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Nightingales (Y2)

Welcome to Nightingales 

Our teacher is Miss Thompson, who is accompanied by Mrs Welsh. 

In Year 2 we work hard, always do our best and have fun! 

We like to look out for each other and work as a team. 

Resources: 

Must Reads KS1 master copy  

https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/2/Year-2 

https://ttrockstars.com/login 

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks1-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-year-2-pupils-ks1-age-6-7/ 

https://www.thereaderteacher.com/year2 

Important information: 

Our PE day is Tuesday – children come into school wearing their PE kit on this day. 

Homework – KS1 – Owls, Robins and Nightingales
Choose one of the activities each week as a homework task.  You can choose any activity you want from the table and you can record it in your homework book.  Once you have completed the task, colour the box and add the date you completed it.  Homework books will be handed out on a Friday to be returned on the Wednesday.

Spellings are given out on Monday and expected to be practised regularly during the week. Spelling test is on Friday morning.

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.

 

 

What is the Torah and why is it special to Jewish people?

What is the Torah and why is it special to Jewish people?

This week the children have been looking at the the Jewish holy book the Torah and why it is special to them.  They found out that in the synagogue there is at least one Torah and it has a special cover called a mantle. Jewish families have the Torah as a book at home...

Year 2 Homework 19.4.24

Year 2 Homework 19.4.24

This week children will be given two worksheets to complete for homework. English - add adjectives to the sentences on the sheet to make expanded noun phrases. Information about expanded noun phrases can be found here...

KS1 look at colour and pattern

KS1 look at colour and pattern

In art this half term the children have enjoyed using paint and pattern. They began the topic by looking at primary colours on a colour wheel and how those primary colours can be mixed together to make secondary colours. They also created warm/cool shades and...

Windy Nook -vs- Ghana

Windy Nook -vs- Ghana

This half terms geography topic was comparing Windy Nook to Ghana in Africa. The children began the topic by locating the UK and Ghana on the map of the world as well as naming and locating the world's 7 continents and five oceans. Next they compared human and...

Key Stage One Spelling Workshops

Key Stage One Spelling Workshops

Least week, Robins, Owls, Nightingales and Bees invited parents and carers into school to take part in a spelling workshop. This gave parents and carers an overview of how we teach spelling in school and some useful hints to make practising spellings at home more...

A Special Visitor in Key Stage One

A Special Visitor in Key Stage One

This half term, Key Stage One have been learning about the Jewish festival of Purim. We were lucky enough to have a visitor from the Jewish community visit our school to tell us all about why and how Purim is celebrated. The children enjoyed listening to the stories...

Researching Ghana in Year 2

Researching Ghana in Year 2

This week, Bees and Nightingales have been researching to find out lots of different information about Ghana. We started the week learning about the differences between fiction and non fiction texts, identifying the different features of both and sorting a range of...

Windy Winners!

Windy Winners!

A huge well done to all of our winners this week: 'Top Effort and Top Writers'. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can. Class  Top Effort  Top Writer   Handwriter             ...

Year 2 Homework 22.3.24

Year 2 Homework 22.3.24

English Homework – Page 4 Remember to practise reading. Spellings can be practised by logging in to Spelling Shed. Maths Homework – Page 53 Practise 2, 5, 3 x tables. Your child has their TT Rockstar login in their Maths homework book. Homework needs to be in by...

Comic Relief at Windy Nook

Comic Relief at Windy Nook

Staff and children at Windy Nook made a great effort on Friday to support comic relief, with many wearing red to support the day. Children shared their best jokes in a competition which saw a winner chosen from each class. As well as the show of support in clothing...

Science Week 2024

Science Week 2024

Last week the children all took part in this year's science week. This year the theme of British Science Week was time and the children had lots of fun across school taking part in different live lessons and mini practical investigations, some of which were related to...

Year 2 Homework

Year 2 Homework

English Homework - Page 9 Remember to practise reading. Spellings can be practised by logging in to Spelling Shed. Maths Homework – Page 14 Practise 2, 5, 3 x tables. Your child has their TT Rockstar login in their Maths homework book. Homework needs to be in by...