Year Two • Mrs King is the Year Two

class teacher. • Mrs Maddison is the Year

Two teaching assistant. • A J will teacher PE Tuesday

afternoons. • Miss Speed will teach Music

Tuesday afternoons.

08.55-09.05 09.05-10.00 09.30-10.30 10.30-10.45

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11:20-12:15 12.15-1.15

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Show and Tell

• Role Play area linked to the context for learning. • Reading and story telling areas that are interactive. • Working Maths wall displaying what we are learning. • Working English wall displaying what we are learning. • English, Maths, Science and Art displays where at least one

piece of every child’s work will be celebrated. • Show and tell will be on a Friday afternoon. No toys please. • Playtime toys must fit in the child’s tray. We cannot take

responsibility for any damage or loss so please don’t bring anything in that is special.

• Book bags instead of rucksacks if possible. • Four monitors each day will be given small tasks.

Class Organisation

• PE is presently on Tuesday and Fridays.

• PE uniform is a blue school PE top and blue shorts. Pumps for indoors and trainers for outdoors. No earrings and socks not tights.

• Homework is due in on Thursdays, new homework will be given out on Fridays.

• Spellings will be taken in on Mondays and given out on Tuesdays.

Our Curriculum Context for Learning

• Autumn Term 2017

• Marvellous Medicines (History)

• Curriculum Overview sheet

Marvellous Medicines Year 2 Literacy • Reading, listening to and

performing a variety of Fiction/Non-Fiction and Poetry texts with a medicine and potions theme.

• Write potion poems based on the books ‘Spells’ by Emily Gravett and ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ by Roald Dahl.

• ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’: Make your own medicine instructions, character descriptions, advertising a new medicine and writing alternative Marvellous Medicine stories.

• Imaginative/Narrative writing: ‘How to Heal a Broken Wing’ by Bob Graham’. What do you find? How do you help it?

• Daily Phonics and Guided Reading.

History • Produce a mind map at the beginning of the topic to

gauge what the children already know. • Famous people: Writing Non-Chronological reports/case

studies of Florence Nightingale, Alexander Fleming, Mary Seacole, Edward Jenner, Marie Curie.

• Famous Events: The Crimean War, World War I, (drama and newspaper articles).

• Constructing a timeline to cover significant events.

Music • Taught through

the Music Express Scheme.

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Science • Materials: Best material for

a tent and field hospital. • Potions-which materials are

waterproof/sink or float. Layering liquids investigation.

• Alexander Fleming mould investigation.

• Health and Growth: How can we stay healthy linked to Florence Nightingale.

• Staying safe around medicines, ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine cabinet’.

Mathematics • Following the New Primary

Framework. • Measuring Capacity linked

to Marvellous Medicines. • Ordering dates on a

timeline.

PE • Gymnastics

and Dance.

PSHCE • New Beginnings

ICT • Creating an e-book on Florence

Nightingale. • Programming b-bot. • Internet Safety

RE • Bible study and

what the bible can tell us.

Art and DT • Handmade books for

Medicine topic. • Drawing and painting

potion bottles and books based on ‘Spells’ by Emily Gravett.

• Design and make a healthy sandwich.

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Reading • Our approach to the teaching of reading in school. What? Who?

When? Why?

• Guided Reading (Once a week with Mrs King).

• Individual Reading Books: please read the book twice and discuss the book using the ideas sent out at the beginning of term.

• Reading Records: please write how your child read and what you focused on in your discussion in the book. Please ensure the reading record is in school each day.

Phonics • Making the link between letters and sounds.

• Looking at spelling rules.

• Smaller group teaching differentiated and taught by Mrs King and Mrs Maddison.

• Related to Spelling Homework each week.

• A look, cover, write and check sheet will be sent out every other week to target spellings your child needs to practise.

SATs Assessments • Focus on teacher assessment throughout the year. A

big picture. • Tasks and tests only help to inform the teacher

assessment. • SATs in Year Two are not about passing a test on a

given day. • We do not teach to pass tests. • Tests will take place in May. The date is decided by

the class teacher. • Children will be given a personal target to focus on

throughout the year.

Reward system and Houses

• Our school moto ‘Be the Best You Can Be’ is embedded into everything we do in school. • Each child is part of a house system to promote a notion of collective responsibility. • House points are given for good work, achievement and behaviour. • House points are measured through coloured stones which are collected and counted and the winning house announced in Friday assembly. • Head Teacher awards can be given.

School Values Respect

Excellence Friendship

Determination Equality

Inspiration

Ask, Tell, Warn

Green Everyone starts each day on green

Yellow Will be spoken to by Mr Mitchell and miss 5 minutes

of their playtime.

Red Will be spoken to by Mr Mitchell and a phone call home.

Will miss 10 minutes of their playtime.

Behaviour will be recorded in a class behaviour book.

• Building Learning Power is a new approach being implemented at Christleton Primary School.

• There is a Learning Power focus each half term. This term it is managing distractions.

• It provides a common language and focus across the school. • It develops confidence and develops the children’s

understanding of learning processes.

How can you help? • Talk about how to manage distractions at home. • When completing homework where and how should we sit? • What can we do to help us to concentrate?

• Share the Learning 9th October • Harvest Service October • Parents Evening 8th, 14th and

16th October • Whole school trip to Chester

Zoo 6th December. • KS1 Production 12th and 14th

December. • Regular PTA events.

• Please check the website for news and dates.

• We will aim to put at least one piece of news from Year 2 on Twitter each week.

• If your child is sick please do not send them into school for 48 hours after the last time of being sick.

• We can only administer prescribed medication. Forms need to be completed and handed into the office.

• Inhalers need to be in date for the academic year.

• Holidays in term time.

• Water Bottles must be labelled and in school each day.

• One healthy snack for morning break. Fruit will be provided for afternoon play.

• Promoting greater independence. Please remind children to hand things in.

• Picking up – please give messages through school.

Finally…

How can I help?

• Support with homework and spelling activities, revisiting spellings over the week.

• Aim to hear your child read about three times a week.

• Enjoy stories together.

• Let us know if there are any significant changes at home.

• Let us know if your child is reluctant to come to school.

• If you are able to help hear readers or can attend a school trip please let me know.

Any Questions?