Celebrating our successful reverse advent calendar
On Behalf of the Community of Windy Nook Primary School and the School Council we would like to thank you for your amazing generosity during Advent. We have been overwhelmed by your kindness. We have collected 65 large bags of groceries and toiletries. They have been...
KS2 Gateshead Stadium Panto 2019
On Wednesday 18th December, KS2 visited Gateshead Stadium to watch the Cinderella panto - oh yes they did!! The children had a great time cheering for the heroes and booing at the villains. It all ended happily ever after before being transported back to school on...
Reception Classes Christmas Party
The children had a super afternoon. The Christmas party started with dancing and games, followed by a visit from Santa. He told the children all about his job and that he had parked the reindeer on the roof of the school. After the visit from Santa, the children...
The Clumsy Elf!
Yesterday, we had a visit from a clumsy elf who performed an amazing pantomime! She told us that Santa had lost his key for his sleigh and needed some help to find it. Of course we were able to locate it and by doing so we managed to save Christmas! Phew!! A huge...
A Fantastic Festive Feast!
A huge THANK YOU to all involved in making our Christmas lunch day so special. The children looked fabulous in their Christmas jumpers. There was music and Christmas singing while the children tucked in to a fantastic festive feast! Article 15 Children have the...
Nativity Portraits in the Dragonfly class
Look at the Dragonflies beautiful portraits. All dressed up in their Nativity costumes, ready to go on the stage. Check out our other website post for more photos. Article 29 Education should develop each child’s personality and talents to the full. It should...
Thank you for your amazing support and kind generosity during Advent
Thank you for your amazing support and kind generosity so far during this Advent period. It's not too late to donate some items. We are collecting until the 16th December. A reminder about how the reverse advent calendar works....
A huge thank you to the COOP!
A huge THANK YOU to the local COOP stores and the funeral home for choosing Windy Nook Primary as one of their local charities. Over the past year the COOP and it's members have raised an astounding £6365.03 for the outdoor learning environment in the early years. We...
Learning about cleaning our hands and teeth
The children in the Reception Classes had a visit from some nurses who talked to them about keeping healthy with good hygiene. The children discussed how important it is to catch it, bin it, kill it - when coughing or sneezing. They also discussed the importance of,...
Marquisway wheelchair Christmas dancing
The School Councilors were privileged to join the St Alban's parish community to watch amazing festive wheelchair dancing. Well done and thank you the Marquisway wheelchair dancing group, and thanks also to the St Alban's parish community for your hospitality. Article...
A visit from Ken and Lynn (St. Albans Church)
This week, as part of our learning about worship and what it means to Christians, Upper Key Stage 2 welcomed Ken and Lynn, from St. Alban’s Church. Our visitors shared artifacts that they use in worship, as well as fielding the thoughtful questions that were posed by...
Year 5/6 Sportshall Athletics Finals
After their success in the qualifiers, the 18 Year 5/6 finalists made their way to Gateshead Leisure Centre today for the Sportshall Athletics Finals. 7 schools were involved in a range of field and track events. The atmosphere was electric with all the schools...