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2’s 5’s and 10’s!

by Mrs Ramanandi | Apr 21, 2021 | Owls, Robins

Year 1 have been learning and practising their 2, 5 and 10 times tables in class. To encourage the children to become more confident and fluent with their times tables, they will be tested every Friday. This will start from next week (30.4.21) and for the next two...

Place value games in Maths

by Crowe | Apr 21, 2021 | Maths, Nightingales

This week in Maths we are focusing on place value. The children in Nightingales have been looking at the tens and ones in two-digit numbers and comparing numbers. Today to practice recognising which numbers are greater, the children in Nightingales played a place...

Our Windy Nook Community

by Mrs Ramanandi | Apr 20, 2021 | Bluebells, Snowdrops, Tulips

This week in RE lessons, the children in LKS2 discussed what it means to belong to a community. The children then considered what it means to belong to the Windy Nook School community. As part of their lesson the children designed a badge which reflects the values of...

Bluebells Pop into Easter

by Mr Newman | Apr 2, 2021 | Bluebells, School Council

Bluebells enjoyed a Pop Art themed Easter celebration today. Children had a fun-filled day of art tasks to use some of the key ideas of Pop Art (bold colours, contrast, comic strip) and apply them to Easter. Afterwards, children completed a Pop Art quiz to see what...

Eggsellent Easter Eggs!

by Mr. Hawdon | Apr 1, 2021 | Beeches, Bees, Bluebells, Butterflies and Caterpillars, Dragonflies, Elms, Ladybirds, News, Nightingales, Oaks, Owls, Robins, Snowdrops, Tulips

What a fantastic response we had to our virtual Easter Egg Competition. There were some amazing designs and we'd like to thanks everyone who participated. Why not have a look at the some of the 'eggselllent' designs below! Well done and congratulations to the...

Windy Winners!

by Mr. Hawdon | Apr 1, 2021 | Beeches, Bees, Bluebells, Dragonflies, Elms, Ladybirds, News, Oaks, Owls, Robins, Snowdrops, Tulips

A huge well done to our children today for all their efforts and hard work! Ladybirds - Oliver Dragonflies - Oliver Robins - Evie Owls - Alex Nightingales - Freya Bees - Cole Bluebells - Redoz Tulips - Wania Snowdrops - Luke Elms - Maddie Beeches - Lydia Oaks - all of...

PE for the remainder of the school year

by Crowe | Apr 1, 2021 | Beeches, Bees, Bluebells, Elms, Health and Well-Being, News, Nightingales, Oaks, Owls, Robins, Snowdrops, Sport, Tulips

Dear Parent/Carer We have decided to continue doing PE twice a week in KS1 and KS2 until the end of the school year. We think it's extremely important that children are engaging with exercise regularly as this is beneficial for their physical and mental health and...

Easter fun in Nightingales!

by Crowe | Apr 1, 2021 | Nightingales, School Council

To celebrate Easter in Nightingales, the children made some Spring coloured Easter baskets. We also sorted instructions in English to work out how to make chocolate nests and then made them as a class. The children all had a lot of fun and went home with a tasty...

Happy Easter!

by Amanda Clough | Apr 1, 2021 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, School Council

This week, we have focused on the Easter Story and why Easter eggs are a tradition at Easter. We made some Easter nests using Weetabix and chocolate, which we enjoyed eating during snack time today. We also listened to the story, We're Going on an Egg Hunt. We were...

DT in UKS2: Cushions

by Mrs Hope | Apr 1, 2021 | Beeches, Elms, Oaks

This week, Years 5 and 6 finally managed to complete their cushion projects. The classes learnt lots of new skills: sewing, attaching fastenings and joining pieces of fabric, as well as honing their design skills. The projects also required lots of patience and...