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
KS1 Parent Mapping Workshop
What a fantastic afternoon KS1 had when their parents joined them in a mapping workshop. They began the workshop by looking at a map from 1950 and a map of 2023 of our local area of Windy Nook. They discussed with their adult what human and physical features they...
The Last Supper
In RE this week, the children in KS1 learned about The Last Supper and the importance of the bread and wine. We enjoyed re-enacting this event by sharing bread and wine with our friends. Some of us wanted to wash each others feet too as Jesus did with the disciples....
Science Club Fun!
In the Spring term, some pupils in Year 2 took part in Science Club. Over the 6 weeks, the children investigated many different scientific concepts and carried out investigations such as, astronaut food tasting, creating bouncy balls, growing and measuring our own...
3D shape builders in Year 2
Year 2 have been learning about the properties of 3D shapes. They have used their knowledge to compare shapes and solve problems. They were able to then work out which shape they could build based on the amount and length of straws they were given. They were so...
Windy Winners!
Well done to our Top Scientist and Attitude winners this week! 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 Scientist Dragonflies Lucy Enya Ladybirds ...
Open wide -the dentists are in!
The children learned all about looking after their teeth properly today. They practised cleaning model mouths, learned about sugary foods and drink and even role-played a bit of dentistry themselves. We may have some future dentists amongst us! Article...
KS1 walk around our local area of Windy Nook
The children enjoyed taking a walk around our local area of Windy Nook. They discussed on their walk all of the human features that they could see such as paths, roads, shops, houses and churches as well as physical features of trees, grass, bushes and rocks. Article...
Windy Winners!
Congratulations to all of our winners this week. Top Reader and Top Effort. Well done everyone! Class Top Effort Top Reader Dragonflies Ayla Poppy Ladybirds Gracie Theodore Robins Harry Faye Owls Elsa Bobby Nightingales Charlie Myla ...
World Book Day 2023!
On Thursday 2nd March, Windy Nook Primary joined schools around the country and around the world to celebrate World Book Day. The idea of this special day is to promote a love of reading and enjoyment of books. We had lots of book-based activities going on in school,...
Eggciting Science in KS1!
We all know the story of Humpty Dumpty. Today in KS1 the children were given a challenge. In groups they were given a different material to protect an egg when dropped from a one metre height. We talked about the properties of the materials before predicting which...
Windy Winners!
Our value of the month was for Tolerance and our other award goes to a Top Creator. As always, well done to our winners! Class Value - Tolerance Top Creator Dragonflies Hudson Freddie Charlie Ladybirds Lucas Siena Robins Caleb Hamed Owls Jaxson ...
DT – King of the Castle w.c. 13.2.23
KS1's DT project this week was to design a castle strong enough to protect the king! The first part of the process was to research different types of castles and identify the features found on both stone castles and motte & bailey castles. Using this research, the...