Nooky News
Getting to know you…
During transition week we have been finding out lots of information about people in our class. We have been asking lots of questions such as 'Do you have a dog?', 'Have you ever had a broken bone?' and 'Do you have a big brother?'. We know each other really well now!...
The Chicken Coop is now officially open!
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. Today we remembered Mrs Greaves and how much she was loved by the pupils she taught and held in high regard by the parents of Windy Nook School. The sun was shining and it made for a very memorable afternoon....
Mental Health Matters
This morning the year 6 children were encouraged to think about their mental health. We talked about what we mean when we say 'mental health' and then thought of the different conditions associated with mental health. We then discussed what situations could impact our...
Year 4/5 Football Champions Again!
Yesterday, 9 of Windy Nook's finest footballers in Year 4 and 5 travelled down to South Street Primary for the annual 6 a side football competition. The team had to play 2 other teams to decide if we would bring the trophy home for the 2nd year running. The first...
Homemade mushroom soup!
As you may remember, over the past six weeks we have been growing our own oyster mushrooms and competing with Miss Smith, Mrs Ferry and Mr Murray to see who could grow the biggest mushroom. Miss Smith won the competition as she definitely grew the biggest one (she...
Make £5 Grow
Today whilst preparing for their stalls at the Summer Festival, Year 6 pupils were visited by a member of the Virgin money team. The children were informed that we would be again taking part in the Virgin money scheme 'Make £5 Grow'. We watched a video showing us a...
Visit to Gateshead Food Bank
On Monday afternoon, staff and children from Windy Nook visited Gateshead Food Bank, Team Valley. We gathered together the food and household items, that have been generously donated by our school community, and travelled to the warehouse. On arrival, we were greeted...
Designing Dinosaur Eyes
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education In art we have been designing dinosaur eyes. There were lots of steps to complete before we could take our dinosaur eyes home. STEP 1 We had to research to find out what dinosaur eyes looked like and then we...
Recycle your batteries here!
As part of our commitment to the environment and as a rights respecting school we are collecting batteries to recycle . Hopefully by now, you will have received your recycled battery collection box . School Council / Rights Respecters will collect the batteries every...
Year 3/4 Leaf Printing
This week, Miss Clough joined Lower Key Stage 2 to show them a fantastic leaf-printing activity. First, the children had to pay attention to the safety instructions. Then, they took their mallets and pressed the green chlorophyll out of the leaves. This soaked through...
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