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
Finding out about our Senses!
This week in Science, the Nightingales learned all about the 5 senses. We watched an informative video and discussed why each of our senses was important and how we used them in day to day life. The children then took part in a carousel of activities based on the...
Year 2 Homework 28.9.20
This week's homework for Year 2 is as follows: Maths: Autumn workout 3 p.6 and 7 English: The Owl and the Pussycat p.4 Please ensure the right pages are completed and that homework and diaries are in school by Friday. Article 28 (right to education) Every child has...
Nightingales love reading!
In Nightingales we are lucky to have such a great reading area with a variety of books. The children love picking books for our end of the day class story and enjoy reading there during the morning and at wet play times. We definitely have some little book worms...
Using our maths toolkits
This week in the Nightingales we have been learning about addition and subtraction. To help us with this, we have been using our maths tool kits which have things like hundreds squares, dienes and counters in. The Nightingales have become really independent with...
Year 2 Homework 14.9.20
Dear Parent/Carer Homework for year 2 this week is as follows: English (comprehension) - p.2 How to grow a seed Maths- p.2 and 3 Autumn Term workout 1. Your children have a hundreds square and a number line to help. Homework is given out on Monday and must be returned...
An active first week back for The Nightingales
We have had a fantastic first week in The Nightingales. The children have all tried really hard to adapt to the new routines and procedures. We've done lots of exciting things this week but most importantly we have tried to keep active. During our PE lesson this week,...
Welcome to KS1- important information for parents and carers
Click on one of the links below to find information about KS1. If you need anymore information please speak to your child's class teacher or contact Mrs Preece on andreapreece@gatedu.org. Word document: New Welcome to KS1 bklet Sep 2020 PDF document: New Welcome to...
Information for Year 2 parents
Dear Parents/Carers I am just writing to let you know about a couple of things for year 2 in the first 2 weeks. Reading books and diaries Children will be given reading books and diaries on Monday (14/7). This is so that class teachers can read and assess children's...
Butterfly Release at Windy Nook
Today we had a butterfly release at Windy Nook in our wildlife area. Over the last few weeks Harriet has been bringing in photographs of her caterpillars and then the chrysalis so we were very excited to finally see the butterflies. Harriet gave us a fantastic...
Getting back to Nature at Windy Nook
This week our bubble have been working very hard to get part of the wildlife area tidied up. It was very hard work because there are lots of tough roots underneath the soil. We are very proud of the result! We have also been discovering lots of wildlife. We have held...
Mrs Preece’s Morning Class Friday 17th July
Good Morning Everyone! It's the last day of term! Make sure you give your adult a big high 5 and say thank you to them for all their support. Here’s your tasks for today. English Handwriting – do some push ups against the wall to make your arms and wrists...
Mrs Ferry morning group 17.7.20
Morning All Your tasks for today are: English: Handwriting: Use your handwriting sheets to do 3 lines of handwriting practice for Ss. Look in your diary to check how to write capitals. Remember that does not join. Spelling: Use ‘Spelling Frame website to practise...