School Policies/Useful Documents
Dance Reunite Focus Week
This week children in Year 5 and 6 had their final practice of the dance routine they were learning for #DanceReunite. The children have all worked really hard to make sure they knew the routine and were doing it in time to the music. They've learnt a little bit each...
Perfect Pop Art!
This week, the children in years 3 and 4 completed their Pop Art inspired self-portraits. Take a look at the photographs below of the children's fantastic artwork. Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking,...
Formal Letters of Complaint in Beeches and Oaks
This week, Beeches have been working on formal letters of complaint, based on a short story called 'I Dare You'. Today, we word processed and edited our letters to produce a final draft. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be...
Potter Mad in Tulips
Over the last half term the children in Tulips have been reading Harry Potter in their reading sessions. The children have created several Harry Potter inspired pieces of writing. They have re-written chapters from different perspectives, wrote letters in role as a...
Show me the money!
Children in Bluebells took their maths learning outside today as we learned how to pay for items using different coins and notes. Children were given different items they could buy and had to work out how to pay for them. Article 13: You have the right to find out...
Data Handling in Snowdrops
Today in Snowdrops, we conducted a survey of the number of each type of pet in our class. We recorded the data as tally charts in our Maths books. We then used the Chromebooks to access Google Sheets. We used Google Sheets to create bar charts, ensuring we had...
THANK YOU!
A huge thank you for your overwhelming generosity with donations of food and toiletries for the Gateshead Food Bank. As a school community we managed to fill the Gateshead Food Bank van with a staggering 120 bags of donations. John from the Food Bank said that he...
Language Festival Week
Last week the children took part in a range of language and cultural activities across school. We joined in with Bolivian Carnival dancing, Spanish wake and shake, a French Puppet show and explored a new language each day. The children really enjoyed greeting their...
SELF ISOLATION PAYMENT
£500 SELF ISOLATION PAYMENT Background The government announced a prescribed scheme to help some people who are required to self-isolate from 28th September 2020 onwards and who meet certain criteria. It will remain in place for anyone required to self-isolate up to...
COVID-19 Procedures & Protocols during the Easter Holiday
26th March 2021 Dear parents and carers Thank you As we near the end of this second term of a very disrupted year, I’d like to thank you for all your vital support in helping to ensure that Windy Nook has reopened to all safely. Your co-operation at the start and end...
Lateral Flow Device Covid-19 Testing
26th March 2021 Dear parents and carers Lateral Flow Device Covid-19 Testing As you may recall, we wrote to you earlier this month to inform you that the government have made Lateral Flow Devices (LFD) available. These enable rapid COVID-19 testing for adults in...
Easter Craft Packs
Easter Craft Packs Does your child like crafts? If so, the PTFA have put together a selection of low cost, Easter themed craft activities available to purchase, see attached photos at the bottom of the post. Price List Easter themed mini canvas, (bunny reveal,...
Ladybirds Springing into Spring
The children have been enjoying learning all about springtime planting. We discussed how a plant grows by planting a seed in soil, watering it and placing it in sunlight. Each child planted their own runner bean discussing each step on how to plant a seed, using a...
Ladybirds enjoying the spring sunshine
The children have had great fun outside in the sun riding bikes and scooters. The sun was shining and the children were super excited to get outside. They were all super careful on the bikes and scooters making sure they looked around to see who was about and also...
Year 6 Leavers Hoodies
2021 Year 6 Leavers Hoodies It’s almost time for the year 6 children to spread their wings and leave Windy Nook. To mark this milestone, Windy Nook PTFA are honoured to be able to arrange and fund hoodies for each year 6 child. The PTFA are asking parents/carers for...
Counting Magic Beans
Inspired by the story Jack and the Beanstalk, this week we explored counting, adding and subtracting using 'magic beans'. The children were very excited to go to the market to buy animals using the beans. The children decided how much each animal was worth, before...
The Crafty Dragonflies Class
It has been a very creative week in the Dragonflies. One friend inspired the whole class to get busy making picture frames. They all hang proudly in our classroom. The children also created their own spring flower artwork. They used forks to print paint to create...
Fred the Skeleton Drops By
In Bluebells this week, we have been learning about the role of the skeleton. We learned that three main functions are to support the body, move the body and to protect vital organs. Children met our class skeleton, Fred, and got to ask him all sorts of questions!...
Get in Shape
The Bluebells have been exploring shapes this week. The have recapped their knowledge of parallel and perpendicular lines and then practised drawing and identifying the features of 2D shapes. Today they examined 3D shapes and found the number of vertices, faces and...
Pop in to Pop Art!
This term, Lower Key Stage 2 have been studying Pop Art. This was an art movement which came out of 1950s USA and challenged more traditional art, with styles inspired by comic books and advertising. The children of Bluebells, Snowdrops and Tulips have been creating...
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