Year 2 classes:

Room 2 Room 4

Areas of Learning

• Language and Literacy• Maths and Numeracy• The World Around Us• The Arts (Music/Drama/Art)• Personal Development and Mutual

Understanding - PATHS• Physical Education• Religious Education

Cross Curricular skills

• Communication• Using Maths• Using ICT

Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities

• Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision Making

• Self Management• Working with Others• Managing Information• Being Creative

Numeracy in Year TwoAreas covered:• Number• Measures• Shape• Data – Handling• ProcessesPractical ApproachMental Maths – 5/10 minutes per dayHome/school links – homework packs

Literacy• Talking and listening • Phonics: Sounds Write – daily

sessions• Handwriting • Reading • Writing through modelled, shared

and independent writing

Play Based Learning• Activities cover all curriculum areas• Role play/ imaginative • Sand and water play• Construction• ICT• Writing table• Small world play• Art and craft

Assessment

• Teacher Observation• Effective Questioning• Self Assessment• Standardised Tests (May)• MIST

Homework

• Monday – Thursday: written or activity based Numeracy and Literacy

• Shared Reading : Monday • Reading: Tuesday – Friday• Words and Number facts

Preparation for School

Try to remember... Show and Tell on a Friday Bottle of water Healthy break or 35p Healthy lunch or £2.50 for dinner Golden Time toy for a Friday Homework bags from Year 1 Named uniform Coat P.E Kit Wet day colouring book

Other Information

• Primary Movements daily• P.E - 2 sessions per week (IFA coach on Monday

and one session with class teacher), • Outdoor Play (weather permitting 1xweek) • ICT – daily in class and ICT suite once a week• Library• Circle Time – My Weekend News• Show and Tell - Friday• Assembly Wednesday - Friday• Golden Time – Friday• Good Citizen Award• How much screen time is enough?

WHY ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOLIS SO IMPORTANT –

Excellent attendance at school is important to allow a child or young

person to fulfil their potential.Every single day a child is absent from school

equates to aday of lost learning.

Attendance percentages can be misleading.

100% Attendance 0 Days Missed Excellent

95% Attendance 9 Days of Absence1 Week and 4 Days of Learning Missed

Satisfactory

90% Attendance 19 Days of Absence3 Weeks and 4 Daysof Learning Missed

Poor

85% Attendance 28 Days of Absence5 Weeks and 3 Days of Learning Missed

Very Poor

80% Attendance 38 Days of Absence7 Weeks and 3 Days ofLearning Missed

Unacceptable

75% Attendance 46 Days of Absence9 Weeks and 1 Day ofLearning Missed

Unacceptable

For some parents, 90% may seem like an acceptable level of attendance,

but the reality is that 90% attendance means that your child will miss half aschool day each week or 19 days of

school during the school year – that’snearly 4 school weeks.

• DENI are monitoring attendance much more closely than ever before.

Each month the EA Western Area EWO (Educational Welfare Officer) visits the school to monitor attendance.

Therefore during the year if your child hits any of the above attendance levels you will be informed so you too are aware of how much learning time this equates to.

PATHS® CurriculumFoundation Stage

PATHS® CurriculumFoundation Stage

Barnardo’s NI

Barnardo’s NI aims to provide children and young people with a brighter future through the social and emotional learning curriculum (PATHS).

What is PATHS®?• Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies

A highly recognised Social and Emotional learning programme which covers the PDMU curriculum. (With the exception of the health and safety aspect, as this is not fully explicit.)

• Whole school Curriculum with 5 Key Concepts:

―Self-Esteem ―Emotional Understanding―Self-Control―Social Problem-Solving―Peer Relationships

The PATHS® Curriculum

In P1 and P2 your child will learn these social and emotional learning skills through the use of puppets and stories.

Find Out More

• You can also find out more via the PATHS® Website, Facebook and Twitter pages.

www.pathseducation.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/pathseducationuk

@PATHSEdUK