year 2 meet the teacher 2016

Welcome, Parents!Year 2

Staff in this year…

Class teachers are Miss Horne (Turtles) and Miss Cutler

(Starfish).We are also lucky enough to be

supported every morning by Miss Bird and Mrs Wheeldon for both

Numeracy and Literacy.

Classroom Schedule

This is what a typical day in our classroom looks like.

8:50 – 8:55 Start of the Day Activities (Spelling Mat)8:55 - 9:00 Registration9:00 - 9.15 SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)

9.15 - 10:15 Literacy10:15 -10:30 Assembly10:30- 10:45 Break time/Fruit10:45 - 11:45 Numeracy11:45 - 12:05 Guided Reading12:10 - 1:10 Lunch

1:10 - 2:25Creative Curriculum:- ICT; Science; PE; Music; Art; Design Technology; History; Geography;

PSHE; RE

2:30 - 2:40 Break Time

2:40 - 3:05Creative Curriculum:- ICT; Science; PE; Music; Art; Design Technology; History; Geography;

PSHE; RE3:10 - 3:20 Story time

3:25 Home time

Topics covered this year are…‘Our Environment’ - mini-beasts and habitats (AT1)

London’s Burning - The Great Fire of London (AT2)

Space/Pioneers - Innovative individuals (SP1 & SP2)

Indian Spice - India as a contrasting locality (SM1)

The Home Front - World War Two from a local and UK view (SM2)

What’s new?• SPAG - Spelling, Punctuation and

Grammar

• 4 a day - arithmetic skills ( + - x ÷)

• POWER PROJECTS

• Mathletics - http://www.mathletics.co.uk/

• Bug Club - http://www.bugclub.co.uk/

Homework…Power Projects! These will be given out each week or two weeks –

depending on task set (on a Friday) where the children can choose from the given section, a task to have a go at.

Spellings – these will be given out every Friday and tested the following Friday.

Mental Maths/Arithmetic – the children will be given instant recall questions to learn every Friday – they will be tested the following Friday.

Mathletics & Bug Club – your child will be given a login for both of these resources.

TimetableMonday - R.E. and children will be learning through the creative curriculum. Tuesday - children will be learning through the creative curriculum and P.E.

(outdoor). Wednesday - children will be learning through the creative curriculum. Thursday - P.E. (indoor) and I.C.T (laptops/iPads) Friday – Science Spelling test

Instant Recall test Arithmetic test

Power projects may be due in.

BehaviourAt Wylde Green we are trying to improve children’s learning behaviour by changing the vocabulary that we use with them

and our systems for monitoring behaviour.Children are asked to make the right ‘choice’ with their behaviour and understand that the consequences are as

follows:Warning.

Move down the ladder ONCE.Move down again. Once they have moved 3 times, they will be

issued a Yellow Card and will spend the next morning break with a teacher.

Red cards are issued for serious offences such as fighting (including play fighting), damaging property and serious

disrespect.

Home Reading books• Your child will be listened to read at least

once a week. This will take place on the day indicated on the front of their home

reading wallet.

• You are expected to read with them and complete and sign their Reading Record

with them and hand it in on the nominated day.

Spellings• Your child will be given ten spellings to learn and practise each week. These spellings will be

based upon the high frequency words and words which they will be expected to know in

order to help them to complete their SATS tests.

• In addition to this they will need to be able to use and apply the spellings learnt by creating

appropriate sentences to show their understanding of the word.

Questions?

Let’s Have aGreat Year!