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