Christmas has started in Nursery!
This week, we have focused on the story, Bear Stays Up which tells the tale of a bear struggling to stay awake in the lead up to Christmas. However, with the help of his friends and some teamwork he succeeds to stay awake. We have had a great time using props to...
Year 5 poetry!
Last week, Year 5 learnt all about poetry. At the start of the week, we had explored a number of war poems and began to unpick the features that are commonly used e.g. simile, onomatopoeia, alliteration etc. Children then created their own word banks and used...
Another busy week in Nursery!
We have continued to focus on the book, You be You and independently produce fish themed artwork as well as sculpting fish from play dough. Some of our children made their own register this week after observing the adults in nursery which led to other children making...
You be You!
On Monday, we participated in 'Odd Socks Day' and attended nursery wearing a pair of odd socks. We also designed a collage pair of odd socks at the creative table and clipped two socks together at the finger gym table with a peg to make a pair. To continue the...
Remembrance and Road Safety in Nursery
To commemorate Remembrance Day we made poppies in a variety of ways. We drew and painted poppies and coloured a template of a poppy which has been used to contribute to our whole school display. We also produced pictures of poppies on the interactive white board. We...
Reading Buddies at Windy Nook
We are so proud of our reading buddies at Windy Nook. They take their roles very seriously and our younger children get very excited when it's their turn. At lunchtimes they collect their younger buddies and spend time with them teaching them reading strategies and...
In the Hot Seat!
This week the Bees have been looking at the character's in our story 'The Scarecrow's Wedding'. The children thought of open questions they could ask Harry, Reginald and Betty and some of them took turns to sit in the Hot Seat pretending to be the character. They took...
Halloween, Fireworks and Apple Crumble!
I have just realised that this post was not posted last week This week as I had saved it into drafts instead of posting it! Please accept my apology! The usual Friday post will be added tomorrow as normal. Miss Clough This week we have focussed on Halloween and...
Black History Month
The children have enjoyed taking part in this years Black History Month. Each year group had someone different who has made a difference. They found out about Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat on a bus, Joe Clough was the first black bus driver in London,...
Artists like Alma Thomas in Nursery
As it is Black History Month this month we have focused on the artist Alma Thomas who was a black abstract artist. We examined two of her pieces, which are called Nursery Blue and Eclipse. The children really impressed us with their artistic talents and their...
UKS2 Geography Comparisons
Our geography topic this term has been ‘Where in the world?’ Children have been practicing map skills, researching about different places and comparing two places directly. This has all been leading up to the children being able to write a comparison text about...
Spelling support for parents
Please select the link below for ideas and strategies to support your child with spelling at home. KS1 Spelling Parent support 2022 Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you...