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
Year 2 home learning 12.2.21
Good morning year 2 and happy half term! Our meets today are at 9.30am and 11am. Remember on our 11am meet we are doing a half term fact quiz with the children at school! Our work for today is as follows: English - Spelling Test- we will do this together on our first...
There’s no business like snow business!
Year 2 have had snow much fun over the last few snowy days! They have been making snow creatures, creating snow dances and competitions and doing lots of problem solving. Article 12: you have the right to an opinion and to be listened to. Article 31: You have the...
Year 2’s recycling posters
This week in Science, we've been learning about recycling and why it is so important to help look after our planet and the animals on it. We learnt about all the different materials you could recycle and how you did it. We even learnt that jackets can be made out of...
Year 2 home learning 11.2.21
Good morning Year 2, our meets today are 9.30 and 11am. The work for today is as follows: English- GAP Buster- Look at the sentences and decide whether they are statements or exclamations. English- Main Task- Read the Haiku poem and answer the questions about it....
Year 2 home learning 10.2.21
Good morning Year 2, our meet times for today are 9.30, 11 and 1.30. Our work for today is: English- GAP Buster- Highlight the adjectives in the poem. English- Main Task- Write a shape poem about winter. Maths- Google classroom- Shade the fraction of the shape shown....
Safer Internet Day 2021: Information for Parents and Carers
Today (9.2.21) is Safer Internet Day, and this year it seems more important than ever as our children spend more time online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Your children (whether at home or school) will take part in a range of activities this week on this year's...
Year 2 Home learning 9.2.21
Good morning Year 2, our live meets today are at 9.30, 11 and 1.30. Here is today's work: English GAP- Read the poem and highlight the verbs in the text. English- Main task- Use yesterday's expanded noun phrases to write a Haiku poem. Maths- Google Classroom- Look at...
Year 2 Home Learning 8.2.21
Good morning Year 2, the work for 8.2.21 is as follows: English Spellings- Look at your new spelling list for this week and practice it using the suggested activities. English GAP- Read the poem and highlight the nouns. Remember a noun is the name of something....
Windy Winners!
Our children have continued to work hard (both in school and at home) this week to showcase their talents It's great for everyone to see each other every Friday and celebrate together. It's a huge well done to all of our Windy Winners this week. Keep up the great work...
Home Learning Support from HINT Gateshead
The rapid closure of schools due to the coronavirus has taken many families and schools by surprise. Suddenly, children all over the country are being asked to learn from home, often through online learning, tasks sent via e-mail, or packets sent out by the school....
Year 2 Home Learning 5.2.21
Good morning Year 2. Live Meets are at 9.30 and 11.00am. Here is your work for today. All work can be accessed via Google Classroom. English- Main task- Use the ideas we highlighted yesterday and write your own description of a winter scene. Spelling Test Maths-...
Children’s Mental Health Week in Year 2
This week, we have been celebrating children's mental health week in school. We have read some different stories about mental health, keeping calm and managing our emotions. We also created some pieces of art work by drawing around classroom objects to create patterns...