Year 2 Staff: Mrs Foden

Miss Armstrong Miss Levett Mrs Roberts Mrs Sudron Miss Maynard

Year 2 Governor is Mr Craddy

Thank you for coming to our parents meeting.We have lots of exciting things planned for Year Two this year!

There is a lot of information in this presentation that we need to share with parents and carers. If you have any questions or would like more details about anything we share, please feel free to talk to us or come along to our drop-in session Mondays 3.15 – 4.00pm.

Autumn term – Fire! Fire! Jez Alborough and Anthony Browne

Spring term – Pirates Valerie Thomas/Korky Paul/ Poetry

Summer term – Jamaica and Seasides Dick King-Smith and Martin Waddell

ReadingAsk and answer questions about what has been read.Read a range of books fluently with expression and intonation.

WritingWrite a page of A4 independently using different sentence types, with accurate punctuation.Spell most words correctly.

HandwritingCorrect letter formation, with ascenders and descenders clear. Children will be taught joined up writing in the summer term.

Spelling and PhonicsChildren will do spellings and phonics every day. Children will be sent home spellings of the week to learn. They will be expected to spell them correctly in their writing.

NumbersChildren need to be able to work with numbers up to 1000They need to know the value of each digit (hundreds, tens and units)

Times TablesThey need to know x10, x2, x5 x3 and x4 tables off by heart and have an instant recall, as well as the division facts

Written MethodsWe use number lines for addition and subtraction, moving onto column addition in the Spring Term.We use number lines for multiplication and division, as well as instant recall.

Home SupportNumeracy warmup – can be accessed on a computer through the website Telling the time using analogue and digital clocksChanting times tables

We use iPods, iPads and computers. We also use floor turtles.

We learn about algorithms (a sequence of commands to form a program), e-safety, saving and retrieving work, emails and using search engines to research.

We use Numeracy Warm-Up, Purple Mash and 2Simple programmes to support the children’s learning.

Charity – Great North Air Ambulance

The language we use to assess how well children are achieving in school each year has changed, with the removal of National Curriculum Levels. Children at our school are assessed in many different ways and in many different areas of learning. Every day teachers use a range of observation, questioning and other techniques to gain an understanding of a child’s learning at any given point in time. Every day, this valuable information is then used to help teachers plan lessons within the curriculum, that are needed to consolidate prior learning and extend to the next stage, when each child is ready.A tracking system is used in school which reflects the standards required of the New National Curriculum and is used to measure where a child is working in relation to the Programme of Study for their Year group. This ‘snapshot’ of information is gathered half-termly and shared with Parents formally at Consultation Evenings in Autumn, Spring and Summer and in the Mid-year and End of year report. However, discussions about your child’s progress within a Programme of Study, or any other questions you may have about your child’s progress, are of course welcome at any time during the year. Contact teacher/Drop in sessions.

Key Stage 1 SATs consist of formal assessments in Maths, Reading and Writing and take place in May 2018.

Children starting Year 2 in September 2017 and beyond will need to be prepared for the KS1 SATs in 2018.

ReadingThere will be two separate papers with fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Children will be expected to answer questions about what they have read.

Spelling, Punctuation and GrammarThere will be three papers. One will assess children’s grammar and punctuation, one will be a short writing task and one will be a spelling test. Handwriting will also be assessed.

MathsThere will be two papers. One will be a mental maths test and one will be a written paper assessing their problem solving skills.

The new-style KS1 SATs are due to be administered in May 2018.Although the tests are set externally, they will be marked by teachers within the school. Instead of the old national curriculum levels, children will be given a standardised score.Teacher assessment will also be used to build up a picture of your child’s learning and achievements. In addition, your child will receive an overall result saying whether they have achieved the required standard in the tests. Other national curriculum subjects, including English writing, speaking and listening, science and computing, will be assessed by your child’s teacher based on work throughout the year.

ChartersEach year group has a charter, linking to UNCRC Articles. Year 2 Articles are:Article 2: We all have the right to be treated fairly no matter who you are, where you are from, what language you speak, what you believe or where you live.Article 12: We all have the right to speak and have our views taken seriously.Article 31: We all have the right to relax, play and join in a wide variety of cultural and artistic activities.Article 29: We all have the right to an education that develops our talents, personalities and abilities to the full.

Golden Time Rewards to children Golden tickets, ‘Pineapple’ of the week, WAGOLL wall, Proud wall, Marvellous Me, half termly golden draw, celebration certificates, postcards, reward stickers and 100% attendance prizes.Promote British Values Polite and having manners, using a knife and fork to eat correctly, democratic voting to select school councillors.

Weekly homework is given every Thursday and is to be returned the following Tuesday. This is from feedback from parental surveys.Every child will receive an A4 homework book.

Key spellings will be in a small purple book.Homework will support children’s learning in school.

Children should be reading on a regular basis. Children take a reading book home each night and have a reading record/phonics log. Children read the colour band below what they read at school to encourage enjoyment and raise confidence.

Regular reading at home will receive a certificate.

A member of staff will be outside at 8:50am to take messages. Doors open at 8:55 am and will be shut at 9:00am.

Children are encouraged to change their books and write in their reading records every day.Please encourage your child to bring their reading records every day.

If you arrive after 9:00am, please go through the front office. If you are going to be late or someone different is picking up your child, please ring the school and inform us.

Unfortunately, if you do not collect your child 15 minutes after the end of the school day your child will be placed in sunshine club and you may be charged.

Details of our Attendance Policy can be found on the School website.

All absences are reported to the Local Authority.

Holidays can not be authorised in term time, except for some specific and limited circumstances: these include Armed Forces Personnel on leave and a parents wedding.

Holiday Absence may result in a Warning Notice or a Fine. The Local Authority apply these sanctions, not the Head Teacher. Attendance - Please inform school by letter, telephone call or email of any absences your child has had.

If your child has suffered from sickness and diarrhoea please leave 48 hours before returning to school.

Head lice – You will be informed by phone to collect your child for treatment. Your child is then able to return to school the same day.

LEARN TO PLAY AN INSTUMENT!

In our school Musicworks offer group lessons for:

Guitar KeyboardUkuleleDrums

See Mrs Herlingshaw for further details or visit the website.

www.musicworksnorthern.co.uk

www.musicworksnorthern.co.uk

Throughout the year, our PSE work(Personal, Social, Emotional Education)

will include

Drug Education and

Sex and Relationships Education (SRE )

See our School Prospectus for further guidance.

Our Schemes Of Work and Policies are available for you to look at in the East Hall at Consultation Evenings,

and are reviewed with parents each year at our Community Health Afternoons.

Please ask at the School Office if you wish to look at our Whole School Schemes at an alternative time. Thanks.

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