meet the teacher · can you create one in your home? ... this booklet includes the end of year 2...
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Content
Class Specific Information Teacher information and support within the class
Things that are different between this year group to the previous
Timetable
Homework
P.E.
Year Group Expectations
Curriculum for this term
Trips planned
Concerns / Issues / Phase Leader
Photo permission reminder
School Information Website
Clubs
Attitude to learning / growth mindset
Welcome to Year 2 Same as the last year group? Different from your child's last
year group?
• Very similar timetable and
curriculum • Children encouraged to be
more independent
• Learning will be consolidated
and at a greater depth • Maths mastery - more
reasoning and real-life problem solving
Book bags
• These are the ideal way to carry reading books as they can be stored in the classrooms.
• Rucksacks are discouraged until KS2 as they are not needed in KS1.
Homework
• Topic homework continues • Weekly reading expectation 5x per week • We no longer send spellings home as this is covered
thoroughly in RWInc
Year 2 Homework – Weather Experts Please complete a minimum of one task per half term, but of course you may complete as many of the tasks as you like. You can present your work in any way you wish. We look forward to seeing some of your amazing creations. Have fun!
Skill Task Option 1 Task Option 2
Talk Have any of your family members travelled to other countries where
there is different climate?
What is your favourite weather and why? Convince a family member that
this weather is the best!
Research Research and find out about a disaster caused by extreme weather.
Research what the weather is like in a different country of your choice.
Create Create a wind vane and find out which way the wind is blowing.
Create a piece of art work to show a type of weather.
Understand Why do we need to monitor the weather?
Why is climate change so important to us and our future?
Experiment What would be the best material for a rain jacket or an umbrella. Create
an experiment to show this.
Why or how do we get rainbows. Can you create one in your home?
Reflect What has been your favourite part of this topic?
If you could live in a place where they only have one type of weather. What
would it be and why?
P.E.
Monday and Friday Remember…
• Remove earrings or provide plasters
• Jogging bottoms and trainers for outside PE.
The office will no longer phone home if children forget their P.E. kits.
Autumn Term
YR 2 Weather Experts
Topic Outcome
Pupils prepare puppet show holiday adverts
Career Visitor
School Cook Travel Agent
Educational Visitor
Parents who have lived in places with varying climates.
Planned Trip
Visit to Christchurch Park
Unfortunately, Snail and the whale, Stickman, Gruffalo, Silly Billy, 10 things…
Collage / Painting
Puppets
Weather Experts
We are photographers We are researchers
It’s our world – say no!
Christianity – Leaders & Teachers
Healthy Me, Material Monsters
Place value, Addition & Subtraction, Lengths & Mass, Graphs, X ÷
Invasion games, dance
Topic Linked Non Topic Linked
End of Year 2 Expectations
Maths
This booklet includes the end of year 2
expectations for children in our school based on
the new National Curriculum. These are the
minimum requirements your child must meet in
order to be graded as working at ‘National
Expectation.’
All the objectives will be worked on throughout
the year and will be the focus of direct teaching.
Any extra support you can provide in helping your
children to achieve these is greatly valued.
If you have any queries regarding the content of
this booklet or want support in knowing how best
to help your child please talk to your child’s
teacher.
Spoken Language
Trips Planned
this term
Please note: -
Across the course of the school year, the school intends to increase the amount of trips for the children. Whilst the school will try to ensure that some of these trips will be free, some inevitably will require a parent contribution. The school is able to subsidise some of these trips, however, without your support we may have to reduce these down.
Children will be given opportunities to carry out fundraising activities in order to bring the overall cost of trips down.
All trips planned link directly to your child's learning.
•Christchurch Park (weather and seasons) •Visit to Ipswich Fire Station (Great Fire of
London) •Framligham Castle (Castle life)
Learning / class issues or concerns
Class Teacher
SEN Concerns
Phase Leader
Deputy Head (Mr Smith)
SENCO (Mrs Birbeck)
Class Teacher
SENCO (Mrs Birbeck)
Speech & Language SEN T.A
(Mrs White)
EAL T.A
(Mrs Bark)
Deputy Head (Mrs Rogers)
Issues or
Concerns Always speak to the class teacher first…
Safeguarding Concerns Behaviour concerns / Bullying / Incidents
Class Teacher
Inclusion Manager
(Mrs Higgins)
Phase Leader
Family Liaison Manager (Mrs Hobbin)
Deputy Head (Mr Smith)
Family Liaison Worker
(Mrs Hawes)
Class Teacher
Family Liaison Manager
(Mrs Hobbin)
SENCO (Mrs Birbeck)
Head (Mr Stock)
Issues or
Concerns Always speak to the class teacher first…
Getting a chance to
speak to me…
After school is best.
Messages can be given to any adults who are on duty in the morning.
