Welcome to Oaks
Hello. We are the Oaks. In our class we believe in working our hardest to reach our full potential and to thrive at school. We also have a lot of fun along the way too!
Our teacher is Miss Smith.
Resources:
https://student.readingplus.com/seereader/api/sec/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 Monday– children are expected to have their kit to participate (P.E. kit will be taken home after use and not left on school premises).
If your child is having a school lunch please ensure that payment is now done through our online payment service.
Online Homework and Information
90s Summer Festival 2023
Today was the return of the annual Summer Festival at Windy Nook. We decided on a 90s theme and all of the children really dressed for the occasion. Year 6 led the event, painting banners and manning all of the different stations on offer: bubbles; juice and biscuits;...
School Council Visit the Hydrogen Home
On Wednesday morning, our school councillors visited Northern Gas and Power's Hydrogen Home. The children participated in a workshop learning about fossil fuels, hydrogen production and the importance of reducing our carbon footprints. They thought about ways they...
School Games Day
This week, across the whole school, we celebrated School Games Day. This is a day where we focus on a mass sports event and look at some of the countries involved with it to celebrate sports achievement. This year, we focussed on the upcoming Women's World Cup. In...
Y5 and 6 football
A team of Year 5 and 6 Girls took part in a Football Festival at Gateshead Power League, all students showed great teamwork skills and sportsmanship throughout the football festival. There were some great individual performances from Lily and Lois as they both scored...
Athletics Festival
Children headed to Gateshead stadium to compete in the athletics festival. They competed in a range of track and field events against other schools. All children tried really hard and showed great sportsmanship. Some students managed to qualify for the semi-finals...
Windy Nook KS2 Art Gallery
In celebration of all of our amazing art work created at Windy Nook, on Thursday, we set up our very own gallery! Each KS2 class had the opportunity to create a colourful portrait of themselves that was then displayed in the hall for school and parents/carers to come...
Discounted Meals during the Summer Holidays!
Below is a list of places, which are quite local who are offering free or discounted meals over the holiday period.
UKS2 parent water cycle workshop
We invited our parents into school to help support with a water cycle workshop. The parents and children watched a video to explain how the water cycle works. They then used pens to draw on a small food bag the cycle with key words and diagram. Finally they added blue...
Windy Winners!
A huge well done to all of our winners this week - Top Sporstperson and our Value of the Month, which was Friendship. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class Value -...
Windy Nook Sports Day
Today we hosted our annual sports day for children in Reception all the way through to year 6. The children took part in 6 different activities as part of a carousel. They were: sprints, vortex howler throw, egg and spoon race, standing long jump, obstacle relay and...
Kingswood 2023!
What an amazing time we have all had at Kingswood this year! The children have really pushed themselves to the limit and had a fantastic time as well. Here are the photos, apologies but some are duplicated and also n no particular order. Thanks for Mr. Hawdon, Mrs....
Our Final Evening at Kingswood
We're all tired now after a busy couple of days but the children enjoyed eating their sweets from the tuck shop and taking part in the Mini Olympics.