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WELCOME TO YEAR 2
Welcome to our school
• Introductions
• Our valuesCreativityHarmonyLife long learning
• Rights Respecting school
• Age of Transfer
Year Two Team!
Teachers
Lions Mrs Wilson
Leopards Mr Sawyer
Tigers Mrs Preston
Panthers Miss Wood
Teaching Assistants
Mrs Hunter
Mrs Young
Mrs Lewis
Mrs Churchill
Mrs Mckay
Mrs Davey
Mrs Treweek
Integrated CurriculumMakes learning purposefulChildren working towards a clear outcomeMakes learning fun
• Links objectives from different subjects to create a topic • All topics begin with a hook - designed to engage and enthuse • Ensures all objectives for the Key Stage1 are covered • Literacy focus for every topic – daily literacy lessonDTP’s (Discreet Teaching Programmes)• Some subjects are taught separately to ensure all areas of
learning are covered• Numeracy - daily Numeracy lessons – 4 ability sets – target
the learning to meet their needs • Outdoor games, PSHCE, gymnastics, RE, dance is linked
where possible • Reading workshop, Whizzy word workshop and handwriting
We plan opportunities for the children to work together across the curriculum
Year 2 TopicsAutumn
On the Way Home Seasons
London’s BurningChristmas is coming!
SpringTell Me a StoryAnimal Magic
SummerEnormous Crocodile
Wacky RacesIsland Adventures
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle
Seasons The main foci for this topic
is poetry, investigating materials and creating artworks using different materials.The children will be working with the artist, Darrell Wakelam, using a range of materials and different processes to create works of art from their imagination, memory and observation. In Literacy the children will read, discuss and write poems inspired by the seasons from their memory and imagination. They will also be carrying out investigations in Science for changing state and materials.
Hook - Darrell Wakelam (Artist) Outcome- poetry reading and
picnicLiteracy focus- poetryICT- word processing- combining
text and graphicsArt – observational drawing,
sculptures, paintingScience – changing state
investigations, investigating different materials
Geography – Environment and places
Creativity- Innovate a storyLife long learning- Evaluative
skillsHarmony- working, planning
and creating together
Events• Darrell Wakelam - Artist – 28th
September• Seasons - Picnic - Thursday 25th
October• London’s Burning – Simon Stone –
12th and 13th November• Graham Rogers – Story teller -
Wednesday 9th January• Coffee Morning for parents to read
children’s stories – Thursday 7th February
• Liberties - March
Homework
Weekly
Reading
Spellings
Numeracy
Topic Story, creative activity or research linked to the topic.
Children can choose what to do and how to present it.
Displayed and shared with the class.
Have Fun!
How can you support your child’s learning!
Regular Reading • Listen to them read• Talk about the book• Ask questions • Read to them• Visit the library• Let them see you reading• Changing reading books• Rewarding effort• Make reading a FUN habit !
Reading is key to all learning‘The best writers are always readers’ Pie Corbett
We love Maths!
• Practise : number bonds to 10, 20 and 100, doubling and halving numbers to 10 and 20, tables, adding and subtracting in 1s and 10s
• Play games: Snakes and Ladders, Bingo, Dominoes, Monopoly
• Real-life: money, shopping, cooking, time
• Computer games
•Useful websites – google – coxhoe, ICT games, woodlands junior
Creating Confident Mathematicians
Spelling
• Practising spellings will enable children to become more fluent writers
• Weekly spellings differentiated
• Test on Fridays the week after
Handwriting
• Whole school focus
• Discrete handwriting lessons in the mornings.
• Celebrate handwriting with each class having a handwriter of the week.
Classroom Charter
We have the right to…Play and learnSpeak
Be safe
Drink water and eat healthy food
We have the responsibility to…Work in harmonyTry our bestListenBe honestPut my hand upUse equipment carefullyMove around sensiblyBring a water bottleBe sensible with water and food
PE & GamesOutdoor Games – Thursday all classes
PEWednesday – Leopards and Panthers Friday– Tigers and Lions
• No earrings on PE days• All clothes labelled
• Appropriate clothing and footwear for all weathers• Long hair tied back
Home School LinksWe value your support• Volunteer to help on school visits • Become a parent helper (Mr Godfrey)• Become a parent reader (Miss Waters)• Join the Parent Support Group
We want to support you?• Weekly surgeries on Wednesday • Consultation evenings • Websites• Pastoral Care Workers – Mrs Rance & Mrs Lippitt
Water Bottles
Assessment
• Assessment – In every year group children are regularly assessed.This informs the planning of the next step in their learning.
• Being regularly assessed means they are not phased by the SATs
• SATs – February to the end of May
Our Expectations
• Happy confident children
• Independent and motivated learners
• Successful learners
• Rights Respecting Citizens
Questions and tour of the Year 2 base