The simplest thing to do would be to open a file manager in Ubuntu and then drag and drop the files from your Windows partition to your Ubuntu home folder. I would do this by selecting a range of the same type of files (all photos at once for example) and dragging and dropping them to the corresponding folder in Ubuntu. That way you do not end up with a mess to fix. I would not move them, but rather just copy them. Then check that everything works on the Ubuntu end before re-formatting the Windows partition.
Note: you cannot do it from Windows because Windows does not want to believe that Linux exists, while Linux is a little more open minded and will show and mount Windows partitions.
Whatever you do, do not delete the Windows partition because then the bootloader will not be able to find Ubuntu. The bootloader will be looking for Ubuntu on the second partition and if you remove it then it will be on the first partition. It will be confused. If you need space then you can shrink the old Windows partition and enlarge the Ubuntu one after the fact (from the Live CD/ or usb stick, so it is a good idea to hang onto it).
Roy
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