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
Letter from Alice Wiseman and Steve Horne
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Growth Mindset and Well-being
Since our full return to school on 8th March, all of our classes have been focussed on supporting the children's mental health and well-being. We have conducted pupil well-being surveys, spent lots of time in class discussing and doing work around our mental...
Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages
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Water, Water Everywhere!
This week in Year 2, we are looking at measuring volume and capacity. Today the children were introduced to the topic through a fun super movers video about how to measure liquids. We then went outside, where the children worked as a team to measure different amounts...
Brighten The Day ‘Cook n’ Eat’ Boxes
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Torch Design Winners
Last week, children across the school designed Olympic torches for the Virtual Torch Relay. A winner from each class in KS1 and KS2 was chosen as well as a winner across EYFS. The designs were judged by Year 5 and 6 torch bearers. Winners: EYFS- Ella Robins- Evie...
Windy Winners!
This week our children have demonstrated their skills and talents across a variety of different subjects, so let's hear it for our Windy Winners! Dragonflies- Huda Ladybirds - Bo Owls - Hayden Robins -Adrian Nightingales - Tim Bees - Alex Bluebells - Aryam Tulips-...
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Since returning to school, we have been doing a lot of work around kindness, friendship and working in a team. Yesterday, children in Nightingales spent the afternoon outside creating art from nature. They worked in pairs or small groups to gather materials and create...
Mental Health Support Line
Tyneside and Northumberland Mind have launched a new mental health support line from 08.00am until 8.00pm every weekday until 31st March 2021. This will provide a friendly voice and listening ear on the end of a phone. Please call (0191) 4774545
Windy Winners!
It's been great to have everyone back again this week and as ever our children have excelled! Ladybirds- Bronx Dragonflies - Heidi Owls- Zane Robins - Grace Nightingales - Georgia Bees - Emily Bluebells - Issy Snowdrops - Betsy Tulips - Lexi Elms - Tahlia Oaks- Eve...
Nightingales are loving our extra PE time!
Since returning to school, we have really been focusing on looking after our physical and mental health. In order to do this, we have been doing 2 PE sessions a week. This not only means that children are getting more exercise but they are also doing more than one...