School Policies/Useful Documents
Future car designers
Article 12: you have the right to an opinion and to be listened to. Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people. Article 28: You have...
Alexa tell me about…
Alexa has arrived into the Reception classes, over the last couple of weeks we have been learning how to use her to help us with our learning. We have been setting timers, listening to Nursery rhymes and she even tells us jokes! This week, we have been asking Alexa...
Puppet Shows in UKS2
This week, the children in UKS2 learnt about the Battle of Marathon. They made notes on the key information and turned them into storyboards. Later in the week, they all worked in small groups to create puppet shows to showcase what they learnt about the Battle and to...
Holy Places
This week in RE the children in LKS2 have been learning about holy places. They learned about the significance of the Himalayas to Hindus and how the mountains represent the god Himavat. The children then used their art skills to draw the Himalayas and explain why it...
Keeping Safe Online
Safer Internet Day was on Tuesday 8th February this year. The theme for this year was 'All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online'. In all areas of the school our children participated in a range of activities such as: quizzes, comprehensions and...
Snowdrops’ half-term tasks (18.2.22)
Hello Snowdrops, Your homework for half term is to play on games! You have spellings to practise at: https://play.edshed.com/en-gb/login. You should type in your username and password that you took home. After entering your log-in details, click on your ASSIGNMENTS....
UKS2 look at Pattern Seeking in Science
This term in Science, we have been learning about life cycles of animals including humans. For our investigation, we researched gestation periods of different mammals to compare whether the size of an animal affected the length of their gestation period. The children...
Year 6 Homework (18.2.22)
This week our homework is as follows (18.2.22). Reading Plus – Complete at least two texts Conquer Maths – complete the tasks on averages and time – please remember to use the videos as well. Maths – CGP Sequences page 40 & 41 Grammar – CGP Apostrophes for missing...
Tulips are Times Tables Rockstars
Each week in Tulips the children spend time practicing their times tables on the chromebooks. This week we had a boys v girls battle. All of the children worked extremely hard collecting points for their team. Each time they answered a question correctly they earned a...
Diabetes Information
There has been a significant increase in children being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and for some children being admitted to hospital displaying symptoms of Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) which is a serious condition that can happen when the bodies of people with...
Bluebells Half Term Review
Another full on and fun-packed half term has been enjoyed in Bluebells. I think it has been a productive half-term and I've enjoyed getting to speak with many of you to tell you how well your child has done in class. We've seen some great progress across the...
Growth Mindset in KS1
Dear Parent/ Carer After the half-term break we are having a Growth Mindset re-launch. We introduced this a few years ago and it is still at the heart of everything we do in school but the re-launch will give us the opportunity to be more explicit. We are teaching the...
Who is your super hero?
This week we have combined Valentine's Day and the story, A Super Hero like me. We talked about the special people in our lives and who help us. We talked about a variety of jobs like; doctors, dentists, recycling truck drivers, carers and our parents. We made some...
Bluebells Careers
In Bluebells this morning, children brought in posters and information sheets about a career that they'd like to do or that someone in their family does. They taught each other all about their chosen career and perhaps inspired the next generation of vets, doctors,...
LKS2’s Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
This week Lower Key Stage 2 have used their PHSE lesson to learn more about staying healthy by designing a timetable for their 'Healthy School Week'. After learning a lot this half term about healthy foods, we focussed on how exercise and hydration were important in...
Future Researchers, Designers and Builders in Nightingales
In Nightingales we have been very busy this week finding out about how to build a vehicle that could travel at least 50cm. We researched different types of vehicles in groups. We wrote down as many vehicles as we could such as ambulance, lorry, coach, bus, car and...
Energy Advice
16th February 2022 Dear parents / carers Energy Advice I am sure that many of you will have heard that fuel costs are rising and that this will have an impact on heating and energy bills. Citizen’s Advice Gateshead have been in touch with me and asked me to make you...
Performance Poetry in Nightingales
Today we have been learning a poem to perform to the rest of the class. We worked in groups to work out who would perform each part and then helped each other with ideas to perform it. Some children even memorised their words. It was lots of fun and we know what it...
WN PTFA Annual General Meeting
Windy Nook PTFA will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 10th March 2022, 4- 5pm, at Windy Nook Primary School. All welcome. For further information, please contact the PTFA directly on p.t.f.a.windy@outlook.com Please let us know if you would like to...
Owls carryout a fair test investigation
Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go...
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