All things Space!
We have continued to explore our space topic this week. We focussed on the story, Suzy Orbit Astronaut which is a story about saving Earth from a meteoroid storm. We acted out parts of the story both inside and outdoors, making space themed vehicles and structures...
Zoom Zoom Zoom!
We have continued to focus on the story QPootle5 this week. For maths we made rockets using the large construction equipment and discussed which shapes we used. We also acted out some of our story of the week and used tools to pretend we were fixing rocket boosters...
Making story sacks – Family Learning
We delighted to have the opportunity to welcome family learning back at school. Michael from family learning has been working with families and children making story sacks linked to favourite stories. Article 3 All organisations concerned with children should...
National Storytelling Week
This week is National Storytelling Week. It is a chance to celebrate the integral role that stories play in our lives, particularly when we are children. The week began with a virtual author visit from Wendy Shearer. As an author of three books, Wendy talked to the...
Year 6 Romeo & Juliet Newspaper Reports
Follow the link to the display board to see some examples of our fantastic reports on the fight scene from Romeo & Juliet. https://www.purplemash.com/displayboard/63d7a7c08e44e35cc1790043 Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You...
Q Pootle 5
This week we have been reading the story Q Pootle 5. The children have had a great time building their own rockets with rocket boosters using 2d and 3d shapes, painting rockets, and designing rockets using Purple Mash. We have also looked at the planets in our Solar...
Visit our Virtual Library!
https://windynookprimary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/windynook-virtual-library-21-11-22.pdf Why not follow the link above to enjoy lots of online books in our Virtual Library? In our Virtual Library, you can find lots of the recommended reading for your year group....
A monster visit from Gateshead Library
Maria from Gateshead Library service came to launch this years Book Start with this years Reception children, she read the children two stories all about monsters. The stories were called 'Don't Call Me Sweet!' by Smriti Prasadam and 'We're Going to Find a Monster' by...
Describing Rumpelstiltskin
The Bees have been reading traditional tales this half term such as Rumpelstilitskin. Today we sorted adjectives into appearance and character. We learned lots of new words such as furious and generous and had a lot of discussion about why Rumpelstiltskin was both...
Year 5 Macbeth Drama!
The last two weeks in year 5, we have been learning about Shakespeare and in particular his play, Macbeth. We were looking at the first 2 acts and began the topic by exploring the story and getting to know the characters. As children got more confident with the...
Perfect Pairs
This week in English we are learning all about our chosen author, Jill Murphy. We have enjoyed many stories written and illustrated by Jill Murphy in class, including 'Five Minutes Peace' which we have been focusing on for the last two weeks in our English lessons....
More Winter Activities
We have continued to focus on our Winter topic this week. We made some beautiful paintings of snowflakes which we have displayed in nursery. By reading our Secretes of Winter book , we learned what an evergreen tree is and during our Friday outdoor session we explored...