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
Measuring Madness!
This week Nightingales have been learning how to measure accurately. They started by measuring simple lines and progressed to measuring objects around the classroom. Today they worked with their partners to measure parts of their bodies. They learned some new...
Windy Winners!
Our children had the opportunity to show-off their language skills this week as our feature award was for a 'Top Linguist'. We also awarded 'Top Attitude' as well; this is a fantastic certificate to receive. Well done everyone! Class Top Attitude Top Linguist ...
January Walk to School Badges
Last month children across the school completed 2,832 active trips with 174 children earning their WOW walk to school badges for January. Active trips include walking/wheeling, cycling/scooting and park and stride. All of these options have a range of benefits as well...
Fabulous Fractions!
Nightingales have been learning about fractions this week. We went outside in the playground and shared 4 children between 4 circles. The children knew that this meant 1 circle had one quarter of 4 children and 3 circles had three quarters of children. Then we tried...
Windy Winners!
This week we presented our value of the month 'Perseverance'. It is part of our growth mind-set which sits at the very heart of our learning ethos. Our two weekly awards this week were for a 'Top Historian' and 'Top Effort'. With that said, it's a huge well done to...
Dancing Superstars in KS1
We have thoroughly enjoyed our Dance unit in PE this half term. We have worked together to create and perform dances using simple movement patterns. We learned how to 'travel' to music and create 'gestures'. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education....
Making Melodies in Nightingales
This week Nightingales have been budding musicians. We have been practising slow and fast beats and incorporated instruments into our beats. We even had two conductors to guide. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and...
Windy Winners!
Last week our children took on the role as a Top Researcher - the winners were chosen through our history topics. Our supporting award was for a Top Attitude. Finally our Year 5 Top Swimmers received their certificates as well. Class Top Attitude Top Researcher ...
Confident Coders in Nightingales
Nightingales have been learning about coding. They practised logging on to Google classroom first on our Chrome books and found their task. They can still use the link if they want to try a bit more coding at home. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality...
Windy Winners!
Last week our children had the opportunity to showcase their handwriting skills through our Top Handwriter Award. Top Efforts were awarding to children who are striving to improve in certain aspects of the curriculum. Class Top Effort Top Handwriter Dragonflies ...
IT and Computing in KS1- translating algorithms into programs
In KS1 the children have been using map cards that have a pre-defined start space (flurb) and end space (fruit). In pairs they worked out how to get the flurbs to the fruit on each card, using the arrows provided. Then they learned how to change an algorithm into a...
Nightingales dance their socks off!
This week in PE Nightingales have been creating dance routines. After a warm up with Just Dance Kids, the children worked in groups to create one gesture at a time for a beat of 4. By the end of the lesson they had 4 different gestures for their routine. They...