Quadkids Final at Kingsmeadow
We had a fantastic time representing Windy Nook Primary at the Gateshead Final of Year 3 and 4 Quadkids at Kingsmeadow School in Dunston. The sun was shining, the team was smiling and every team member gave each event 100%. You can tell by some of the looks on their...
Can We Build It?
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. Yes we can! Clare from Wilmott Dixon came to work with Y2 today and set them a challenge to build structures only using...
Last day at Ford Castle!
Here are the final photos from our last day at Ford Castle - apologies for them being late. Article 24: You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help you stay well.
Governor viewpoint – Ford Castle Residential
This week I was lucky enough to accompany year 6 on their residential to Ford Castle and it was absolutely fantastic! The adventure started on Monday morning , the excitement from the children on approaching the castle was a delight to see. After lunch and an hour...
Ford Castle: Year 6, the trailblazers!
I took this photograph on Tuesday evening and as you can see the sun was shining brightly on the outer walls of the castle. For me this pic just about sums up our visit this year. This is the first year that Windy Nook has visited Ford Castle and because of the...
Ford Castle: the fun continues!
Another excellent day it's been again. Here are more pics of the children having fun!
A very good morning from Ford Castle.
The children are well-rested and everyone has enjoyed a full breakfast and ready to take on today's activities: Nightline, Archery, Survival Skills and Leap of Faith are just a few of the sessions that the children are looking forward to participating in today. We'll...
Continued adventures from Ford Castle
Just a few photos from today. The children have enjoyed a great day of activities, which was topped off with a delicious evening meal.
Greetings from Ford Castle
What an amazing first day we've had! Lunch in the gardens was very quickly followed by some excellent activities including: Crate Stack, Zipwire and Aqua Challenge. We are all off to have our evening meal now and looking forward to tonight's session. Please keep...
Robins Do Dippy!
Today, Robins and Owls went on their much anticipated trip to the Great North Museum to see Dippy the dinosaur as part of their Digging for Dinosaurs topic at school. We all took part in an excellent workshop where we got to look at actual fossils and even got the...
Dippy the dinosaur!
Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share ideas with others. Article 28: You have the right o a good quality education. We are learning about dinosaurs and after we found a dinosaur bone in our school grounds we wrote a newspaper report to tell...
The Bike Doctor
Article 12: you have the right to an opinion and to be listened to. Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people. Article 17: You have...