumes of many great characters from story...
Growth Mindset in Nightingales
Today in Nightingales we have been comparing growth mindset with fixed mindset. We worked in groups to sort statements into the correct columns. We watched a video to learn about how we can expand our brains. Follow the link below: Your brain is like a muscle - Big...
Keeping Safe Online
Safer Internet Day was on Tuesday 8th February this year. The theme for this year was 'All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online'. In all areas of the school our children participated in a range of activities such as: quizzes, comprehensions and...
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...