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
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...
Nightingales – first day back!
Nightingales have settled into school very quickly today. We have been learning about our new routines and creating rules for our class. We have also been learning about 'The United Nations Conventions on the Rights of Children'. We were very excited today to be able...
Arrangements for return to school Tuesday 7th September
02/09/21 Dear Parents/Carers, I hope this finds you all safe and well; enjoying the end of your summer break. I am writing to you to share some of the arrangements for the forthcoming academic year. These have been written taking into consideration parents’...
Wow, What a Day!
Wednesday’s Break the Rules and Beans Day was so much fun. Rules were well and truly broken right across the school! However, and I think we can all agree, that the best part of the day was when the children covered Mrs Forrest and Mr Hawdon in beans. Over the course...