Southwood Southwood Primary SchoolPrimary School

Parents Information Afternoon

Year 2

Who’s Who in Year 2?Mrs Alagoa- Assistant Headteacher and Phase Leader for Y1 and 2Miss Mistry– Year 2 Leader and Orange Class TeacherMiss Begum– Lilac Class TeacherMiss Nunn – Yellow Class Teacher

Mrs Jones – Orange Class Teaching AssistantMrs Ali - Yellow Class Teaching AssistantMiss Lyons – Lilac Class Teaching Assistant

Expectations of children in Year 2 We respect ourselves and each other. We always tell the truth. We do as we are asked the first time. We work, talk and walk around quietly. We listen to other quietly and politely. We finish our work carefully and always do our best. We look after our school and everything

School Uniform…◦ Sweatshirt with school logo◦ Blue Cardigan with school logo◦ Blue trousers or skirt◦ White shirt with school logo◦ PE Kit:

White t-shirt, navy shorts, socks, trainers, plimsoles.

Rewards and Consequences…

Your child will start on green every morning and afternoon. If they stay on green for the half term they will receive a certificate.

If your child makes a positive choice about their behaviour he/she will move up to either bronze, silver or gold. Anytime they move onto these they will receive a sticker.

If your child makes a negative choice about their behaviour he/she will move down to blue, yellow or red. Blue behaviour will result in a warning. When Yellow behaviour occurs you will be notified. Your child may receive ‘Time out’ and be asked to reflect on their behaviour. Red behaviour will result in your child being sent to a senior member of staff immediately and you will be contacted to discuss required action

What we will learn this year…

English:Stories with familiar settingsInformation TextsTraditional Tales and Magical StoriesPersuasive writingPoetry and short storiesTraditional talesGrammar

What we will learn this year… MathsNumber and Place ValueAddition, Subtraction, Multiplication and DivisionMeasurement- Length, weight, capacity, time and moneyShapePosition and DirectionData HandlingMental CalculationsFractions

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What we will learn this year… In Science Our Changing WorldMaterialsGrouping and Changing Materials Plants Animals in the local environmentHealth

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What we will learn this year Our Topics will be Where does food come fromWhere do people live7 wonders of the worldHow our food has changedHow the first flight changed the worldWho were the greatest explorers

Homework expectations… Homework will be given out on a Friday and expected back on a Wednesday.Homework will include a piece of Maths and a piece of English which may be related to class topic work.Children are also expected to complete their daily spelling sheet at home and bring to school each day.Please ensure children are reading regularly with an adult

School Journals… This should be used by the children, parents and teachers. Please read through and become familiar with your child’s School Journal. It should be used for:•Reading at home •Spellings•Communicating with your child’s teacher

School visits and experiencesBarley Lands Basildon Farm - Autumn

Science Museum- Spring Term

Chocolate workshop to visit in school - Summer Term

Who to talk to?◦ Class Teacher◦ Year Group Leader ( Miss Mistry )◦ Phase Leader ( Mrs Alagoa )◦ Mr Halliwell or Mrs Tripp

We look forward to working with you this year.