How Many Jelly Beans?
The pupils and staff had a fantastic time celebrating the 25th anniversary of Number Day. We based our maths activities around the story 'How Many Jelly Beans?' The day was filled with fun activities focused on exploring the world of statistics and numbers. The...
Safer Internet Day 2025
This year, we marked Safer Internet Day (which was on Tuesday 11th February) with special assemblies in our phases and a range of activities in all of our classes. This year's theme was ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online‘. Children...
Windy Nook Prepares for World Book Day
Plans are underway for a fantastic day of literary fun as the school prepares for World Book Day on Thursday 6 March 2025. Children should have come home from school with a letter, detailing all the important events. If you did not receive a letter, please let your...
KS1 Visit Hylton Castle
KS1 headed off to Hylton Castle this week to learn more about castles for their topic 'King of the Castle'. We learned about the armour a knight would wear and had the chance to hold chainmail so we could see how heavy it was. Our tour around the castle showed us how...
La Tamborrada – Festival of Drums
In the 1800s, the city of San Sebastían (in Northern Spain) was under the occupation of ever-changing foreign armies. The people lacked freedom and, annoyed at the soldiers who marched with their drums every day outside the city walls, decided to fight back. To mock...
Road Safety in Year 3
Today, Year 3 had a workshop all about road safety. They learnt about the green cross code and talked about some of the dangers when crossing the road. Children learnt the rules they will then put into practise next week when groups will go it into the local area. The...
Dip and Dab Show!
Today, Windy Nook was thrilled to welcome the fantastic Dip and Dab Show to school. Dip and Dab put on a fun and exciting show that was enjoyed by children and teachers alike. Everyone loved participating, joining in with songs, dances and hilarious tasks. Please...
UKS2 R.E
This week Beeches, Oaks and Elms had a visit from Reverend Danie, to look deeper into the Christmas Story. The children discussed what they already knew about the story and compared their knowledge to what was written in the gospels. Reverend Danie spoke to the...
Creating Christingles in KS1
KS1 were very lucky to have a visit from Reverend Danie and Elaine on Wednesday this week. We learned about the symbolism of a Christingle and we all made our own. We learned that the orange symbolises the world, the candle symbolises the light, the sticks with the...
The Greediest Elf
Nursery, Reception and Year 1 had a wonderful time on Tuesday watching a performance called, The Greediest Elf. The show was very entertaining and funny and we laughed a lot! We thoroughly enjoyed joining in with the songs that the Greediest Elf taught us. Article 1:...
Y5/6 Athletics Finals
Our Year 5/6 athletics team qualified for the final and finished 8th out of 50 schools—a fantastic achievement! The students displayed outstanding effort, determination, and team spirit throughout the competition. We are incredibly proud of their hard work and...
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...