Owls (Y1/2)
Mr McKayWelcome to Owls
Hi and welcome to Owls. Our teacher is Mr McKay, who is accompanied by Mrs Collison, Miss Turnbull and Miss Carr and Mrs Wilson.
In Owls we love to have fun and learn lots of new and exciting things. We always try our best in everything we do.
Resources:
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Important Information for Owls Parents
Homework – KS1 – Owls, Robins and Nightingales
Choose one of the activities each week as a homework task. You can choose any activity you want from the table and you can record it in your homework book. Once you have completed the task, colour the box and add the date you completed it. Homework books will be handed out on a Friday to be returned on the Wednesday.
Spellings
Spellings will be set each Friday and tested the following Friday. Each week, your child’s spellings will be stuck in their reading diary so please ensure it is in school on a Friday. A half termly overview can be found below. Please check carefully which set of spellings your child is learning.
Overview of Spellings Spring 1
P.E. – Tuesday
Children must come to school in their school P.E. kit of plain white t-shirt, black shorts, leggings or tracksuit bottoms and plain white or black trainers.
Please check ARBOR for regular updates and information.
Thanks
Mr McKay
Online Homework and Information
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.conquermaths.com/login/
https://www.purplemash.com/sch/windy-ne10
Resources
Phonics websites for games to help support your child with phonics.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase3Menu.htm
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-games.html
http://www.ictgames.com/literacy.html
For more information about helping your child with phonics please refer to the following websites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYx1CyDMZSc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3gcv_zLWwk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R16KrypGtuU
P.E.
Music
Owls and Robins Partition
Owls and Robins have been exploring the numbers 11- 19 this week. We have been partitioning numbers into tens and ones practically, pictorially and using pure number. We have used base 10 and counters to make each number as well as rehearsing our number sentences...
KS1 Get Creative!
As part of our topic ‘Let’s Get Creative’ we have been designing and making Christmas stockings. The children started by researching different types of stockings and making some decisions about the stockings they liked best and why. Next the children designed the...
‘Lights, Camel, Action’ That’s a wrap!
What a fantastic week KS1 have had. After successful dress rehearsals, they brought down the house on two occasions. There were funky camels and disco stars lighting up the stage of The Bethlehem Broadcasting Company. Caesar was a critical host but left with a smile...
Lego Legends in KS1!
In Lego Club we have been making some magnificent structures both big and small. Team work has been fantastic this year supporting each other! Look at our creations! Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by...
Creating Christingles in KS1
KS1 were very lucky to have a visit from Reverend Danie and Elaine on Wednesday this week. We learned about the symbolism of a Christingle and we all made our own. We learned that the orange symbolises the world, the candle symbolises the light, the sticks with the...
The Greediest Elf
Nursery, Reception and Year 1 had a wonderful time on Tuesday watching a performance called, The Greediest Elf. The show was very entertaining and funny and we laughed a lot! We thoroughly enjoyed joining in with the songs that the Greediest Elf taught us. Article 1:...
Assessment week complete, Christmas is on the way!
Well done to all of KS1 this week who have tried amazingly hard this week during assessment week. The children have also been busy rehearsing for their Christmas production 'Lights Camel Action!'. With lines, songs and dances to learn it will be a busy few weeks but...
Y1/2 Athletics
Our Year 1/2 students had a fantastic time at Gateshead College, where they participated in an athletics competition. The children gave their all in every event, demonstrating great determination and enthusiasm. It was wonderful to see them supporting each other and...
KS1 Fun Fitness
Students travelled to Heworth to take part in a fun fitness event. They demonstrated fantastic enthusiasm, energy, and a positive attitude throughout the day. It was wonderful to see everyone giving their best effort and encouraging one another. Well done to all the...
Christmas Jumper Swap
Windy Nook Primary School is gearing up for Christmas with singing, acting and preparations in full steam for the various shows and performances. As usual, the school will be inviting children to wear a Christmas jumper and have a Christmas lunch. These will take...
Windy Nook Choose Respect for Anti-Bullying Week
Last week marked Anti-Bullying Week and the children at Windy Nook celebrated it by working on the theme 'Choose Respect.' They took part in a range of activities from EYFS all the way up to UKS2: designing odd socks, listening to the anti-bullying song, taking part...
Take a line for a walk with KS1
This half term in Art we have been looking at the work of Paul Klee. KS1 have been learning about the artist Paul Klee and how a lot of his work is abstract. They enjoyed taking their pencil for a walk just like his quote ‘A line is a dot that we take for a walk.” We...