Welcome to the Nightingale Class Page

Class Teacher: Miss Stiff

Teaching Assistant: Mr Mock and Mrs Heal

Welcome to Nightingale Class. Our class consists of children from Year 1 and 2. The children are showing us everyday what fantastic learners they are and it’s lovely to see the range of friendships within the class! We have been having great fun together and the children have been so enthusiastic. 

Please see below for an overview of the topics we will cover this term. This will be updated termly.

PE

This year, PE is on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please ensure your child comes to school on those days wearing their PE kits. Click here for a link to our PE kit.

Homework

Reading

We encourage the children to read a range of texts at home and school. They will be given reading books from our Read Write Inc. phonics scheme to develop their fluency; we recommend challenging the children to verbally answer the comprehension questions at the back of the book! The children will also choose a library book to share at home once a week. The children will bring home a designated ‘sharing book’ bookmark and ‘reading book’ bookmark to make it clear which is which. We find that little and often is a successful approach; regular reading at home is hugely impactful to your child’s fluency and overall ability to access the curriculum with increased independence. We encourage you to record their progress in their reading record. Alongside reading at home, the children will also read at school everyday. Please talk to your child about what they are reading, discussing the plot, characters, vocabulary and themes as these are all very important at this age!

The children will take part in a Phonics Screening in Year 1 in June.

Spellings

In Nightingale Class, we follow the Read Write Inc. scheme for Year 1 Phonics. This focuses on specific sets of sounds which the children learn in a systematic way to allow them to access increasingly complex vocabulary when reading and spelling. Extra practice at home would help solidify this learning, so the children will receive sound mats to take home with them.

In Year 2, the children move on to Spelling lessons in school. These focus on weekly spelling patterns and more complex sounds. Any extra practice at home is beneficial, so we recommend that the children (in Year 1 and 2) complete activities on Doodle Spell every week. We would like the children to be in the ‘Green Zone’ every Friday and be taking part in Doodle Spell activities at least three times a week. Again, little and often is the best approach and these sessions could be a few minutes at a time! This can also be supported by accessing Doodle English if the children wish to.

Doodle Maths

Doodle Maths is specially designed to help children practise maths skills and introduce them to new materials. It is also designed to be used daily for short periods of time. We would like the children to be in the ‘Green Zone’ every Friday and be taking part in Doodle Maths activities at least three times a week. Children who use Doodle Maths regularly show more confidence with recall of fluency facts. Children in Year 2 may also like to practise their times tables on Doodle Tables!

Click here to access DoodleMaths.

Forest School

Nightingale Class has Forest School every Friday morning. Please make sure your child has wellies in school along with waterproof clothing and warm winter clothes where necessary.

Please note, in Term 3 and 4, the children will participate in First Aid lessons in place of Forest School to account for the likelihood of adverse weather conditions.