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.
Safer Strangers
This week KS1 have been learning about keeping safe. We have been talking about what makes a stranger a safer stranger. We know that people who wear uniforms and badges can help to keep us safe. . Article 29: Your education should...
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...