PE in Lower Key Stage 2 – Cricket Skills This Week
This week in PE, our Lower Key Stage 2 children have been developing their cricket skills, with a focus on passing, batting and teamwork. The children practised accurate underarm and overarm passing, learned how to hold and use a cricket bat safely, and worked on...
UKS2 P.S.H.E
This week in P.S.H.E, the children in Elms, Beeches and Oaks have been learning about online safety. They have learned about the terms misinformation and disinformation and looked at examples of these. The children also looked at ‘Fake News’ headlines to see if they...
A Week of Imagination, Independence and Outdoor Learning in Nursery
This week in nursery we have continued exploring the It’s Not a Stick book and theme. Children added to our It’s Not a Stick display through lovely 1‑to‑1 conversations and mark‑making sessions, and outdoors in the sandpit they used a stick to mark make, saying, “It’s...
Nightingales Homework 8.5.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is - CPG English Pages 16&17 – Capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks Please return to school by Wednesday.
Year 5/6 Homework 8.5.26
This week, homework will be in CGP Books. Year 5 Y5 Oaks – Maths- p23 - Mental Multiplication and Division Y5 Oaks – English- p77 - Word Endings - the 'shul' sound Reading- 2 x reading plus texts (5 in total throughout the week) plus at least 10 minutes reading per...
Year 5/6 Boys Secure Fantastic Third-Place Finish
Our Year 5/6 boys football team produced an excellent performance in the recent competition, qualifying for the Europa League Final stage after a series of impressive displays. The team showed great determination, teamwork and resilience throughout the tournament. In...
Fantastic Effort from Our Girls Football Team
Our girls football team showed fantastic attitude, determination and teamwork throughout the recent school football tournament. The players represented Windy Nook brilliantly, working hard in every match and supporting each other from start to finish. After a series...
County Final Success for Our Year 5/6 Football Team
Our Year 5/6 football team delivered an excellent performance at the County 5-a-Side Finals in Darlington. The team remained unbeaten throughout the competition, winning two matches and drawing one, while showing fantastic determination, teamwork and resilience...
🚦 Road Safety -Stop, Look, Listen & Think 🚦
This week, our Reception and KS1 children welcomed a special Road Safety visitor to school. The session was full of fun, learning and important reminders to help keep our children safe when they are out and about in the community. Through stories, discussion and role...
Musical Cups!
In Lower Key Stage 2, children have been playing cup rhythms! We have learned a traditional Latin American song, as well as playing The Cup Game! The children's sense of timing, rhythm and co-ordination was very impressive. They were also resilient enough to keep...
Family Learning Fun!
We have been delighted to welcome families into school for our recent Family Learning sessions. These sessions give children the opportunity to learn alongside their parents and carers, strengthening learning experiences both at school and at home. During the...
Turning Simple Materials into Big Ideas!
This week in Nursery, we continued to support our new friends by helping them become familiar with daily routines and understand how to access all areas of the nursery. The children are growing in confidence and independence as they settle in and build relationships...