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://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
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.
Maths
Dinosaur Drama at Windy Nook!
There was huge excitement at school this morning when we returned from the half term holiday to find a huge bone in our wild life area! Some of the children wondered if it was the bone of a Tyrannosaurus Rex or perhaps a Pterodactyl? There was lots of speculation!...
Year 2 Multi Skills
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities Year 2 went to a multi skills event held at Gateshead Leisure Centre along with lots of other Gateshead schools. It was...
KS1 Mapping Skills Workshop
Article 12: you have the right to an opinion and to be listened to. 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 17: You have...
Lunch time buddies
There's so much going on at lunch time in Windy Nook. Specially trained buddies from KS2 meet up with buddies from KS1 to play word games and enjoy reading together. Not only are our children learning, they are making new friends too! Article 31: You have the...
Year 2 Windy Nook Walkabout
Article 28: You have the right to a good education. As part of our geography topic this half-term, 'Our Local Area' , we went on a walkabout around Windy Nook. We left school and walked through the nature park where we saw some lovely trees, grassy areas and a green...
Easter Egg Winners!
Thank you to everyone who took part in the Easter egg design competition. Zoe from the Co-op at Beacon Lough came along to judge the entries. The winning entries were: Nursery - Alex B Dragonflies - Gabriella A Ladybirds - Jackie G Robins—Matthew P Owls—Carter P...
House point winners’ reward
Emeralds were the winning house this term. They enjoyed their house point rewards this afternoon. It was great to see so many board games being enjoyed. I wonder who will win next term. Article 31: You have the right to play and rest.
Will it grow?
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education In science we have been investigating how seeds germinate. We carried out an investigation to find out if cress seeds would only grow if they are planted in soil. We planted some in soil, some on sand and some...
Super Spring disco!
A good time was had by all at our Spring disco. Music, dancing, games, food, fun and friends...what more could you ask for? A huge thank you to our PTFA for organising it. Article 31: You have the right to play and rest...
We have been on a leaf hunt!
Article 28: You have the right to a good education. Nightingales have been on a hunt around the school grounds to identify and name common leaves. We had leaf templates and an identification sheet to help us find and name them. We also looked at deciduous and...
Judo Workshop
Over the last two days, children have had a thirty minute Judo taster session. Children had a brief overview of the rules and tried some of the holds and throws. Thank you to Destination Judo - Gateshead for coming along. Article 29: Your education should help you...
How do you write an explanation?
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. Year 2 have been finding out how to write an explanation text. We have all become frog fact experts. First we read a piece of text about the frog life cycle. Then we looked carefully for enriched vocabulary....