Welcome to Tulips
Our teacher is Mr Brown, who is accompanied by Mrs Boyle.
Our class philosophy is to work hard, encourage one another and have fun!
Resources:
https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/menus/multiplication.htm
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Important information:
Homework is given out on Fridays and returned the following Friday. This will consist of maths, grammar and vocabulary.
Spellings and times tables are expected to be practised regularly over the week. We take home a new set of spellings every Monday, to learn for our test each Friday. Reading diaries should be signed by an adult each evening after children read at home.
P.E. is on a Tuesday – children should wear their PE kit to school on Tuesdays.
If your child is having a school lunch, please ensure that payment is now done through our online payment service.
Cross-Country
Yesterday children went to Watergate forest park to compete in a cross-country competition with many other schools across Gateshead. The children had to run just over a mile, and all tried their best to keep going and motivate each other. The children did really well...
Tulips Homework 29.9.23
Hi Tulips, This week for homework, you should have received your homework books. Please complete the following pages: Maths - Page 12-13 - Rounding English - Page 5 - Adjectives You should also have a double sided times table 'see saw' activity which should be...
Windy Winners!
This week our awards were for Top Writer and Top Growth Mindset. Well done to all of our winners. Class Top Growth Mindset Top Writer Robins Thea Amaris Owls Ariadne Lucas Nightingales Harry Joel Bluebells Heidi Hamed Tulips Alfie ...
Tag Rugby in LKS2
These last two weeks in LKS2, we have been learning some skills for rugby. Children have been focussing on passing the ball to the side or behind them. This week we began to get the tags out and played some games where we had to use our running skills to avoid others....
LKS2 Timelines in History
In History in LKS2, we were introduced to our topic for this half term - The Rotten Romans! We spent some time learning about periods of time in history, understanding the difference between BC and AD. We now know that BC stands for Before Christ, and AD stands for...
Sports Assembly
This morning, we had our sports assembly. Over 120 children have taken part in over 20 sports events this academic year and it was fantastic to be able to celebrate this. Children received medals for the team events that they had represented the school at and some...
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...
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.