Willows (Y5)
Miss CroweWelcome to Willows
We are the Willows and are looking forward to working hard in Year 5 our teacher is Miss. Crowe.
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 have their kit to participate (P.E. kit will be taken home after use and not left on school premises).
Swimming is on a Friday morning for the Year 5 – children are expected to have their kit to participate (Swimming 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
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...
Food Bank Donations – Thank you
Today, the Trussell Trust Gateshead Foodbank came to collect the kind donations from the school community. The food will be packaged and given out next week, helping to feed some of the 10,000 people who use the service in Gateshead each year. School Councillors met...
Liz Million visits Windy Nook!
Yesterday, Liz Million came to Windy Nook for the day to share her amazing knowledge on illustrating. She worked with the whole school in workshops across the day. Liz began to share her story to the children about how she is from Darlington, went to university in...
Rehearsals in full swing!
The last few weeks KS2 have been practicing their singing in preparation for the Easter service next week! The musicians were excellent, sign squad were brilliant and Year 5 were great with their speaking parts. We are now looking forward to the real thing! Article...
Children’s Mental Health Week Assembly
Yesterday, Callum from RISE held an assembly to discuss Children's Mental Health Week with Key Stage One and Two. The theme this year is 'My Voice Matters', and we discussed how children can ensure their voices are heard. We talked about who they can turn to for...
Dip and Dab!
Today, KS1 and 2 had a visit from Dip and Dab from the BigFoot Arts Company. They put on a hilarious panto for the children and everyone joined in to have a fantastic time. Thank you to all of the parents and carers for your contributions to allow us to give the...
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...
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...
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...