Welcome to Nightingales
Our teacher is Miss Thompson, who is accompanied by Mrs Welsh.
In Year 2 we work hard, always do our best and have fun!
We like to look out for each other and work as a team.
Resources:
Must Reads KS1 master copy
https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/2/Year-2
https://www.thereaderteacher.com/year2
Important information:
- Reading books will be changed on a Friday. Please ensure children bring their reading book and diary every day as they will also read in school. Please fill in the diary when you have read with your child at home.
- Our PE day is Wednesday – children come into school wearing their PE kit on this day.
- Homework will be given out on a Friday and we ask that it is back in school by the following Thursday.
- Weekly spellings will be introduced to the children on a Monday and should be practised throughout the week, little and often.
- If your child is having a school lunch, please ensure that payment is now done on Arbor.
3D shape builders in Year 2
Year 2 have been learning about the properties of 3D shapes. They have used their knowledge to compare shapes and solve problems. They were able to then work out which shape they could build based on the amount and length of straws they were given. They were so...
Windy Winners!
Well done to our Top Scientist and Attitude winners this week! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class Top Attitude Top Scientist Dragonflies Lucy Enya Ladybirds ...
Open wide -the dentists are in!
The children learned all about looking after their teeth properly today. They practised cleaning model mouths, learned about sugary foods and drink and even role-played a bit of dentistry themselves. We may have some future dentists amongst us! Article...
KS1 walk around our local area of Windy Nook
The children enjoyed taking a walk around our local area of Windy Nook. They discussed on their walk all of the human features that they could see such as paths, roads, shops, houses and churches as well as physical features of trees, grass, bushes and rocks. Article...
Windy Winners!
Congratulations to all of our winners this week. Top Reader and Top Effort. Well done everyone! Class Top Effort Top Reader Dragonflies Ayla Poppy Ladybirds Gracie Theodore Robins Harry Faye Owls Elsa Bobby Nightingales Charlie Myla ...
World Book Day 2023!
On Thursday 2nd March, Windy Nook Primary joined schools around the country and around the world to celebrate World Book Day. The idea of this special day is to promote a love of reading and enjoyment of books. We had lots of book-based activities going on in school,...
Eggciting Science in KS1!
We all know the story of Humpty Dumpty. Today in KS1 the children were given a challenge. In groups they were given a different material to protect an egg when dropped from a one metre height. We talked about the properties of the materials before predicting which...
Windy Winners!
Our value of the month was for Tolerance and our other award goes to a Top Creator. As always, well done to our winners! Class Value - Tolerance Top Creator Dragonflies Hudson Freddie Charlie Ladybirds Lucas Siena Robins Caleb Hamed Owls Jaxson ...
DT – King of the Castle w.c. 13.2.23
KS1's DT project this week was to design a castle strong enough to protect the king! The first part of the process was to research different types of castles and identify the features found on both stone castles and motte & bailey castles. Using this research, the...
Windy Winners!
Well done to all of our winners from last week. Top Attitude and Top Reflector Class Top Attitude Top Reflector Dragonflies Zach Callie Ladybirds Ada Anna Robins Willow Jackson Owls Thomas Ava Nightingales Faith Mikey Bluebells Sonny...
Windy Winners!
Congratulations to all of our winners - awards for Top Computer Scientist and our Value of the month for January - Perseverance! Class Value – Perseverance Top Computer Scientist Dragonflies Enya Demi-Leigh Ladybirds Elo Harrison Robins Carter Bronx ...
Safer Internet Day 2023
This week, all of our classes celebrated Safer Internet Day. This year's theme was 'It's Good to Talk About Life Online'. With this in mind, all of our classes discussed what we do online and the different things we enjoy. It was great to hear from our children about...