Notes can be passed to the class teacher.
Photo Permission
DEADLINE… FRIDAY 15th SEPTEMBER
•No longer doing this by opt out. •Forms will be available at the end of the meeting for parents to complete.
Photo Permission
Conditions of use:
•This form is valid for the period of time your child attends this school. Images of your child will not be used after this time. Please write to the school if you wish to withdraw consent at any time.
•The images we take will be of activities that show the school and children in a positive light.
•Embarrassing or distressing images will not be used. The images will not be associated with negative or sensitive issues.
•We may use group or class photographs or footage with very general labels e.g. ‘science lesson’.
•We will only use images of pupils who are suitably dressed.
•We will make every effort to ensure that we do not allow images to be taken of any children for whom we do not have permission or who are ‘at risk’ or disallowed from having their photographs taken for legal or social reasons.
•We will take all reasonable measures to ensure the images are used solely for the purposes for which they are intended. However we cannot guarantee this and take no responsibility for the way images are used by other websites or publishers or for any consequences arising from publication.
DEADLINE… FRIDAY 15th SEPTEMBER
Internet Permission DEADLINE… FRIDAY 15th SEPTEMBER
•These need to be completed yearly.
•Copies of the Acceptable use of the Internet policy will be available to browse.
•Internet permission forms will be provided at the end of the meeting.
‘School-run clubs’ brochure will be published online along with a online
booking facility.
External club providers will send out their letters separately.
Clubs
Attitude to learning FAQs Why might there be a difference between the teacher’s and my child’s grading? [e.g Teacher grade higher than pupils grade] – This occurs generally with children who lack confidence. The child is unable to identify how good they are or the skills they have. Or pupil doesn’t fully understand the phrases included in the report [e.g Teachers grade lower than pupils grade] – This occurs generally with children who are overly confident. They may feel they are working hard when in fact their teacher may be aware that they can do so much better! Or pupil doesn’t fully understand the phrases included in the report. I don’t agree with the teachers grading! My child is a good learner at home! - This judgment is based on what the teachers see in school. If your child does show good learning skills at home, then it may be worth reminding your child that they need to show this in school. What score should my child be at? - As a school we are aiming for at least stage 6. This is the first time we have done this and so we have a number of children in the 3,4 and 5 section. Over time we hope to see this improve as we work with the children and help them to understand the importance of being a good learner. Children will also start to understand what is meant by each of the levels more and in turn be able to make a more accurate judgment of their own learning.
Attitude to learning
Why? -To highlight to children that it will be their Attitude to Learning that will enable them to be successful in life, regardless of where they are academically. -A chance for those children who often struggle to receive recognition for commitment and dedication towards their leanring. -A kick up the bum for those who may be coasting… they’ll soon be catching you!
Attitude to learning
Why? -To highlight to children that it will be their Attitude to Learning that will enable them to be successful in life, regardless of where they are academically. -A chance for those children who often struggle to receive recognition for commitment and dedication towards their leanring. -A kick up the bum for those who may be coasting… they’ll soon be catching you!
Attitude to learning
Volunteers
Sign up to what you can offer…
Signing up doesn’t mean we will take up your
services!
DBS check will be needed
We will try to cater for all offers… however, there
are some occasions / lessons where too many
adults may be a hindrance.
Key areas of need – Parent Readers, Art lesson
support, resourcing, improving learning areas in
the school.
Sign up to what you can offer…
DBS check will be needed
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PM
Class: __________________
Leave name
Contact number Volunteers
Reporting Assessment &
Progress
Three times a year parents
will receive progress
reports.
The report will show which
of the four quadrants your
child is working within. The
aim to be working in the
green quadrant, however
some children may be
working in the amber or red
section.
Read Write Inc
Read Write Inc is a structured and systematic approach to teaching reading. We teach daily lessons.
“It is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.”
• Children are carefully assessed and taught in a group with other children who are learning exactly the same sounds.
• They only read books during RWInc which contain sounds they have already been taught.
• 100% success means they gain confidence and fluency quickly.
• ‘Fred Frog’ helps the children learn and little rhymes and tricks keep it exciting!
Writing Expectations
The next slide is an example of the level a child
needs to be writing at to achieve the year group
expected standard.
Standards have gone up nationally.
There is a greater focus on the technicalities : -
punctuation, grammar, spelling etc
Expectations YEAR 2
Sign up to what you can offer…
Signing up doesn’t mean we will take up your
services!
DBS check will be needed
We will try to cater for all offers… however, there
are some occasions / lessons where too many
adults may be a hindrance.
Key areas of need – Parent Readers, Art lesson
support, resourcing, improving learning areas in
the school.
Child Protection
Report all child protection concerns to an adult >> preferably those listed on the following page.
However small the information may be, we may already have other information about the child.