Let there be dancing!
The Dragonflies were invited to Blenheim Court to join the residents and Little Movers Dance leader for a super and uplifting afternoon of dancing, movement and singing. Thank you for the invite. We look forward to another fabulous afternoon. Thank you also for the...
Turbomaths in UKS2
Yesterday, Jayne returned to UKS2 for a Turbomaths session with the children. They all went in to the hall and learnt how exercise affects the body and heart rate. They all then had a turn at riding an exercise bike for 30 to see how their heart rate increased. Each...
Online Safety Workshops in UKS2
A huge thank you once again to 'One Day' for the annual visit to our school to highlight online safety. Obviously online safety is something which happens constantly at Windy Nook but it's always a good to idea to re-focus this important issue! Article 16: You have...
Crossing the road safely!
Nursery learned how to safely cross the road with Sara today. She told us that when we are about to cross the road we need to STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK before doing so. We took part in some excellent role play, pretending to be traffic, pedestrians and lollipop...
Online Safety Parent Workshop: Useful Information
This afternoon, we were lucky enough to have two visitors from the NSPCC to deliver a parent workshop. A huge thank you to the parents who could make it and for those who couldn't, there were some very useful tips and links shared. Parental controls - all O2 stores...
Owls learn how to be internet safe
Article 17: You have the right to get information that is important to your well-being, from radio, newspaper, books, computers and other sources. Adults should make sure that the information you are getting is not harmful, and help you find and understand the...
Bike Design Workshop in UKS2
Today, UKS2 had a visit from Jayne, our active travel officer, who delivered an excellent workshop about the structure and build of a bike. The children learnt about how the different parts of a bike are connected together and how it is made structurally strong and...
Reception classes Internet Safety
The children in the Reception classes took part in a workshop with Claire today. The learned about how to keep safe online and about safe user names and passwords. The children also discussed what to do if they were worried when playing a game online and why it is...
…One giant leap for mankind
As UKS2 will be looking at space as our topic next term, we were lucky enough to have a visit from Jamie - Miss Clough's son - today who told us all about space, the solar system and different types of rockets. Jamie is currently studying a masters in Astronautics and...
One small step for man…
To enhance our space topic in nursery we spent the day with Jamie, who is currently studying a masters in Astronautics and Space Engineering at Cranfield University. Jamie taught us some more facts about the planets in our Solar System, types of rockets and their...
Staying Safe with the R.N.L.I.
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. The R.N.L.I. (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) visited our school to teach us all about staying safe near water. We found out about the job of a lifeguard, which beaches near us have lifeguards and...
RNLI Water Safety in LKS2
This morning the children in LKS2 were visited by lifeguards from the RLNI. The children had a great time learning about staying safe near water. We learned about the different equipment used by lifeguards and discussed different dangers associated with water. The...