Winlaton West Lane

Our class assembly

2010-03-09T08:34:23Z

'People who are special to us.'

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Disco!

2010-03-05T08:28:48Z

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The Music Workshop Team come to WWL

2010-03-04T18:48:49Z

On Wednesday morning, the Music Workshop Team came to Winlaton West Lane Primary to play music and sing songs with Key Stage 2 about France.

We all enjoyed it and some children got the chance to play instruments and do other activities.

Take a look at the Photostory produced by Y5/6 children to find out more about what we got up to.

PhotoStory1 music workshop.wp3

E-Safety

2010-03-04T18:34:16Z

At Winlaton West Lane Primary School we take E-Safety very seriously.

Check out the links below, games and further support about how to keep safe online.

Please take the time to look through this information and discuss it with your child. This will help to re-inforce what they learn in school about using the internet safely.

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CBBC Stay Safe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/help/web/staysafe

Hector's World
http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/hectorsworld/

Kidsmart
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/

Childnet
http://www.childnet-int.org/kia/

Sid's Online Safety Guide
http://www.bizzikid.co.uk/sosguide/safetyguidestart.html

Primary School Safe Seach
http://primaryschoolict.com/hi.php

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
http://www.ceop.gov.uk/

Our trip to the Co-op

2010-03-04T08:52:19Z

Reception went to visit the Co-op this week to look at the fruit and vegetables. We asked the staff lots of questions about where the fruit and vegetables come from and we all got an apple and an orange to eat back at school!

Flying high at West Lane!

2010-03-01T11:37:40Z

This term has seen the start of the West Lane trampolining club.The club runs for an hour after school on a Friday and has been possible due to the fantastic fundraising efforts of the Friends of West Lane, who raised £2.500 to buy a state of the art new trampoline for our school. The club is initially open to Year 6 pupils but should be available to Year 4 and Year 5 pupils later in the year. The first group of children had their final session this week and they all said that they had had a thoroughly enjoyable 5 weeks, as you can see from the photos below and in the extended entry! So we'd all like to say a great big thank you to "The Friends"

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Enter the Dragon!

2010-02-22T17:05:49Z

Happy New Year of the Tiger!

We celebrated the New Year with some super fun activities. 我們慶祝新年的一些超級有趣的活動。

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We weaved his body and made his head like the dragons we had looked at in photographs. 我們編織了他的身體和頭部像龍，我們期待已久的在照片。

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We also made our own dragon head to dance with during our performance with Reception. 我們也把我們自己的龍頭一起跳舞，在我們的表現與接待。

We listened to the story with the animal race and knew that it was the Year of the Tiger because he came after the Ox in the race.我們聽故事與動物的比賽，知道在這一年的老虎，因為他來到牛後，在比賽中。

We made some lucky red money envelopes.我們取得了一些幸運的紅包袋

We ate 'noodles' and 'rice' in our home corner and had some lovely chinese clothes to wear. 我們吃了'面'和'大米'在我們的家角落裡，有一些可愛的中國衣服穿。

We joined our friends in Reception to do our 'Dragon Dance'. We made our own dragon. and played music with chinese cymbals and drums. 我們加入了我們的朋友在招待會盡我們的'龍舞'。我們作出我們自己的龍。播放音樂和中國鑼鼓。

Mr and Mrs Lam, Zoe's mum and dad, brought us some delicious food on Thursday and Friday. We all had a try and had rice, noodles, spring rolls, chicken, beef and prawn dishes with vegetables. We also loved the Prawn Crackers. 林先生和夫人，佐伊的爸爸媽媽，給我們帶來了美味的食物在週四和週五。我們都進行了嘗試，並已米飯，麵條，春捲，雞肉，牛肉和蝦菜的蔬菜。我們還喜歡蝦片。

Some of us were great using the chopsticks to eat with. 有些我們是偉大的用筷子吃飯

We have read in your diaries that some of you went to the Stowell Street celebrations. The children enjoyed the colourful dragon and lion displays and the taste and sounds of the celebrations. If you have any photographs please send them into nursery. 我們都看過，你的日記，部分你到威爾街的慶祝活動。孩子們喜歡色彩繽紛的舞龍舞獅顯示的風格和聲音的慶祝活動。如果您有任何照片，請發送到托兒所。

Do the Lion Dance with Me!

2010-02-12T10:25:35Z

For Chinese New year, Reception and Nursery got together to share the wonderful things the children have been learning about Chinese culture. We performed dances, songs and parades with masks, dragons and instruments.

