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:
Our PE day is Tuesday – children come into school wearing their PE kit on this day.
Homework – KS1 – Owls, Robins and Nightingales
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.
Maths
European Day of Languages
On Wednesday, children from Nursery to Year 6 looked at different languages across Europe. There were a variety of activities that took place such as guess the country and tongue twisters. The younger children then learnt to say hello in different languages whilst the...
Windy Winners!
This week our two awards were for a Top Geographer (KS2) and Top Growth Mindset. A huge well done to all of our winners! Windy Winners 23.9.22 Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level...
Nightingales Homework
English Homework: 'Noun Phrases' page 3 and 'Adjectives' page 6. Maths Homework: 2x Times Table page 2 and page 4. 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. Have a nice weekend...
Mmm- Jam Sandwiches
Year 2 have been learning how to write instructions this week. They started by reading instructions to make a jam sandwich before making their own. They were able to write their own instructions for somebody else to read using time words, bossy verbs, bullet points...
Windy Winners!
Last week our children had the opportunity to showcase their maths skills. Congratulations to our Top Mathematician and Top Attitude winners! Windy Winners 15.9.22 Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to...
Learning about our senses in science
This week, the children in KS1 have been discussing our five senses: touch, sight, smell, taste and hearing. We focused on touch this week. We talked about how we can feel and touch things with both our hands and feet. We explored our sense of touch outside by finding...
Golden Fridays!
Windy Nook has a brand new Golden Table! Two children from each class are selected each week to sit at the table to eat their lunch. To be chosen they need to show fantastic manners, be polite and respectful and be kind and caring to their friends. Children chosen...
First Week Back!
Wow it's Friday already! The children have settled straight back into school this week and as usual they have been an absolute credit. It was great to see so many smiling faces as they met up with their friends and made some new ones as well. They have loved being in...
PTFA Summer Fun Day
At the end of the last school year, the PTFA hosted a Summer Fun Day for the school community. The children had loads of fun breaking rules, splatting staff, trying their luck on the tombola and scoring goals at the penalty shoot out. With your help, a massive £660...
Happy Holidays Everyone
We would just like to take this opportunity to wish all of a community a very happy and restful summer holiday. Article 31: You have the right to play and rest.
Good Luck to Ladybirds and Dragonflies of 2021-2022!
EYFS and KS1 have had a fantastic celebration to end the term, we had fun dancing with the speaker and playing with our friends. Early Years finished the day with an ice cream as our kindness jar was full. Have a lovely summer everyone! Article 28: You have the right...
Celebrating Diversity
In celebration of the diversity of our community at Windy Nook, children have been working to paint flags to represent the varying linguistic and cultural heritage of some of our families. They are going to be placed on display in the school hall in the next academic...