Welcome to Elms
We are the Elms and always have fun and work hard in Year 5. Our teacher is Mrs Hope.
Resources:
https://www.purplemash.com/sch/windy-ne10
https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
Important information:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and returned the following Thursday (Maths, Grammar and Reading Comprehension – there is also online homework too, which includes Conquer Maths and Reading Plus).
Spellings are expected to be practised regularly over the week.
P.E. is on a Thursday – 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.
Online Homework and Information
Happy Holidays Everyone
We would just like to take this opportunity to wish all of a community a very happy and restful summer holiday. Article 31: You have the right to play and rest.
Celebrating Diversity
In celebration of the diversity of our community at Windy Nook, children have been working to paint flags to represent the varying linguistic and cultural heritage of some of our families. They are going to be placed on display in the school hall in the next academic...
End of year fun!
The whole of year 5 have been enjoying their final week as the Elms and Willows and been taking part in a range of activities. Lots of these activities were our transition activity form a year ago and they enjoyed reminiscing this! We have done games of kick rounders,...
UKS2 Art Club!
This term, some children in UKS2 have been able to take part in an art club. They have had lots of freedom with activities and certainly had lots of fun practising, experiencing and showing off their creativity! Some of the activities included creating clay ornaments...
School Games Mark Platinum Award!
Each year, our school applies for the school games mark, which is a nationally recognised value mark for PE and school sport. Over the last couple of years, the school games mark hasn't ran due to Covid. However, prior to Covid we had achieved Gold in the school games...
KS2 Sports Assembly
This morning, KS2 had their sports assembly, where over 90 children and their parents gathered together to celebrate a great year of sport! Children received medals for a range of events that they have taken part in throughout the year and enjoyed looking back at...
Year 5/6 Orienteering
This week, children in year 5 and 6 took part in some orienteering in the nature park organsied by B Outdoors. Some of the year 6s and staff had done the course last year, so Andy from B outdoors ensured that he made it even more challenging than the year before! The...
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...
Travel Information from Tyne & Wear Metro
Some great free travel information from Tyne & Wear Metro. Please click on the link below to download the flyer: Tyne and Wear Metro_Take the kids for free poster
Windy Winners!
A huge well done to all our winners this week. Our two awards were for a 'Top Effort and Top Reflector' Class Top Effort Top Reflector Dragonflies Oliver Caleb Ladybirds Ariadne Elsa Robins Heidi Oscar Owls Yomna George Nightingales Leo Jace ...
Year 5 Homework (8.7.22)
This week our homework is as follows (8.7.22). Reading Plus – Complete two texts (can be written in reading diary) CGP Maths book- perimeter pages 48-49 Spelling practice sheet- Look, cover, write and check activity CGP Books English-Spelling rule 'shun' pages 74-75 ...
WN PTFA Splat the Staff and Break the Rules
Windy Nook PTFA will host a summer fun day on Thursday 14th July 2022. Hopefully the children will have lots of fun and we will raise a little bit of money for the PTFA. Break the Rules! The children can break any of the following rules No uniform – come in casual...