Events and Visits
Y1/2 Athletics
Our Year 1/2 students had a fantastic time at Gateshead College, where they participated in an athletics competition. The children gave their all in every event, demonstrating great determination and enthusiasm. It was wonderful to see them supporting each other and...
Y5/6 Football Heworth
Students travelled to Heworth to participate in a Year 5/6 football competition. They demonstrated excellent teamwork and determination throughout the event, securing victory in three out of their four matches. A fantastic effort—well done to everyone involved!...
Cross Country
Twelve children represented Windy Nook Primary School in this year's Gateshead SSP Cross Country Event. Each race featured 150 participants, and all of our children finished in the top half of their races—a fantastic achievement. Well done, Team Nook! Article 24: You...
Christmas Jumper Swap
Windy Nook Primary School is gearing up for Christmas with singing, acting and preparations in full steam for the various shows and performances. As usual, the school will be inviting children to wear a Christmas jumper and have a Christmas lunch. These will take...
Nightingales Travel Back in Time!
Last week, we visited Beamish to learn about toys from the past and how they have changed over time. We were given a very special mission - to test toys for the new toy shop in the 1950's village. We had great fun playing with the toys and discussing which were our...
Food Bank Donations – Thank you
Today, the Trussell Trust Gateshead Foodbank came to collect the kind donations from the school community. The food will be packaged and given out next week, helping to feed some of the 10,000 people who use the service in Gateshead each year. School Councillors met...
Drug Awareness in UKS2
Last week, Years 5 and 6 had a visit from Northumbria Police to talk about the legal and health implications of drugs. Suzanne discussed the different types of drugs and how these can have a very negative impact on a person's life. The children learnt about the legal...
Gateshead School Sports Awards
Last week, some of our children were lucky enough to attend the Gateshead School Sports Awards at The Fed. We had 2 individual award winners- Riley for Young Primary Achiever of the year and Emilia McDonald who was highly commended for Primary Young Sport Leader. Our...
Muddy Monsters fun!
Well what a fantastic day the Ladybirds and Dragonflies have had with Phil from Muddy Monsters! There were many stations for us to choose from; a physical area with many swings and monkey bars, mud painting, watercolour paints, dinosaurs, a mud kitchen and a hammock!...
Science at Heworth Grange with Year 5
Year 5 had an exciting visit to Heworth Grange to take part in a Science workshop with some of the teachers at the school. They learnt about acids and alkalis before investigating different substances using universal indicator. The children learnt all about how to...
Year 5 Visit Safetyworks!
As part of our PSHE curriculum, Year 5 had an exciting visit to Safetyworks! today. Each group visited a different interactive area of the centre to learn about staying safe inside and outside of the home. During road safety, children learnt how to cross a road...
Art Bytes Winners!
The Art Bytes winners were finally announced and a massive congratulations to Georgia (1st Place), Jackie (2nd) and Freya (3rd) place. Well done to all the contestants who were entered into the competition. The judges and I were very impressed with the standard of art...