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
A festive singalong for the whole school
The whole school came together this morning for a festive singalong. We sang our hearts out, danced our socks off and even played the jingle bells. What a way to end the term! We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New...
A Huge Foodbank Thank you!
The school council paid a visit to Gateshead Foodbank this afternoon and delivered the many donations given by our school community. The children had a tour of the foodbank warehouse with Vic, who is one of the volunteers, and learned about how the donations are...
Christmas Lunch Day!
We have to say a huge thanks to our school catering staff for cooking us a fabulous Christmas lunch today. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. It was great to see all of the children and staff looking festive in their Christmas jumpers and outfits! Article 2: All children...
House Points Reward
It's a huge congratulations to the Emeralds who were our house point winners for the Autumn term. House points are rewarded for a variety of reasons such as: effort, resilience, being helpful and respectful. Article 15: You have the right to choose your own friends...
Windy Winners!
Well done to our Top Designers and Top Effort award 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 Effort Top Designer Dragonflies Hudson ...
KS1 Dip & Dab Panto 2.12.22
Last Friday, KS1 enjoyed the pantomime performance of Dip & Dab. Children from all classes came up to the front and joined in with the fun. The morning was full of silly games and dancing. KS1 thoroughly enjoying themselves. ...
Windy Winners!
This week our two awards were for a Top Growth Mindset and Top Researcher. Well done to all of our winners! 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 ...
Christmas Clothes Appeal
Please can you help our school fundraise for Christmas? Fundraise & recycle poster
A visit from Reverend Danie
This week, KS1 and KS2 were lucky enough to have the wonderful Reverend Danie come into school and carry out some workshops. The children were so engaged in KS1 and LKS2 as Reverend Danie acted out the Christmas story. The Reverend left us with some 'I wonder'...
Road Safety Day 2022
Windy Nook celebrated Road Safety Day by taking part in various activities that raised awareness of how to be safe when in or around vehicles. Classes took part in practical activities that looked at how a seatbelt/helmet works; the importance of crossings and why...
Windy Winners!
Last week our two awards were for a Top Effort and Top Scientist. Well done to all of our winners! 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 Scientist ...
Anti-Bullying Newsletter
Bullying comes in many shapes and forms including physical, emotional and psychological. The latter of the two can create many hidden scars and can go unnoticed. This is particularly prevalent online, our children spend an increasing amount of time online on social...