We have had a very busy first term with lots of visitors in school. This includes the veterinary nurses from Sandymoor Vets who visited in October. They brought along some guinea pigs and showed the children in Reception and Year […]
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The children have taken part in lots of sporting events in the borough. A group of children tried KinBall and Dodgeball. All of the children tried their best and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The children love to try […]
We all returned to school in September after a lovely summer. We had some maintenance and refurbishment work done in school during the summer holidays. These subtle improvements contribute to a pleasant school life and staff, children and visitors all […]
The Spring Term in school has been very busy. The children were very lucky to have two Pantomime performances. We had a production of Jack and the Beanstalk before the Christmas holidays and then A Christmas Carol in February. We […]
We all returned to school in September feeling refreshed after the holidays. Of course, due to the restrictions, not many people actually went away on holiday…but it was a lovely break all the same!
School has returned to some normality. We […]
No child should feel alone. Windmill Hill Primary are a school of fun, with loving children who all deserve
a friend to play with at break or lunch time. However, at times a child may find themselves without a
companion and too […]
Spring Update 2021: Autumn/Winter Review.
We tried to resume normal school life throughout the autumn term whilst following all the guidance for monitoring Covid-19. A few classes were disrupted but on the whole, we have all kept very safe and […]
Review of Summer/Autumn 2020: School closed as part of the National Lockdown on Friday 20th of March. It was a day of very mixed emotions. We did not know when we would see the children again and everyone was feeling […]
Spring Update 2020: We started the Spring Term feeling invigorated after the Christmas Holidays. Humanist: Peter Gaskin visited every class in the school and talked to the children about Humanism. Mental Health: With the focus on Mental Health, particularly in […]
Everyone came back to school in September feeling refreshed after the summer holidays and ready to start the new academic year. We welcomed 28 children in Reception and 14 more children throughout the rest of the school. This takes […]
Labour MP Mike Amesbury was very impressed after visiting the children and staff at Windmill Hill. The East Runcorn MP praised the hard work of teachers, parents and pupils following a visit to a school in his constituency. He headed […]
Year 5 visited Farm Urban in Liverpool. This trip was organised by Daresbury Laboratories. Education and outreach are central themes of Farm Urban. They work with schools and organisations across the North West to introduce the concept of urban farming […]
Our dance group took part in Runcorn Schools’ Gotta Dance show this year. It was held at The Brindley on Tuesday the 12th of March. Schools and groups from across Runcorn came together for the annual event and produced a […]
On Thursday 31st January, we had a special visitor at school in the afternoon. Beth Tweddle MBE, Olympic Bronze medallist came to school for a short visit. Twenty of our pupils who attend gymnastics club were selected to meet Beth […]
In our school, we aim to deliver a curriculum that is exciting and stimulating. First hand learning experiences can provide a broad and balanced curriculum. Year 5 visited Select Stadium where author Andy Briggs talked to the children about how […]
On Wednesday, we had a lovely assembly with Steve and Holly from St Bert's church where they talked all about the Harvest Festival. Thank you to everyone who donated this year, the kindness of strangers is a wonderful thing. Every […]
In our school, we are committed to keeping our children safe. This term Year 5 attended the annual Crucial Crew event in Select Stadium. By making the links between a number of different agencies and education, Crucial Crew aims to […]
It was annual World Book Day today and all of the children at Windmill Hill Primary School spared no expense in dressing up for the occasion. We had plenty of wonderful costumes on show all throughout the school, including: Disney […]
As you have gathered, our new website is now live. We understand that having a good website is an efficient tool to be able to communicate to the parents of our school and their children. It not only provides us […]