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Home Computer Opportunity

2010-02-10T21:16:20Z

Parents of low income families can apply for a grant to acquire a free home computer with free Internet connection for a year. There are a limited number of grants that parents may apply for. These will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Parents who think they are elegible (Free school meals, job-seekers allowance, income support etc.) can phone 0333 200 1004 for an application pack.

National Family Week - The UK's biggest ever celebration of families

2010-02-10T13:56:14Z

The new National Family Week 2010 website is now LIVE at www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk. Here you will find even more updates, information and resources to help you plan and prepare for The Week.

Make your Family Week Picnic a GIGANTIC occasion!

The National Family Week headquarters have come up with ideas to make your picnic even more fun. Why not produce a giant form of some type of picnic food? This will add a fun, quirky angle to your event and draw families along and could be a fundraising exercise with the money going to a local charity.

More Record-Breaking Fun in 2010
Join this year's Guinness World Record attempt for the largest three-legged race as part of the Family Week Sports Day.

Family Week Story Time

Following its success in 2009, the Wednesday of National Family Week (2nd June 2010) will once again be the Family Week Story Time. We are encouraging storytelling in all its forms - any story, any time, anywhere!

New supporting partners

Monday 31st May
Family Week Picnic
On the Bank Holiday Monday families across the country will be enjoying fresh air and good food. There will be 9 flagship Family Week Picnics and up to a thousand smaller events run by not-for-profit partners.

Tuesday 1st June
Family Week Film Day
A national celebration of film, encouraging families to watch a film together either at the cinema or at home. Why not host a screening of your own?

Wednesday 2nd June
Family Week Story Time
We'll be encouraging families to share a story, anytime, any place, anyhow! It's a great opportunity to showcase storytelling events in a variety of formats, throughout the day.

Thursday 3rd June
Family Week Road Trip
Families will be encouraged to get out and see the UK. To explore and experience just some of the things that makes this country so special. Tourist attractions and beauty spots can open up their doors offering free entry and a range of activities to create a fun day out for all the family.

Friday 4th June
Family Week House Party
Thousands of families will be holding a house party on the Friday of National Family Week. As an organisation why not organise a party too? It can be as big or as small as you like. The theme could tie in with a celebration that is already happening or just be used as an excuse to have a party.

Saturday 5th June
Family Week Sports Day
There will be 9 flagship Family Week Sports Days as well as thousands of smaller sports days happening across the country, encouraging families to get out and active. Why not host a sports day of your own?

Chinese New Year

2010-02-08T12:18:37Z

Reception are learning all about Chinese New Year this week. We will be role playing in our Chinese restaurant, tasting Chinese food and making dragons.

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Online Safety - Parent information session

2010-02-04T18:55:25Z

As it is Online Safety week next week, Gateshead CLC are running a parents information session for KS1/KS2 pupils.

The session aims to inform parents of the dangers of using the internet and how they can protect their child.

The session only lasts an hour and will run from 5pm to 6pm.

To find out more or to book a place please contact Janine Brookes at Gateshead CLC Tel (0191) 460 2900. Fax (0191) 460 2900. E-Mail: jbrookes@ictgateshead.org

Great North Museum

2010-02-03T09:26:09Z

Last week Year 5/6 visited the Great North Museum as part of their topic work.

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Everyone had a great day and learnt lots about life in ancient Egyptian times.

Josh and Jack in Year 5/6 created a photostory documenting the things we got up to at the museum.

You can view the photostory that the boys made on the Life Channel TV located outside the school office.

PSRN Parents' Morning in Reception

2010-02-01T15:08:36Z

February got off to a fab start in Reception. On Monday and Tuesday morning, Reception had two successful Parents' morning. This time the focus was on Problem Solving, Reasoning, and Number. We had lots of fun numeracy games and activities for parents and children to explore inside the classroom, in the hall and outside. It was lots of fun!

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Children's Foundation

2010-01-29T09:18:56Z

Rachel Atkinson and Amanda Tweedy came in to share with the children of Winlaton West Lane, the fantastic work that this charity has done to raise money for children's hospitals in the North East. The children and staff of Winlaton West Lane were presented with a baton to inspire us to think of fun and silly ways we could raise money for this valuable charity.
Amanda Tweedy is a reception Mum and made her son Nathan very happy indeed when she came in to Reception to host a poster competition with Rachel. Any ideas for fundraising activities will be warmly welcomed!