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
Nightingales and Bees Home learning 15.1.21
Good morning year 2 and happy Friday!! Here is today's work: English- Spelling Test- We will do this on our first google meet. English- main task- Select the correct type of sentence for each example and then write examples of your own. Maths- 2 digit add 2 digit...
Free Vodafone data-loaded SIM cards
Dear parents, We have a number of data-loaded Vodafone SIM cards available to any families who have limited broadband/ mobile data to use for home learning. The SIM cards are pre-loaded with 30GB of data, and could be used to give extra data for mobile learning on a...
Nightingales and Bees home learning 14.1.21
Good morning Year 2. Our first google meet time has now changed to 9.30. Our second one still remains at 11am. Here is your work for today: Maths- Addition using column method. We will go through this on our first live meet as I appreciate it is new. I have also...
Changes to Live Teaching Arrangements
Following the issues we have had delivering live teaching over the past few days, we have made some changes to arrangements. We hope this will enable us to offer a more reliable and less frustrating experience for our pupils. Although there are fewer live sessions for...
Snow Update: School Open to Pupils Currently Attending 14th January
School will be open to all children currently attending today (who have been at school this week). Please check our adverse weather procedures. Due to COVID restriction and the need for a one-way system around school the following doors will be open for children to...
Nightingales and Bees Home learning 13.1.21
Good morning Year 2. Here is your work for today: English- GAP- Try and write some more exclamatory sentences. We will share some of yesterday's in our 9am meet. English- Main Task- Complete the sentences using an adverbial starter for each sentence and then write...
Nightingales and Bees Home learning 12.1.21
Good morning Year 2. Your work for today is as follows: English- GaP - Exclamatory sentences. We will go through some more examples of these together on our 9am meet then you need to write some of your own in your English book. English- Main task- Create a story map...
COVID Admissions Policy 11.1.21
11/01/21 Dear parents / carers Following the latest national lockdown, with the closure of schools to all but vulnerable children and the children of critical workers, the governing body of Windy Nook Primary School have adopted the following temporary admissions...
Nightingales and Bees Home learning 11.1.21
Good morning Year 2, I hope you all had a lovely weekend and had some time outside to enjoy the snow. Today's work is as follows: English- Spelling- Your spelling list is on google classroom, please choose one of the suggested ways to practice them this week. English-...
Nightingales and Bees Home learning 8.1.21
Good morning Year 2, I hope you're all well and ready for our google meet again at 9am this morning. Today's work is as follows: Spelling- I will do your spelling test with you on our first google meet at 9am. Please have some paper and a pen or pencil ready. If you...
Home Learning KS1 January 2021
Home Learning KS1 January 2021 Key information for Parents and Carers Google Meet sessions take place at 9am and 11am Monday to Friday. At 9am the teacher will teach a short Maths session and / or a spelling or grammar and punctuation session. The teacher will then...
School Open to Pupils Currently Attending 8th January
School will be open to all children currently attending today (who have been at school this week). Please check our adverse weather procedures. Due to COVID restriction and the need for a one-way system around school the following doors will be open for children to...