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.
Winter Runderland Week 2
Last week was another successful week doing Winter Runderland. Children across the school continued to do as much exercise as possible to earn carrots to power Santa's sleigh! 3 classes have already managed to earn the 300 to get them around the world and are now...
Christmas Jumper Day
What a day at the Nook! Yesterday was our traditional Christmas jumper day and everyone agreed that they had a fantastic time. All staff and children had the opportunity to really get into the Christmas spirit and showcase some fabulous jumpers at the same time. Why...
Christmas Lunch at the Nook!
We have to say a huge thanks to our school catering staff for cooking us a fabulous Christmas lunch yesterday. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and the school appeared to be quieter than usual after dinner...maybe everyone was feeling sleepy due to eating a bit too...
Christmas Cards in Nightingales
After an exciting morning being filmed for our performance of 'Whoops-a Daisy Angel' Nightingales have been creative once again making Christmas cards. We're feeling very Christmassy! Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged...
Winter Runderland is off to a great start!
This week our winter fitness challenge Winter RUNderland has kicked off! Children took part in this last year and were excited to hear we would be participating again. The challenge asks children to do as much physical activity in school as they can across the month...
Reverend Danie’s visit to KS1!
This week, the children in KS1 were fortunate enough to have Reverend Danie Lindley from St. Albans Church visit. She came to tell us about Christingles and what they represent at Christmas time. The children thoroughly enjoyed making their own Christingles whilst...
Windy Winners!
This week Windy Winners have a musical note to it! Staff have identified children who have shone through in our Christmas performance rehearsals. Our other award was for a Top Attitude, so it's well done to all our winners. Windy Winners 2.12.21 Class Top Attitude ...
Science Investigation KS1
KS1 have been investigating the effect of exercise on their bodies. First they predicted how they would feel at different stages of moving. They chose the equipment they would need and talked about how to make it a fair test. They stood still first for 1 minute and...
November Walk to School Badges
This month, children across the school continued to track their method of travel to school. Many children tried hard to complete more active trips including walking, cycling, scooting and parking and striding. 168 children across the school managed to complete enough...
Road Safety! Stop, Look, Listen, Live!
Today Nightingales have been learning some very important rules about road safety. We role-modelled crossing the road safely. Nightingales know important rules. These are some of the rules they wrote: Always look and listen first. Never cross near parked cars. Cross...
Autism Hub Gateshead
If you are a parent of a child with Autism or you feel your child shows signs of Autism you can access support at the Autism Hub in Gateshead. Follow the link below: https://gateshead-localoffer.org/autism-information-hub/ Article 23: You have the right to...
Hands Up Survey 2021
Please take some time to complete the survey. There is a link below to follow. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ebn7CRdDIU2ctuWIERac2K3B7Xv6YyxJsWlI17BNsfpUMTBQQVpJSjk5Wkg4TDdWMDg3RDdQRFFCVi4u