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
Bluebells Homework 6.3.26
Bluebells homework this week is as follows: FOR CHILDREN WITH YEAR 3 CGP BOOKS: English – Pg 36 and 37 - Capital Letters for Names and I Maths - Pg 54 and 55 - 2D shapes FOR CHILDREN WITH YEAR 2 CGP BOOKS: English – Pg 28 - Long 'i' Sound Maths - Pg 12 and 13 -...
Hello Spring! Exploring, Creating and Investigating
We then began our new Spring topic, and the children have enjoyed a range of seasonal activities. We made bright yellow spring playdough and used string, corks and green pipe cleaners to create spring flowers, thinking carefully about the different parts of a plant...
Nightingales Homework 6.3.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is - CPG English pages 8 and 9 - Types of sentences & staying in the same tense Please return to school by Wednesday.
Year 5/6 Homework 6.3.26
This week, homework will be in CGP Books and online. Year 5 Y5 Oaks – Maths- p72 and 73 - Regular and Irregular Polygons Y5 Oaks – English- p30 - Present Tense and Past Tense, p31 - Verbs with 'ing' and p32 - The Present Perfect Reading- 2 x reading plus texts (5 in...
World Book Day!
Another wonderful World Book Day was had by all at Windy Nook Primary! We've had live, interactive lessons, virtual author visits, book-themed crafting and artwork, story time, book talk and so much more! One particular highlight was how we "dressed up" - because,...
The Book Fair is in town!
Step right up! Until Wednesday 11th March, Windy Nook Primary is hosting its annual Book Fair! Hundreds of brand new titles are available at amazing prices! Come along and see what fantastic fiction, non-fiction and poetry books you can find. There are football books,...
Easter Around The World
In RE, children in years 5 and 6 have begun looking at how Easter looks around the world in different Christian countries. They worked in groups to research different places and their customs before making fact files about each and plotting them on a map. Some...
Notes from Norway
An exciting opportunity has presented itself to the Year 6s in Oaks and they have received pen pal letters from 15 Year 6 children in Norway. Their first letters have introduced themselves and some of their interests, and now the children in Oaks are preparing their...
A Mysterious Landing in the KS1 Playground!
Exciting news from Windy Nook Primary School! Early this morning, it appeared that a mysterious spaceship had landed right in the KS1 playground. Before anyone could take a closer look, the Space Accident Investigation Authority arrived and carefully removed the...
Year 3 and 4 Basketball
Students took part in a basketball competition where they demonstrated excellent teamwork and togetherness from the very start. In preparation for the event, they attended a morning club where they focused on developing their understanding of teamwork and...
Year 5 and 6 Netball
Students took part in a netball competition at Gateshead International Stadium, where they delivered an outstanding performance. They finished second in their group, with only one loss, earning a place in the semi-finals. After a closely contested match, they narrowly...
Oracy links in art and writing
In Years 3 and 4, children have been putting their oracy skills to great use. As part of our art topic, they have been discussing portraits and using speaking and listening to assist them in drawing their own portraits. In writing, children have used 'zones of...
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