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
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...
Cricket Taster Sessions in KS1
This morning, all classes in KS1 were lucky enough to have a coach from Durham Cricket Club come in to deliver a taster session with them. The children took part in a number of different cricket activities to get an idea of what it's like. Information about All Stars...