Welcome to Robins
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School Bags: Children should bring their school bag every day.
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Toys: Please check that your child is not bringing toys into school.
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Reading Diaries: These should be brought in daily along with their ditty or reading book.
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Reading Rewards: On Fridays, we count how many times your child has read at home.
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3 times = 1 reward point
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More than 3 times = 1 reward point and a dip in the prize box
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Please make sure reading is recorded in their diary.
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Spellings: Children are given a set of spellings to learn each week.
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These are displayed on the classroom window and in homework books.
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Key Words: Your child has a set of key words to learn in their bag.
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Once they can read the words fluently, we celebrate their achievement and they are given the next level of words.
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Homework Books: Sent home on Fridays and should be returned by the following Wednesday.
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PE Day: Friday
Children should wear: -
Black shorts or joggers
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White t-shirt
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Trainers
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School jumper
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Labelling Clothes: Please ensure all jumpers, cardigans, and coats are clearly labelled with your child’s name.
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Lunch: If your child is having a school lunch, please ensure that payment is now done on Arbor. Please check Arbor for regular updates and information.
Robins and Owls Y1 homework
This week’s homework 10.11.23 for Year 1 is CGP Grammar Punctuation and Spelling pages 2 & 3. (Forming sentences) Children to return completed for Wednesday 15.11.23. Thanks Miss Thompson & Mrs Short Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education....
Marvellous Music in KS1
We have been learning about the Great Fire of London in history this half term. During our music lesson, we composed a piece of music to retell the story. We chose instruments that were appropriate for different parts of the story. It was so much fun! Article 13: You...
Keeping safe in KS1
This half term the children have enjoyed learning about how to keep safe during their P.S.H.E. lessons. If they were in danger or not feeling safe we discussed who they could speak to or who to contact such as a teacher, the police, fire fighter, doctor and nurse,...
P.E.: Multi Skills in KS1
This half term in Key Stage One we have been doing Multi Skills in P.E. We have focussed on developing our agility, jumping and teamwork skills, working individually and as part of a team. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and...
Owls & Robins Homework w.e. 27.10.23
This week’s homework 27.10.23 for Year 1 is CGP Maths pages 32 & 33 Shape (2D). Children to return completed for Wednesday 08.11.23 Thanks Mrs Short & Miss Thompson Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to...
KS1’s The Great Fire of London Parent Workshop
To end our topic London's Burning we invited our parents into school to take part in a workshop to create houses from 1666 when The Great Fire of London took place. The children used a cereal box for the main structure of the house along with paper, card, cellotape,...
Windy Winners!
This week our awards were for Top Reader and Top Growth Investigator. Well done to all of our winners Class Top Reader Top Investigator Dragonflies (Phonics) Francesca Lily Ladybirds (Phonics) Lilly Oscar Robins Louie Hudson Owls Ariadne ...
Owls and Robins homework Y1
This week’s homework 20.10.23 for Year 1 is CGP Grammar Punctuation and Spelling page 4 Children to return completed for Wednesday 25.10.23 Thanks Miss Thompson & Mrs Short Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged...
Growth Mindset Relaunch
At Windy Nook, we know that one of the most important tools to help us learn is our growth mindset. This week, Key Stages One and Two took part in activities to remind us how to use our growth mindset to help us succeed. Fist we had an assembly where we heard the...
Making Skeletons in Key Stage One
This half term in science, key stage one have been learning all about the human body. We have learnt about the parts of our bodies, faces and skeletons. The pictures below show us having fun and learning how to build our own skeleton, placing the bones in the correct...
Harvest in KS1
This half term KS1 have been learning about Judaism and harvest in our R.E. lessons. The photographs show us making banners with symbols of Christian harvest celebrations. Next week, we will learn about how Jewish people celebrate the harvest. Article 29: Your...
National Day of Spain launches Windy Nook Spanish
Ayer en Windy Nook, celebramos el el día nacional de españa. Yesterday in Windy Nook, we celebrated National Day of Spain. Ahora, los niños aprenden español en ves de frances en nuestro colegio. Now, children learn Spanish instead of French in our school. Para...