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
Look What Happened When We Mixed Colours!
This week the children explored colour mixing and were often amazed by the surprising new colours they created. They made thoughtful predictions, tested ideas, and used vocabulary such as “lighter”, “darker”, and “shade”. We were especially proud of the independence...
Elms Homework 6.2.26
Elms homework this week is as follows: CGP Books English – pages 40 & 41 Maths – pages 36 & 37 Reading Plus – 5 texts to be completed by Thursday. Time is given in class and children are usually able to complete 3-4 in class; the remainder are to be...
Nightingales Homework 6.2.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is - CPG Maths pages 12 and 13 Solving Number Problems Please return to school by Wednesday.
Measuring Up!
This week, our reception children have been busy exploring weight and capacity through lots of hands‑on investigation. The children enjoyed using scales to compare objects, deciding which items were heavier or lighter and discussing their thinking with great...
Ready, Set, Roll! KS1 Create Moving Vehicles
KS1 have been busy becoming designers, engineers and problem‑solvers through our Design & Technology project: Moving Vehicles. The children have followed the full design process – researching, designing, making and evaluating – to create their very own model...
Exploring Repeating Patterns in Nursery
This week in nursery, the children enjoyed a wide range of learning experiences across the curriculum. In our maths learning, the children explored repeating patterns through hands‑on and visual activities. During Outdoor Friday, we made a repeating pattern using long...
Nightingales Homework 30.1.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is - CPG English pages 4 and 5 Verbs and 'ing' verbs Please return to school by Wednesday
Year 5/6 Homework 30.1.26
This week, homework will be in CGP Books. Year 5 Y5 Oaks – Maths- p.38 and 39 – Writing Decimals as Fractions Y5 Oaks – English- p.86 and 87 - 'ei' and 'ie' words 1x arithmetic paper (optional) on https://mathsbot.com/primary/year5 Reading- 2 x reading plus texts (5...
Elms Homework 30.1.26
Elms homework this week is as follows: CGP Books English – pages 32 & 33 Maths – pages 10 & 11 Reading Plus – 5 texts to be completed by Thursday. Time is given in class and children are usually able to complete 3-4 in class; the remainder are to be...
Coding in LKS2
Tulips, Snowdrops and Bluebells have been using Scratch Coding to follow, create and troubleshoot algorithms. The children have been set various tasks requiring them to program different commands, as well as noticing faults and debugging! They have enjoyed...
Bluebells Homework 30.1.26
Bluebells homework this week is as follows: FOR CHILDREN WITH YEAR 3 CGP BOOKS: English – Pg 60 + 61 - Punctuating speech Maths - Pg 18 + 19 - Progress test 1 FOR CHILDREN WITH YEAR 2 CGP BOOKS: English – Pg 22 + 23 - Punctuation Maths - Pg 25 - Multiplying READING...
I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll make some pancakes
Owls and Robins had a great time making pancakes. After reading 'Mr Wolf's Pancakes' the children helped add flour, milk and eggs to a mixing bowl before whisking. They all loved tasting them after, choosing either plain pancakes or ones topped with lemon and sugar....
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