Welcome to Year 2

Together in God’s love,

we care, trust and respect. …

September 2017

Meet the team:

Teachers:

Mrs Peachment (2LP)

Mrs Dicker (Mon, Tues, Wed AM)

Mrs Watts (Wed, Thurs, Fri)

Mrs Whittle (to teach in 2LP every Thursday)

Mrs Jupe (to teach every other Thursday pm in 2SD/HW)

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs Duncan

Mrs Cudd

Learning and Visits for the year Autumn:

Living things in our local environment including humans

Where’s Wally

Printing

Making a Christmas decoration

Spring:

Traditional Tales

Materials

Florence Nightingale

Easter Story

Plants

Vehicles

Summer:

Plants

The Great Fire of London

Creation story

Rainforest

How will you know how your

child is doing? • Formal Assessment in KS1 takes place in May (after

Easter holidays)

• The assessments will provide information about how

your child is progressing, compared to children the same

age nationally.

• Results will be based on teacher assessments, which

happen throughout the whole year, however the tests in

May will help support us in our judgements.

• They are not strictly timed tests. We hope that most

pupils will be unaware they are taking them as we will

incorporate them into everyday classroom practice.

• We would appreciate you not discussing the tests with

your child.

Reporting to Parents In Reading, Writing and Maths, at the end of Year

2, your child will be reported as:

• Working below WTS

• Expected EXS

• Greater depth GDS

In Science, at the end of Year 2, your child will be

reported as:

• Has not met standards HNM

• Expected EXS

English • Each child needs to read their books every night. Once books are

finished, or any reading has been completed, please sign the

Reading Diary.

• Children will be reminded to change their books on Monday’s,

Wednesday’s and Fridays although children may change their books

whenever they have read them. They can change both or just 1.

• Each child will be heard by the teacher or the TA once a week

during guided reading sessions so books need to be in school every

day.

• It is really important that they sound out correctly any words they

don’t know.

• We would encourage you to ask as many comprehension questions

as possible to ensure your child is understanding what they are

reading.

• Please read TO your child as well as hearing them read. Bedtime

stories!

Phonics / Spelling

• There has been a greater emphasis in the new

curriculum for accurate spelling and use of spelling

patterns.

• The expectations for a Year 2 child have been raised

significantly in the last few years.

• The children will be continuing to learn phonic sounds

and alternative spellings of these sounds in our phonics

and spellings time.

• Most children will be expected to be able to use all

these sounds accurately in their writing by the end of the

year.

• The spelling patterns are displayed on the Parent

Overview which are sent home half termly.

Phonics / Spelling • Spellings will be on paper stapled into reading

diaries. The focus of the spellings will be on top

of the paper.

• Please practise at home in a variety of ways.

• The test is a dictation in English books.

• Incorrect spellings will not be sent home but the

total they got correct will be.

• You are welcome to check the spellings at any

point by coming to check the back of your child’s

English book.

• A successful speller is one who uses the sounds

and patterns consistently in their writing.

• Spelling test date: 22/9/17

• Focus: alternative spellings for oa and ee

phonemes

• sea

• beard

• bee

• boat

• down

• Score from this week:

Maths • All children should know their number bonds to 10 and then

20.

• Following this the children will start to learn their times

tables.

• There will be a weekly practise with reward certificates when

they achieve their bronze (verbal), silver (multiplication) and

gold (division). At the end of the year the children should

know their 2,5,10 and 3 times tables. These will start in

January. Please practise before though!

• Over the year we will work towards encouraging the children

to complete calculations mentally rather than using physical

resources.

• Word problems, where they apply their knowledge, will be a

key skill taught during the year.

Our Collective Worship

Every day there is an act of collective worship.

• Monday – Whole School Assembly

• Tuesday – Whole School Singing Assembly

• Wednesday – KS1 Assembly

• Thursday – Year Group Assembly

• Friday – Whole School Assembly (Class)

Prayers are said daily.

The School Charter: • Always try your best

• Be caring, kind and helpful to others

• Look after everything at school

• Show good manners

• Stay safe

• Tell an adult if you are unhappy

In every class there is a behaviour class board which displays the School Charter.

Attendance: Please let the office know by phone, letter or

e-mail on the first day of absence if your child is

going to be absent from school and the reason for

absence.

Please let us know by 9am

Please be aware of the new national restrictions

for leave of absence.

02380271178

adminoffice@st-francis-pri.hants.sch.uk

School Comms

• Can register at the school office.

• Really useful for keeping in touch

particularly for urgent messages such as

closure for poor weather etc

• Text alerts

Parent Helpers: We welcome any time you can spare to help in

your child’s class or in another class if you prefer.

Activities you may enjoy doing with the children include art, DT, reading…please speak to one of

the teachers if you can spare the time.

All adults in school undergo a DBS check before starting to help. To obtain DBS clearance, please complete the Volunteer Application

Booklet available from the school office. This is to ensure our rigorous safeguarding policy and

practices are maintained.

Timetable

Please note that the register is taken at 8:45 promptly, any child arriving after the register is closed is marked as an ‘unauthorised absence’

for that session – session is am or pm.

Outdoor PE: Tuesday PM

Indoor PE: Friday AM

Library Time: Tuesday PM

Communication with Parents • Meet the teacher evening

• Parents Forum (date TBC) hosted by Mrs Jones, Mr Taylor and members of SLT.

• Mid year report sent home February 2018.

• End of year reports sent home July 2018.

• Open evenings to pop in and see books date TBC.

Parents Evenings in October and February

In these meetings we will share your child’s progress both academically and socially and emotionally –

however should we need to discuss this prior to these meetings we will make contact with you.

Appointments

If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact us via the school office.

If you require a separate / additional copy of a school report / mid year report – please let the office

know and they can arrange.

Pupil Progress

Discussions regarding your child’s progress can be held, with the class teacher, at any point in the

year at your request. Alternatively the class teacher may contact you regarding your child’s progress.

We are looking forward to a

successful year.

Thank you