Nightingales (Y2)
Miss ThompsonWelcome 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.
Online Homework and Information
Hot Seating Grace Darling in Nightingales
This week in Nightingales we have been learning all about local hero, Grace Darling. We have listened to and read her story and thought about what life must have been like to live in a lighthouse. We then looked at some key events in her life and put them on a...
Updates to school procedures – June 2021
Updates to school procedures – June 2021 Sports Day We were hoping to be able to invite parents to our annual Sports’ day, however, due to the continuing restrictions, we are now unable to do this. Sports’ Day will still happen for the children just without spectators...
Basketball skills in Nightingales
This term in PE, Nightingales have been improving their basketball skills. The last 2 weeks, the children have practiced chest passes, bounce passes and dribbling the ball. Article 24: You have the right to the best health care possible, safe water to drink,...
Windy Winners!
Let's hear it for our Windy Winners this week! As usual our children continue to amaze us with their talents and this week has been no exception. Top Handwriter and Top Effort were the certificates that were awarded today. Top Handwriter Top Effort Dragonflies -...
Making Fruit Salads in KS1
This week classes in KS1 have researched, planned and made a fruit salad for their DT topic. They started off by looking at pictures of fruit salads and deciding which ones they thought they would like the design and taste of. Then they did some taste testing with...
Living Streets Walk to School Badges
Last month our school signed up for a walking to school initiative with Living Streets. As well as our main walking bus event, the children have also been tracking how they travel to school each day. The more active travel the children do, the closer they get to their...
PowerPoint skills in Nightingales
This term in KS1 we are learning about different types of technology and the places that you might find them. For our first lesson we thought about some of the technology we find around school. The children have begun to create their own PowerPoint presentations with...
Windy Winners!
Our final week in school before half term gave the children the opportunity to show excellence in Attitude and how to be a Top Reflector with RE. Well done to them all! Top Reflector Top Attitude Dragonflies - Ella Ladybirds - Ella Owls - Lainey Robins - Billy...
Last Athletics Club of the Term
Tonight was Nightingales's last athletics club. Over the last 5 weeks the children have learnt a variety of new skills and games. They have also really improved their teamwork skills. It has been great being able to do after school clubs again and the children have...
We are Great Britain
This term in KS1 our topic has been 'We are Great Britain'. The children have been learning about the countries in the United Kingdom. They started by locating them on a map and then they wrote some detailed fact files about each place. They looked at maps, famous...
Half term COVID19 Procedures and Protocols
26th May 2021 Dear parents and carers Thank you As half term approaches, I’d like to thank you for all your vital support in helping to ensure that Windy Nook has reopened to all safely. Your co-operation at the start and end of the school day has been greatly...
Science Week – Biodiversity of the school grounds
Last week was Science week here at Windy Nook and we took the opportunity to look at the biodiversity of our school grounds. Each year group had a specific natural aspect to investigate and we explored all around our school grounds, taking notice of the different...