Keith the Cat and so much more!
We have had an extremely busy week! We started to focus on the story, Keith the Cat with his Magic Hat and made our own version of the book by drawing illustrations and using images from the book. Some bees feature within the story of Keith the Cat and we were lucky...
Goodbye to the butterflies!
After watching the life cycle of the butterfly in class, the time finally arrived to watch the butterflies emerge from their chrysalis'. The children were amazed by the amazing transformation from the caterpillar into a butterfly, they observed the butterflies...
Let’s go fly a kite!
In Nightingales this week children have been using their knowledge of materials to make a kite for Barnaby Bear. They looked at different materials before choosing which would be strong enough. Then they went outside to test their kites. Comparable test Article 12:...
Rangoli Patterns on the Yard
Years 3 and 4 had a colourful celebration of their Hinduism topic by taking to the yard to create Rangoli patterns in chalk. Rangoli patterns are Hindu symbols created at Diwali and children loved attempted to design their own patterns. Article 29: Your education...
School Games Day!
Yesterday, children across the whole school came together to celebrate School Games Day. Each class was assigned a country and came dressed in the colours of their countries' flags. This year's School Games Day was focused on Paralympic and disability sport. In the...
Our school vegetable garden
The children are loving looking after our vegetable garden. They have worked extremely hard to weed the patches to prepare them for new seasonal vegetables. We have planted strawberries, spring onions and potatoes. The children love looking at how they grow and...
Our New Nightingales
Our new Nightingales have been finding out what it will be like next year when they become Year 2s. They have been outside playing lots of team games and finding out about their new teacher, Mr Reay. They have also been practising their investigative skills in maths...
On your marks, get set, go!
Article 24: You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help you stay well. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to...
Athletics Superstars
On Friday, children in year 4 and year 6 took part in the Gateshead schools athletics tournament. Everyone worked super hard!! The children competed in a range of track and field events. Team Windy Nook ran their way into 10 semi-finals with all children competing in...
Mr Gumpy’s Motor Car Part 2!
We have continued to focus on the story, Mr Gumpy's Motor Car. We finished our fabulous car paintings, continued to design cars on the computer and make cars using play dough. We also made some delicious edible cars using fruit and salad, using cocktail sticks to hold...
What’s hiding in Reception’s garden?
Over the last few weeks, the Reception classes have been focusing on mini beasts. They have looked at lots of different mini beasts in detail; bees, caterpillars, snails, and worms. They have enjoyed becoming 'insect investigators', creating beautiful pieces of art...
Mr Gumpy’s Motor Car
We have continued our transport topic this week and focused on the story, Mr Gumpy's Motor Car which we will continue next week. We made Mr Gumpy's car outdoors with the large construction materials and acted out the story. Some of us painted Mr Gumpy's car and drew...