Year Two Parents’ Information

Meeting

AGENDA General Information Curriculum Summary Guidelines For

Parents

School TimesSchool Times : Class starts promptly at

8:50am

Break Time : Fresh fruit / VegetableWater / Milk

Dinner Time : Dinner tickets are £2.50 per

day. £12.50 per week.(Please pay for dinners on a Monday

Morning in a separate envelope from other payments)

Home Time: 2:00pm everyday

School Uniform Full school uniform is

required everyday Non-marking traditional

black shoes only PE days (Thursday &

Friday) - children wear PE uniform with their trainers all day

All parts of uniform should be clearly labelled with child’s name and class (including tie)

Absences & Appointments

Please try to keep appointments outside teaching hours, where possible

Sign out children at the office Any absences require a written note or

verbal explanation from parent

Homework Homework folders are given out on Monday

and returned on Friday morning Reading EVERY night Three pieces of written homework per week- 1

literacy, 1 numeracy, 1 other (WAU/RE/PDMU) Any Religion homework (requires discussion

time with your child) Reading records and written homework must

be signed every night.

Positive Behaviour

Classroom Charter stems from school motto :

COURAGE COURTESY CONCERN

Courage to do the right thing

Courtesy in the way we treat others

Concern for the welfare of everyone

Year 2 Curriculum

Cross Curricular Skills• Communication• Using Mathematics• Using IT

Other Subjects• Numeracy• PDMU• Physical Education• The World Around Us• The Arts• Language and Literacy

Thinking Skills & Personal Capabilities

• Managing Information• Thinking, Problem Solving &

Decision Making• Being Creative• Working With Others• Self-Management

Communication-Language & Literacy

ReadingReading should be an enjoyable experience.Pupils will be offered the opportunity to read,

understand and engage with a variety of texts for their enjoyment and learning.

This will be achieved through• Shared Reading• Guided Reading• Individual Reading

Language and LiteracyWritingShared Writing Guided Writing Independent WritingA strong emphasis is placed on• Correct pencil grip• Letter formation & letter size• Full Stops, Capital Letters & spaces

Linguistic PhonicsFollow on from foundations in Year 1 - 15 minute minute daily lesson

Talking & Listening• Class Discussions• Questions & Answers Focus is on:• Pupils own experiences ~speaking in full

sentences• Topic Work ~speaking out clearly• Show and Tell• Hot Seating

Using MathematicsThe following areas will be explored

NumberAddition to 20, Subtraction to 20, missing numbers on a

number line 1-20, Recognition to 100, horizontal & vertical addition, Recognition of coins and give change within 10p, Counting in 2s, 5s 10s.

Shape & SpaceNames & properties of basic 2D & 3D shapes and recognition

of these shapes in their environment.Handling DataSorting everyday objects, Venn &Carroll diagrams, Recording

data- tally charts, pictographs & block graphs.MeasuresTime, length, weight, capacity ; non-standard measures

The World Around Us

SkillsChildren will have experience of:

• Managing Information

• Thinking, Problem solving, Decision Making

• Being Creative

• Self Management

• Working with Others

Knowledge & UnderstandingTopics covered this year are

• Once Upon a time!

• Seasons All Around

• Home Sweet Home

• It’s a Wonderful Life

• Splish Splash!

(each half term)

Religious EducationChildren follow the Alive-O Programme. They will have opportunities to develop their faith through

• Stories

• Prayers

• Drama

• Art

• Poetry

• Music

• The contribution of parents is crucial in helping the children recognise the love of God in everyday things.

Parent Guidelines

Spend 10-15 minutes quality time discussing work – don’t expect children to do the work totally on their own – we don’t !

Homework should be completed in a distraction free zone

Encourage co-ordination skills on an on-going basis: colouring in, cutting out, sticking, model making, correct pencil grip

Encourage correct formation when writing letters & numbers

Encourage respect for books and presentation of work – remember the finishing touches such as colouring pictures

Encourage enthusiasm by bringing in items relating to topic work eg photographs

Thank you