Year 6 Fun Run!
Today year 6 had a fantastic opportunity to attend the Gateshead Fun Run. Around 3500 children from a variety of schools around Gateshead came together for a brilliant event. The children ran, walked or wheeled a gruelling 1 mile race course. They all tried their best...
Hydrogen Home Workshop
On Thursday afternoon, our school councillors met with two representatives from Northern Gas, after a whole school assembly. They took part in a workshop called Hydrogen Home and learned about how we can be more energy efficient both at home and at school. The...
A fantastic family learning session!
This morning, Michael from family learning came into work with the children in Early Years with their parents. The children and their parents enjoyed a fun packed morning with various craft activities linked to King Charles III Coronation. Article 3 All...
School Councils Combine
This afternoon three representatives from our school council met at Caedmon Primary school with children from various primary schools from Gateshead. The children discussed what school council looks like in their school and what they want to achieve as school...
Celebrating the Kings Coronation
What a fantastic day we all had celebrating the Kings Coronation. The children came to school dressed in red, white and blue. They made some flags and crowns to wear when they had a coronation picnic and a whole school disco at the end of the day. They had a visit...
Crank It Up Launch Session!
In year 5, children have the opportunity to take part in a very exciting engineering project called 'Crank it Up'. This project is ran by Beamish and challenges children to make a functioning toy crane using k'nex pieces. The children in year 5 will work in 2 teams in...
Year 3/4 at Discovery Museum
This week, Years 3 and 4 enjoyed a lovely trip to the Discovery Museum in Newcastle. The trip was an excellent opportunity to re-cap lots of our topics from this year such as, bridges, the River Tyne and electricity. The children explored the many superb exhibits and...
Dazzling at the Dance Festival!
Yesterday, our after school dance club- made up of children in year 5 and 6- went out to the sage to take part in the Gateshead Schools Dance Festival. The children performed in front of a huge audience at The Sage alongside 16 other acts. The girls had been working...
Singing at The Sage
On Friday, our Windy Nook Choir took part in the Spring Sing at Sage Gateshead. Our children sang at the event with around 300 other children, in an event themed 'Sing With A Smile.' We sang songs linked to mental health and wellbeing, in front of a very busy concert...
Down’s Syndrome Awareness
To raise awareness about Down's Syndrome, Matthew Atkinson, a young adult who has Down's Syndrome presented an inspirational assembly this morning. He talked about what it is like to have Down's Syndrome and the amazing things that he has achieved with his life so...
Book Fair 2023!
Come and join us for the Windy Nook Book Fair! There are lots of the latest titles, brand new, available on our shelves. The Fair's first day was a huge success - lots of people found great books to enjoy. The Fair continues during break times this week - plus,...
LKS2 Brush Up!
Today, the children in LKS2 were visited by three dentistry students from Newcastle University. The children learned all about oral hygiene. One one station, the children learned all about brushing their teeth. They learned we should brush for two minutes using...