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Nightingales (Y2)

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://ttrockstars.com/login 

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks1-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-year-2-pupils-ks1-age-6-7/ 

https://www.thereaderteacher.com/year2 

Important information: 

Our PE day is Tuesday – children come into school wearing their PE kit on this day. 

Homework – KS1 – Owls, Robins and Nightingales
Choose one of the activities each week as a homework task.  You can choose any activity you want from the table and you can record it in your homework book.  Once you have completed the task, colour the box and add the date you completed it.  Homework books will be handed out on a Friday to be returned on the Wednesday.

Spellings are given out on Monday and expected to be practised regularly during the week. Spelling test is on Friday morning.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.

 

 

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Year 2 Homework 20.10.23

Year 2 Homework 20.10.23

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National Day of Spain launches Windy Nook Spanish

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Smarties in Maths

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Year 2 have been very smart this week in Maths. We have been using smarties to learn about division. We have also learned that multiplication is the inverse of division. When we had finished we were very kind and shared them out so we could eat them.   Article...

Nightingales and Bees Homework 13.10.23

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English Homework – Page18 Remember to practise reading. Spellings can be practised by logging in to Spelling Shed. Maths Homework – Page 24 Times Tables Test 2x, 5x, 10x mixed next Friday Homework needs to be in by Wednesday 18th October All login details are in...

Year 2 Homework

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