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 focus has been on history because this links in with our topics UKS2 (Stone Age), LKS2 (Romans) and KS1 (Great Fire of London). Our other award was for Top Attitude, so it's a huge well done to all of our winners! Windy winners 30.9.21 Class ...
999, What’s Your Emergency?
Article 29: You have the right to an education We have been learning about the emergency services and what to do if we need the fire service, an ambulance, the police or coastguard. We used various scenarios, and role play, to act out emergency situations and then...
Spelling Information for KS1 Parents
Please read the attached document for supporting your child with their spelling. KS1 Spelling Parent Workshop pdf KS1 Spelling Parent Workshop For any further information contact your child's class teacher. Article 2: All children have rights. No child should be...
Our Sandwiches Are Jam-Packed in Nightingales!
This week Nightingales have been sequencing events and learning about the features of instructions. Today they followed instructions to make their own jam sandwiches. They made a delicious treat for playtime! Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop...
Autumn Foraging in Nightingales
Nightingales have enjoyed foraging for fruit during Gardening Club. We found so many blackberries and apples. We even found some more plums. There were lots of purple fingers by the end of Gardening Club! Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share...
Windy Winners!
It's been another fantastic week at Windy Nook and as always the children have amazed us all! The main focus this week was on Maths, so well done to all our winners! Class Top Attitude Top Mathematician Dragonflies Jaxon Harper Ladybirds John Grace Robins ...
Information for Parents and Carers
Dear parent/carer, RE: Managing Cases of Covid-19 in Schools As you will be aware, there have been a number of changes to the measures in schools regarding the management of Covid-19. The most significant change has been in relation to a school’s response to positive...
Welcome to KS1- important information for parents and carers
Click on the links below for important information about KS1. If you have any questions ask your child's class teacher or contact Mrs Preece - andreapreece@gatedu.org. Thank you. PDF document- New Welcome to KS1 bklet Sep 2021 Word document- New Welcome to KS1 bklet...
Peace at last in Nightingales?
In Nightingales we have been reading the book 'Peace at Last' by Jill Murphy. Today we were thinking about how poor Mr Bear was feeling when he couldn't get to sleep. The children acted out the role using lots of expression. Later in their writing they all knew how...
Foragers in Nightingales!
Nightingales have been exploring the school grounds as foragers during Gardening Club today. We have been digging up potatoes and we were lucky to find a tree full of plums! Next week we are foraging for blackberries. Article 29: Your education should help you use and...
Public Transport Travel Offers
Take the kids for free, all day, every day– Metro offer Tyne and Wear Metro are excited to announce that their Take the Kids for Free offer has been extended permanently, making Metro travel even more affordable. Up to three children aged 11 and under can travel...
Windy Winners!
It's been a fantastic first week back for all our children - they have settled quickly back into the routines of school life. With that said they have demonstrated their excellent attitudes to learning and staff found it very difficult to choose this week. So...