Space Party!
On Tuesday, for Valentines Day we drew pictures of people who we love or are special to us.We have continued to focus on Space throughout the week. It has been wonderful to observe the children independently drawing and making rocket and planet themed creations as...
Eggciting Science in KS1!
We all know the story of Humpty Dumpty. Today in KS1 the children were given a challenge. In groups they were given a different material to protect an egg when dropped from a one metre height. We talked about the properties of the materials before predicting which...
All things Space!
We have continued to explore our space topic this week. We focussed on the story, Suzy Orbit Astronaut which is a story about saving Earth from a meteoroid storm. We acted out parts of the story both inside and outdoors, making space themed vehicles and structures...
Zoom Zoom Zoom!
We have continued to focus on the story QPootle5 this week. For maths we made rockets using the large construction equipment and discussed which shapes we used. We also acted out some of our story of the week and used tools to pretend we were fixing rocket boosters...
More Winter Activities
We have continued to focus on our Winter topic this week. We made some beautiful paintings of snowflakes which we have displayed in nursery. By reading our Secretes of Winter book , we learned what an evergreen tree is and during our Friday outdoor session we explored...
Welcome New Nursery Friends!
We have had a great first week back in nursery and have been as busy as ever! We have welcomed some new friends who have settled really well. We have continued to take turns at being a Special Helper and work together by communicating with each other to complete tasks...
A Huge Foodbank Thank you!
The school council paid a visit to Gateshead Foodbank this afternoon and delivered the many donations given by our school community. The children had a tour of the foodbank warehouse with Vic, who is one of the volunteers, and learned about how the donations are...
More Christmas Preparations in Nursery
This week we have completed our calendars, made reindeer food to sell at the school fair, practised our Christmas sing-a-long and made a special hat to wear for our sing-a-long. We have incorporated maths and phonics into our Christmas preparations. For example we...
LKS2 Explore The Baltic
Yesterday, the children in years 3 and 4 went on a trip to The Baltic. We began the day by walking over the millennium bridge. We then headed inside where the three classes participated in different activities. The children were given a guided tour of the Land of...
Christmas has started in Nursery!
This week, we have focused on the story, Bear Stays Up which tells the tale of a bear struggling to stay awake in the lead up to Christmas. However, with the help of his friends and some teamwork he succeeds to stay awake. We have had a great time using props to...
Another busy week in Nursery!
We have continued to focus on the book, You be You and independently produce fish themed artwork as well as sculpting fish from play dough. Some of our children made their own register this week after observing the adults in nursery which led to other children making...
Road Safety Day 2022
Windy Nook celebrated Road Safety Day by taking part in various activities that raised awareness of how to be safe when in or around vehicles. Classes took part in practical activities that looked at how a seatbelt/helmet works; the importance of crossings and why...