KS1 Trip to Beamish
Windy Nook Tea Room
Flying High Launch
Thursday the 26th June saw the launch of our 'Flying High' times tables reward scheme.
This entry gives you direct links to some of the great games we saw in assembly to help you have fun whilst you learn you times tables:-
Spaceracer
Moonmaths
Mathmagician
Interactive tables
Tabletrees
Mental maths
Tables games
Teach yourself tables
Pumpkin multiples
Try them all - perhaps you could race a grown up at home!
Please take a minute to leave a quick comment to say which one you enjoyed playing. Perhaps you could let us know your score???
Remember each time you move up a level on the 'Flying High' wall, you get a fab certificate!
Fab French Comes to Windy Nook!
Lots of lovely learning took place at the launch of our new French web-site!
Look out for it at; www.fabfrench.org or you can click on the link from the school web-site at; www.windynookprimary.org
Operation Christmas Child
Thank you to all who brought in a shoe box filled with goodies for children who are less fortunate than ourselves. we managed to collect an amazing 97 boxes in a short amount of time. Thank you again!
Christmas Parties!
Parties begin at 1pm. Your classs teacher will give you further information.
Mon. 17th Dec. - Key Stage 1
Tues 18th Dec. - Nursery and Lower Key Stage 2
Wed 19th Dec. - Reception
Thurs 20th Dec. - Upper Key Stage 2
Christmas Performances
Wed 12th Dec, 10:45am /2:30pm - Nursery singalong
Wed. 12th and Thurs. 13th December, 6:30pm - Pantomime: ALADDIN, get your tickets quick!
Tues. 18th December - KS1 Christmas performance
Wed. 19th December, 10:30am - KS2 Carol Service, St Albans Church
Multi Skill afternoon
Year 2 children had a fun afternoon participating in a number of Multi Skills activities at Thomas Hepburn Community Secondary School.
We are the champions!!
Well Done to the Year 6 football team who competed in the 'Councillor John Hird Cup' tournament on the 12th and 13th November.The boys not only displayed their brilliant football skills but also their sportsmanship in every match.The team played well in all three matches which resulted in the team winning the final against St Johns.Ross Wilson scored a hat trick.Alexander Bainbridge, Ryan Beard and Jay Kirtley also scored in the final.We have now got a big trophy for the school cabinet.A big thanks to Dave and John for giving up their time to train the team.
Aveda Invasion
On Wednesday June 20th Lisa White came to speak to pupils in year five and year six about the ways in which Aveda help the global environment.
We watched DVD's and heard about the many projects Aveda is involved with around the world, helping communities to support themselves. Those of us who answered questions correctly even got prizes!
Hair Raising Stuff!
Everyone got to try the products and we came away with not only new facts but an Aveda goody bag too!
If you were there why not click on 'Comment' and type in one of the bits of information you remember most.
Perhaps you can recall what Lisa said happened every 15 seconds?
Great Team Spirit
Eight year six girls braved the horrible weather today to represent our school in the Thomas Hepburn Cluster Girls 7 aside football tournament.
Using their unique Windy Nook brains, they made good use of the facilities to complete a thorough warm up!
As soon as the whistle went these 'gentle angels' turned into fierce competitors and did themselves proud with a display of great determination.
Clearly, the fact we are not publishing the scores suggests not everything went to plan! However anyone seeing them play could not help but be thrilled with their commitment.
Well done girls!
Healthy Week - Year 5/6
For our Healthy Week last year, the children designed, advertised and sold a range of Smoothies.
Take a look at the videos and adverts below...
Smoothie 1 (00.37 wmv)
Smoothie 2 (00.18 wmv)
Smoothie 3 (00.15 wmv)
Smoothie 4 (00.25 wmv)
Smoothie 5 (00.36 wmv)
Smoothie 6 (00.25 wmv)
Would these adverts make you buy one of our smoothies?
Team 1 Powerpoint (41KB)
Team 2 Powerpoint (257KB)
Team 3 Powerpoint (55KB)
Team 4 Powerpoint (40KB)
Team 5 Powerpoint (56KB)
Team 6 Powerpoint (71KB)
Day of Dance
The children in Foundation Stage took part in a Day of Dance.
The Bare Toed Dance Company led our children in a day of dance. Toes wiggled and bodies jiggled as we all had fun together.
Shoebox Appeal
For the past two years, Mrs Wong has organised the shoebox appeal in school (the ‘Samaritan’s Purse’ charity.)
‘Operation Christmas Child’ seeks to help children abroad in difficult circumstances by providing them with a gift at Christmas time.
At Windy Nook, we encourage pupils to consider the wider global community to which they belong, The shoebox appeal gives us a perfect opportunity to put this into practice. It supports children in areas suffering under the effects of war. The idea is to send a shoebox filled with toys, toiletries and other goodies which we take for granted.
The charity provides you with a list of possible contents for your shoebox. All you have to do is decide whether you are packing a box for a boy or a girl and their age. Then, it’s time to shop! The trick is to be creative with what you put in. The final addition is a donation of £2 to cover the transport costs and then send it into school for collection by the charity.
The first time Windy Nook took part in the appeal, Key Stage Two pupils collected boxes and we managed a fantastic 100 boxes! This year, the appeal was widened to the whole school appeal. Mrs Wong hoped that we could beat last year’s target and she was amazed by the 155 boxes we collected this year!
Mrs Wong would like to pass on her thanks to the parents, children and staff who supported this appeal. The boxes were full to bursting point and were testament to the generosity of the people of Windy Nook. This looks set to be an annual event…watch this space….
For further information, log onto the Samaritan’s Purse website: www.samaritanspurse.co.uk
Did you pack a shoebox this year? Did you enjoy doing it? Let Mrs Wong know…
Playground Games Club
Year 3/4 have been learning how to play traditional games.
One of our after school clubs has given children in year 3/4 the chance to learn some traditional outdoor games.
Many of the children have perfected the art of 'jumping in' while skipping and some of the less faint hearted have tried Double Dutch.
A popular game has been the old fashioned French Skipping played with elastic bands.
Hand clapping games, and the challenge of 'Two Baller' await.
Dance Mania
The girls and boys of Windy Nook enjoyed an entertaining evening at Gateshead Leisure Centre watching the talented dancers performing their interpretations of the theme Freedom. Dance groups from both primary and secondary schools showed the amazing range of talent the borough has to offer. The support given by staff, parents and pupils made this a memorable evening all round. Miss Stokoe and Mrs. Prynn would love to see any photos or videos taken by friends and family.
Christmas Activities in Lower Key Stage Two
Although it seems ages ago now, we can still remember the great fun we had at Christmas in Year Three/Four. We had a party – lots of dancing and great food! We did lots of craft activities and even managed to fit in a spot of baking too!
Every year, the children in Key Stage Two go to St. Alban’s church for the carol service. It’s a lovely event and gets you in the mood for Christmas. Children and parents sing a mixture of traditional carols and modern Christmas songs. The orchestra play some seasonal pieces and selected children from throughout the Key Stage read extracts of the Christmas story. The readings and singing are accompanied by children carrying figures form the nativity story through the church where they make a candle lit display.
Having been to church on a cold December morning, we thought we would have a treat waiting for us when we got back…mince pies and hot orange juice! We made the pies ourselves (and gorgeous they were too!) Some of us had never tried mince pies before and really enjoyed them.
Christmas is such a lovely time to do craft activities. We made Christmas bags to put in everything we made. Christmas cards were reindeer with wobbly eyes. Best of all, we made hats to wear when eating our Christmas lunch – look at the attached photographs to see how festive we looked…