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.
Doing our part for the environment!
Science week this year focused on climate change and investigating what we can do to help our environment. The children were set a challenge to think of ways that they could reduce, reuse and recycle and reduce their carbon footprint in school and at home. Following...
A fantastic visit from Angela’s Ark
Throughout science week, the children enjoyed an exotic animal workshop with our expert visitor Angela from 'Angela's Ark'. Angela introduced the children to all of her different animals these included skinny pigs, snakes, bearded dragons and rabbits to name just a...
Windy Winners!
Well done to our winners this for being ‘Top Scientists’ and for our Value of the Month, which is caring. 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 Value - Caring Top...
KS1 DT – Fruit Salad
Last week, all KS1 classes took part in a DT food technology project that required the children to make a fruit salad. The children were given a brief by 'Kathy from Asda Café' to prepare a fruit salad that had 5 different fruits and showcased practical skills such as...
Wants and Needs – Learning about Money in Year 2
Today in Maths we have been considering how we would spend our hard earned money! The children worked in groups to decide what would be a 'want' and what would be a 'need'. Then the children were given a budget of £1.50. They had to buy items for a packed lunch for a...
Windy Winners!
Well done to our winners this for their ‘Top Efforts’ and for being ‘Top Artists’ as well. 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 Effort Top Artist Dragonflies ...
Windy Winners!
Well done to our winners this for their ‘Top Growth Mindset’ and for being ‘Top Writers’ as well. 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 Growth Mindset Top Writer ...
Celebrating the Kings Coronation
What a fantastic day we all had celebrating the Kings Coronation. The children came to school dressed in red, white and blue. They made some flags and crowns to wear when they had a coronation picnic and a whole school disco at the end of the day. They had a visit...
Windy Winners!
Well done to our winners this for their ‘Top Attitudes’ and for being ‘Top Readers’ as well. 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 Reader ...
Windy Winners!
Well done to all of our winners: 'Top Reflector' and our Value of the Month - Honesty. 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 Value - Honesty Top Reflector ...
English – The sun and the North Wind
In English, we have been covering fables. In particular, Aesop's fables, that usually include animals or weather as characters within the story. The children have learnt about morals and how they underpin fables. On Thursday, we had the opportunity to re-enact the...
Planting in KS1
This week, KS1 have been planting sunflower seeds. We started by looking at a seed and a bulb and comparing the two. We discussed what a plant needs to grow strong and healthy. Then, we planted our own sunflower seed using compost and small plant pots. We can't wait...