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
Owls Homework and Spellings 25.09.2026
Owls homework this week is as follows: Gramma Spelling and Punctuation– CGP book pages 3 and 4. Nouns Spelling list- Rule: -dge at the end of words Guidance: After a short vowel the /j/ sound is spelt –dge. Words: badge, edge, bridge, dodge, fudge READING All children...
Year 5/6 Homework 25.9.26
This week, homework is in CGP books and online. Elms Y5 English – p6-7 Modal Verbs Maths - p8 - Ordering and Comparing Big Numbers and p9 - Counting in powers of 10. Reading- 2 x reading plus texts (5 in total throughout the week) plus at least 10 minutes reading per...
Snowdrops’ Homework 25/9/26
Year 3 Maths - pages 6 and 7 English - pages 36 and 37 Year 4 Maths - pages 12 and 13 English - pages 36 and 37
Bluebells Homework 25.9.26
Bluebells homework this week is as follows: English – CGP page 36 (Capital letters for Name and I) Maths – CGP page 7 (Reading and writing numbers) Spelling- Prefix dis- and mis- (word list below and in reading diary) READING All children should be completing daily...
Outdoor Adventures and Creative Play
This week, the children enjoyed a range of exciting outdoor learning experiences. In the water and sand areas, they explored pouring, filling, measuring and building, helping them develop early problem-solving and language skills. The children worked together to...
IntoUniversity Visit Year 4
Today, our Year 4 pupils were lucky enough to take part in a workshop with staff from intoUniversity. Children thought about careers and the skills they would need for these careers. They took part in activities where they learnt what skills a museum curator, a...
UKS2 VR Headsets Geography
Today, Beeches, Oaks and Elms enjoyed an exciting geography lesson using VR headsets to explore the world around them. The children developed their understanding of longitude and latitude by virtually visiting different locations across the globe. They also...
Bluebells Homework update 21.09.2026
Our class spellings for the next 3 weeks are the prefixes 'dis' and 'mis'. Attached are the words the children should be practising for homework. They will also be in their reading diary. We will also be setting times table homework. This week we are focussing on the...
The Robins – A Fantastic Start to the Year!
The Robins have made a fantastic start to the new school year! They have settled brilliantly into their new classroom and have been working hard to learn and follow our new routines. In Maths, the children have enjoyed lots of practical activities to help them develop...
Lower KS2: Exploring the Sounds of the North East
This term, Lower KS2 are exploring the rich musical heritage of the North East through a collection of traditional Geordie folk songs. This week, the children learned the much-loved North East song ‘Weel May the Keel Row’. They enjoyed learning the melody, singing...
Bluebells Homework 18.9.26
Bluebells homework this week is as follows: English – CGP page 80 (Suffix -ly) Maths – CGP page 6 (Place value) READING All children should be completing daily reading – diaries will be checked on Mondays. If your child reads 5 times in a week and an adult has signed...
Learning about Drugs in Year 5/6
In our Science lessons, Year 5/6 have been learning about legal and illegal drugs and the effects they can have on our bodies. We have explored how medicines can help us when they are used correctly, while other substances can be harmful to our health and affect...
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