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
Thinking about precious gifts in RE
This half term in RE we have started to look at why Christians give gifts at Christmas. Last week, we discussed what was meant by a precious gift and what made it so special. We also talked about how it feels to give and receive gifts. The children enjoyed drawing and...
Super eBook skills in ICT
Today Miss Crowe's Year 2's continued their eBooks that they started last week. The children logged on to the computers and then on to their purple mash accounts where they have been drawings pictures and writing captions to create an eBook of The Scarecrows' wedding...
Body percussion workshop in KS1
Last week, KS1 were lucky enough to take part in a body percussion workshop. The children had the opportunity to listen to the band play different instruments and then learnt different beats to go with the songs. The children clapped, tapped and clicked along to the...
Remembrance 2020
Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go...
Year 2 Homework 9.11.20
Dear Parent/Carer This week's homework is: Maths- p.16 and 17 English- p.9 There is also a short additional maths homework on Google Classroom which is optional. We encourage children to do this to help them become more familiar with google classroom as this is...
Family Learning On-line Courses for Parents and Carers
We usually offer Family Learning courses at school; however, due to the current pandemic Family Learning have been unable to work with the parents and carers of children in our school and local area. The Family Learning team at Gateshead Council have developed a range...
Remote Learning: Contact Details For Support with Login Issues
If any children are having issues accessing our remote learning sites such as Google Classroom, Purple Mash, Conquer Maths, Reading Plus or Times Tables Rockstars please get in touch via our email address windyrl@gatedu.org If your child has forgotten a username or...
Year 2 take on the mile!
Today Miss Crowe's year 2 class ventured up the curly wurly and on to the top yard to tackle the mile run. This initiative was introduced in school last year with the aim that all children run a mile at least once a week. The Year 2 children had the opportunity to...
Black History Month 2020
The whole school has been celebrating Black History Month over the past few weeks. In the UK, Black History Month is celebrated every October and it began as a way of remembering important people and events in black history. It has provided a fantastic opportunity...
Spooktacular Fun at Windy Nook!
KS1 have had a fabulous time dressing up and taking part in Halloween activities today. They had lots of fun playing 'Zombies' with Miss Foster!
Practical Problem Solving in Maths
This week in maths we have been focusing on 2D shapes. We started off the week naming the different 2D shapes and yesterday we looked at how many sides they had. For our problem solving we had to work out how many hexagons you could make from 18 lollipop sticks. To...
PTFA Halloween Dress Down Day and Sweet Cones
Sadly, this year's Halloween Disco won't be taking place. Boo! Hiss! The good news is, we have arranged a Halloween dress down day instead. Hooray! This Friday, 23rd October, children can come to school in their everyday clothes, Halloween coloured/themed clothes or a...