Windy Nook: a school and community at War
1914-1918
WW1 Project and its Legacy
At Windy Nook Primary we have always valued the history of our locality, so we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund First World War; then and now grant to help us investigate Windy Nook: A School and Community at War 1914-18.
In 1914 the village was a still a distinct Edwardian community, ‘occupying’, according to Whellan’s 1894 Directory, ‘an elevated and exposed position’ within Felling Parish. The largest employers were local mines and quarries. Our school opened in 1883 and played a prominent part in local life. During the summer term 2018 our Year 6 children, led by Mr Hawdon and Mr Brown explored the impact of that terrible conflict on local people.
This project had a profound and lasting effect on everyone at Windy Nook Primary School; therefore, and quite rightly so, we have decided to continue to contribute to this page. It is our tribute to the fallen men and women who sacrificed theirs lives to give us the British values that we cherish: democracy; the rule of law; individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths.
Explore & Research
Learning through…
Field Trips
We have field trips planned to Heugh Battery, Hartlepool, Newcastle University and St Alban’s Church.
Local Archives
We’ll be looking at the old school log books and using military service records, CWGC resources, newspapers, maps and census materials.
Expert Visitors
Artist Kate Hancock, ICT expert Martin Bailey and WW1 re-enactor Sgt Chapman will be visiting school to help our Y6 children.
Project Resources
Trade
Directories
Windy Nook
Hero
Finding John
Brown King
Leading Up
To WW1
School Log
Books
WW1 Links
Year 5/6 Homework 27.3.26
This week, homework will be in CGP Books and online. Year 5 Y5 Oaks – Maths- p74 and 75 - Reflection Y5 Oaks – English- p46 and 47 - Commas after fronted adverbials Reading- 2 x reading plus texts (5 in total throughout the week) plus at least 10 minutes reading per...
Bluebells Homework 27.3.26
Bluebells homework this week is as follows: FOR CHILDREN WITH YEAR 3 CGP BOOKS: English – Pg 26 and 27 - Present tense and past tense Maths - Pg 46 and 47 - Length, mass and volume FOR CHILDREN WITH YEAR 2 CGP BOOKS: English – Pg 51 - Homophones Maths - Pg 53 and 55...
Nightingales Homework 27.3.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is - CPG Maths pages 39 and 40 Time and Comparing Time Please return to school by Wednesday.
Elms Homework 27.3.26
This week's homework pages are: CGP books English: 18 & 19 Maths: 82 & 83 Homework is due THURSDAY 2nd April. Five texts to be completed on Reading Plus by Thursday.
Zooming In on Spring: Little Artists, Big Ideas!
Exploring Observational Art Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe This week, our young artists have been diving into the world of observational drawing and painting, taking inspiration from the stunning close‑up flower works of Georgia O’Keeffe. The children discovered that...
March’s Newsletter
Please click on the document below for a copy of March's newsletter. Should you require a paper version then please ask at reception. Mar 26 Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or...
Elms Speak Up!
Over the last two weeks, Elms class have started work on the Speak Up, Gateshead! project, which is designed to improve children’s oracy skills. We have worked on presentational skills such as voice projection and begun to put together our presentations about the...
Computing with the Beeches
Year 6 Beeches have had a fantastic time learning all about Vectors! They explored what a vector is and used shapes and online tools to create their very own digital designs. The children learned how to copy, paste, change colours and size using online drawing...
UKS2 Studying the Stone Age
This term, UKS2 have been exploring British history from the Stone Age through to the Iron Age, developing their understanding of where these periods sit on a historical timeline. Throughout the unit, pupils became young historians—examining artefacts, asking...
Spring Flowers, Sorting Games and Creative Play in Nursery!
We have thoroughly enjoyed making the most of the spring sunshine this week and have spent even more time outdoors. Some of us worked hard using wheelbarrows to transport bags of sand to the sandpit, carefully cutting the bags open with scissors and tipping the sand...
Bluebells Homework 20.3.26
Bluebells homework this week is as follows: FOR CHILDREN WITH YEAR 3 CGP BOOKS: English – Pg 42 and 43 - Exclamation marks Maths - Pg 64 - Tables FOR CHILDREN WITH YEAR 2 CGP BOOKS: English – Pg 31 Maths - Pg 35 READING All children should be completing daily...
Owls – worth the weigh-t!
This week, we launched our brand‑new Maths strand all about weight—and what an exciting start it was! The children explored a range of classroom objects and used balancing scales to investigate which items were heavier and which were lighter. They worked brilliantly...
Image credits
Banner image: Imperial War Museum Photograph Archive Collection
Response Memorial: Photograph by Jacqueline Banerjee from the Victorian Web
Inside Heugh Battery: Paul Buckingham [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons