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.
15.07.21. – Break the Rules, Beans Day and Sweet Cones!
It has been a tough year for everyone so, for a little bit of fun, we have decided that Thursday 15th July 2021 is Break the Rules and Beans Day! Scroll down for further information. BREAK THE RULES Choose one (or as many as you dare) of the following rules to break:...
Windy Winners
Last week our focus was on history and attitude, so let's say a huge well done to all our winners! Class Top Historian Top Attitude Dragonflies Charlie Theo Ladybirds Robins Oscar - Geographer Bobby Owls Leo- Geographer Zane Bees Ellie Alex Nightingales...
Letter for parents 2.7.21
2nd July 2021 Dear Parent/Carer, Now the academic year is coming to an end we know, as parents ourselves, how difficult it has been for you and your children. We do not underestimate the impact of having to self-isolate- sometimes on many occasions. We are very...
June Walk to School Badges
This month another 199 children across the school received their Living Streets Wow badges for active travel. As a school we recorded 3464 active trips and the class of the month were Dragonflies. This month we saw even more children compared to May choosing to travel...
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...