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Turbomaths in UKS2
Yesterday, Jayne returned to UKS2 for a Turbomaths session with the children. They all went in to the hall and learnt how exercise affects the body and heart rate. They all then had a turn at riding an exercise bike for 30 to see how their heart rate increased. Each...
Snowdrops’ half-term homework
Hello Snowdrops, Remember that you have a Times Tables Rockstars battle vs. the Tulips! Please use TT Rock Stars as much as you can! Your English homework is to use our spelling activities e.g. naughts and crosses, hang mouse, bubble writing etc. to practise the words...
Clean-Air session in LKS2
This week, Lower Key Stage 2 were visited by Jane from Cycle Generation. She taught us a lot of very interesting information about air quality and the dangers of air pollution. The children got to share their own knowledge and experiences of air pollution, while also...
Boccia Competition
On Friday afternoon, children from Windy Nook took part in the Boccia competition at Gateshead Leisure Centre. This involved our team competing in different challenging events. The children represented our school superbly. They competed very well and had a great time!...
Investigating shades of colour
The children have been scientists and artists rolled into one this week! They have enjoyed exploring and investigating how to make different shades of the same colour. There was lots of discussions and sharing of ideas before experimenting with the paint. We were very...
Tulips Homework 14.2.20
Happy half term Tulips! Just a quick reminder of homework for half term. We have our spelling list for our test in the first week back (Friday 28th February). Keep reading at home. Finally, remember we have our Times Table Rockstars battle with snowdrops class!! Try...
Homework 14.2.20 (Beeches)
This week our homework is as follows (14.2.20). Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling – Check through the test paper. Maths – Check through the test Papers Reading Plus – Complete the required texts and vocabulary for the week Conquer Maths – complete the tasks set...
Online Safety Workshops in UKS2
A huge thank you once again to 'One Day' for the annual visit to our school to highlight online safety. Obviously online safety is something which happens constantly at Windy Nook but it's always a good to idea to re-focus this important issue! Article 16: You have...
Crossing the road safely!
Nursery learned how to safely cross the road with Sara today. She told us that when we are about to cross the road we need to STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK before doing so. We took part in some excellent role play, pretending to be traffic, pedestrians and lollipop...
Online Safety Parent Workshop: Useful Information
This afternoon, we were lucky enough to have two visitors from the NSPCC to deliver a parent workshop. A huge thank you to the parents who could make it and for those who couldn't, there were some very useful tips and links shared. Parental controls - all O2 stores...
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