Welcome to Bluebells
We are the Bluebells.
Our teacher is Mrs Lemmon, who is accompanied by Mrs Barnett and Miss Carr, and Mrs Pattison in the mornings.
In the Bluebells, we always try our best, ensure we are respectful and make sure to have lots of fun!
Resources:
https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Important information:
Homework is given out on Fridays and should be returned to school on the following Friday morning. This will consist of maths, grammar and vocabulary. Sometimes, homework will be set online on some of the resources listed above.
Spellings and times table are expected to be practised regularly over the week.
Spellings will go home every 1-2 weeks depending on the spelling rule being learned.
P.E. is on a Monday– children are expected to come to school in their kit (white t-shirt, black short/joggers, school jumper/cardigan and trainers).
If your child is having a school lunch please ensure that payment is now done through our online payment service.
Flip the Switch
Bluebells have been learning more about electricity and circuits. They have tested different materials to see if they are conductors or insulators of electricity. Children made their circuits and tested different items such as rulers, pencils, paperclips and pencil...
Bluebells Homework – 4.12.20
Hi Bluebells What a great week we have had. Some homework here: MATHS: Please visit Conquer Maths and you will see I have given you two short tasks on angles. Enjoy! ENGLISH: Please complete page 24 and 25 of the White English Homework book. ROCKSTARS: Times Tables...
Interview with a Lighthouse Keeper
In English, we are working on writing a diary. To do this, we have been watching a short film called 'The Lighthouse' which tells the story of a Lighthouse Keeper whose light is blown out when a ship is heading to land. To practice writing our diaries, we did some...
Pac Man Maths in Bluebells
In Maths today, Bluebells learned that a right angle is the name for a 1/4 turn. To help explain this, children used our 'Pac Man' critters to find different objects in the classroom that had lines forming a right angle. They identified tables, books, doors and rulers...
We are supporting the Gateshead Foodbank
This year during the Christmas season we are collecting for the Gateshead Foodbank charity. The Gateshead food bank website have provided a list of urgently needed food items Tinned potatoes Milk - long life Tinned fruit Fruit juice - long life Coffee Custard Tinned...
27.11.20 – Bluebells Homework
Hello Bluebells, This week's homework is below: MATHS: I have set a task on Conquer Maths for you to try: www.conquermaths.com ENGLISH: Please do pages 6 and 7 of the white homework book. This is looking at articles. Specifically, when to use 'a', 'an' and 'the' in a...
Lighting Up the Room in LKS2
Today in LKS2, Bluebell, Snowdrops and Tulips lit up the classrooms with a practical lesson examining how electrical circuits work. Children discovered that circuits needs power, electrical conductors to carry the current and a complete circuit (i.e. no gaps in the...
Odd Socks Day 2020!
As part of a wide range of activities for Anti-Bullying Week 2020, the children of Windy Nook Primary celebrated Odd Socks Day on Monday 16th November. We had some wonderful combinations of odd socks, with staff and children all getting involved. The idea behind Odd...
Bluebells Homework – 20.11.20
Hello Bluebells Your homework this week is below: ENGLISH: Please try to complete pages 22 and 23 of your English Homework book. This looks at subordinating conjunctions. To help you, remember I SAW A WABUB (if, since, when, although, while, as, before, until,...
Bluebells Bring Fractions to Life
Today, Bluebells learned about fractions by working with some 'concrete' materials to find unit fractions of an amount. They worked in groups to sort a variety of objects including dogs, flowers, books and straws! They were asked to find 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 1/7 or 1/2 of...
Bluebells Build Bridges
Bluebells explored some more bridge making today. Their task was to design and model a bridge that could be used by a factory to transport their trucks across a river. The bridge had to also allow boats underneath. These are our prototypes ahead of choosing one bridge...
Quacking Time for Children in Need
Bluebells joined in the Children in Need 2020 Duck Race today. Each child chose their own duck from the swimmers available, including: James Pond, Flewis Capaldi and Quack n Cheese. We watched the live race on the Children in Need YouTube page and the race winner,...