Welcome to Nightingales
Teachers: Miss Thompson, Mrs Welsh and Mrs McDonald
Welcome to Nightingales!
Welcome to Nightingales! We want our classroom to be a happy, friendly place where children are encouraged to feel confident, cared for and excited about learning. In Nightingales, we love celebrating achievements, supporting one another and helping every child to do their very best. We look forward to sharing lots of wonderful learning experiences and making happy memories together throughout the year!
Year 2 Homework
Homework is set every Friday and should be completed and returned by the following Thursday. Year 2 children will complete activities from their CPG books, alternating weekly between Maths and English tasks.
Year 1 Homework
During the first term, Year 1 children will take part in a ‘Pick and Mix’ style homework programme. Each week, children can choose an activity they would like to complete. Homework will be given out on a Friday and should be returned by the following Thursday.
Spellings
A spelling overview will be sent home at the beginning of each half term, outlining all the spellings children will be learning. Children will also receive a weekly spelling list containing that week’s focus words. Regular practice at home will help children to become confident and successful spellers.
Reading
Children should read at home every day for a minimum of 10 to 15 minutes.
Daily reading is vital for developing children’s fluency, vocabulary and comprehension skills. We encourage families to make reading a regular and enjoyable part of their child’s daily routine.
PE
PE Day: Wednesday
This term, PE lessons will be taught by Mr Peden. Please ensure that children have the correct PE kit in school each week.
We appreciate your support and look forward to working together to help every child achieve their very best.
Resources:
Must Reads KS1 master copy
https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/2/Year-2
https://www.thereaderteacher.com/year2
Nightingales homework 20.2.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is - CPG Maths pages 28 and 29 Thirds and quarters Fractions of amounts Please return to school by Wednesday 4th March.
Learning About Amelia Earhart
In English, our Year 2 children have been developing their non‑fiction reading skills by learning how to match subheadings to facts. We have been exploring the life of Amelia Earhart, the famous pilot known for her bravery and record‑breaking flights. This will help...
Nightingales Homework 13.2.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is - CPG English pages 6 and 7 Adjectives and adverbs Please return to school by Friday (late post due to internet difficulties)
Fight, Flight or Freeze
Over the last 2 weeks in PSHE, KS1 have been thinking about fight, flight, freeze. When we are worried or anxious, we react in one of these ways. We then sorted red and green thoughts and discussed why we put each card in that category. We then looked at strategies...
Dance Adventures in KS1
This half term our KS1 children have been busy going on dance adventures! They’ve pretended to be explorers heading off on exciting journeys — packing their bags, travelling through new places, discovering surprises and even meeting jungle animals along the way. The...
Nightingales Homework 6.2.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is - CPG Maths pages 12 and 13 Solving Number Problems Please return to school by Wednesday.
Ready, Set, Roll! KS1 Create Moving Vehicles
KS1 have been busy becoming designers, engineers and problem‑solvers through our Design & Technology project: Moving Vehicles. The children have followed the full design process – researching, designing, making and evaluating – to create their very own model...
Nightingales Homework 30.1.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is - CPG English pages 4 and 5 Verbs and 'ing' verbs Please return to school by Wednesday
Nightingales Homework 23.1.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is CPG Maths Pages 10&11 – Partitioning & Ordering and Comparing Numbers Please return to school by Wednesday.
Exploring Beebots in KS1
This week in Computing, KS1 have been busy becoming brilliant young programmers using our Beebots! The children worked with the Beebot mats. Their challenge was to programme the Beebot to travel from one image to another by planning the route carefully. First, the...
KS1 Interview With Our Head Teacher!
This week, our KS1 children had the exciting job of interviewing our Head Teacher! They asked some brilliant, thoughtful questions about what it’s like to be a leader in our school. They found out that Mrs Forrest always wanted to be a Head Teacher and a teacher. They...
Nightingales Homework 16.1.26
This week’s homework for Nightingales is CPG English Pages 2&3 – Nouns and Noun Phrases Please return to school by Wednesday.