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:
- Reading books will be changed on a Friday. Please ensure children bring their reading book and diary every day as they will also read in school. Please fill in the diary when you have read with your child at home.
- Our PE day is Wednesday – children come into school wearing their PE kit on this day.
- Homework will be given out on a Friday and we ask that it is back in school by the following Thursday.
- Weekly spellings will be introduced to the children on a Monday and should be practised throughout the week, little and often.
- If your child is having a school lunch, please ensure that payment is now done on Arbor.
Windy Winners!
This week our children were rewarded for being 'Top Writers' and all the staff agreed that it was a difficult choice. 'Top Effort' certificates were also given and these were for a variety excellence across the curriculum. Well done as always to our winners. Class ...
Cricket Taster Sessions in KS1 and LKS2
This week, children in KS1 and LKS2 were lucky enough to have a visit from Durham Cricket Club. The coaches gave them some information about the cricket clubs that they offered in the local area and then gave the children a taster of what attending one of these clubs...
Exploring sounds in music
This week in music we have been exploring high and low pitched sounds. We used body percussion before moving onto the instruments. There are so many ways to use our instruments! We enjoyed taking turns to be the orchestra and the audience. Article 29: Your...
Hunting for right angles in KS1
We have been learning about right angles in Nightingales. We had to hunt around the class with our 'right angle tiger' to find objects with right angles. We linked this with learning about quarter and half turns, clockwise and anti-clockwise and in the afternoon we...
Windy Winners!
This week our focus was on a 'Top Geographer' and this gave our children the opportunity to show us their understanding of the physical features of the earth. Our other award was for a 'Top Attitude' and children have demonstrated this through a variety of different...
KS1 BeeBot Programming
Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people. Article 17: You have the right to get information that is important to your well-being,...
Looking after each other in KS1
In RE we have been learning about the story of Esther who had to find the courage to stand up for the Jewish people. Today Jewish people celebrate her bravery during Purim. We thought about how we could stand up for our friends. We acted out different scenarios...
Windy Winners!
Our 'Top Sportsperson' is always a very difficult choice, maybe because we have so many talented sports people here at Windy Nook, so it's a huge well done to those winning a certificate. Growth Mindset sits at the very heart of our curriculum, so once again it's...
Marvellous Modelling in Nightingales
Nightingales have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes all week. They have been learning about the properties of shapes and using their knowledge to classify them in different ways. Today they were given art straws cut to different lengths and they had to work out...
February Walk to School Badges
In February, we had another successful month with our walk to school badges. In February we recorded 2,519 active trips as a school and 202 children received their badges (an increase of over 20 children from last month). We are really pleased that so many families...
Fairtrade Fortnight
Last week we enjoyed exploring Fairtrade Fortnight across the school. We have learned about food producers from different parts of the world and the problems that affect farmers in some countries and areas. We learned what the Fairtrade scheme is and the importance...
KS1 Art Club- Vehicle Creations!
KS1 Art Club were busy last term creating some vehicles linking to their topic, 'Trains, planes and automobiles'. The children were excellent at thinking creatively and thoroughly enjoyed getting to design their own vehicle. Take a look below! Article 31- Rest,...