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
Windy Winners!
Last week the children had the opportunity to receive our Value of the month award 'Dedication' as well as for a Top Effort and Top Reader too! Well done to all of our winners! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go...
Homework 7.10.22
English Homework - Page 7 (Adverbs) Maths Homework – Pages 10-11 (Autumn Workout 5) Article 42: You have the right to know your rights! Adults should know about these rights and help you learn about them, too.
Discovering toys from the past at Beamish
Article 17: You have the right to get information that is important to your well-being, from radio, newspaper, books, computers and other sources. Adults should make sure that the information you are getting is not harmful, and help you find and understand the...
Nightingales Homework
English Homework - Page 4-5 Maths Homework – Pages 6-9 Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect other people.
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...