Welcome to the Year 2 Curriculum Evening 2014

An evening to inform parents

The Year 2 Team Mrs Sims, Mrs Pearce & Mrs Kennedy in Cherry Class Mrs Williamson, Miss Crocker & Mrs Dean in Hazel Class

Year 2 Standards and Expectations

Beginning to become more independent Punctuality 8:50am Belongings and name labels Responsibility for own learning Behaviour School rules (Golden rules) Pride and effort with work Reading at home, Maths Challenge,

Spellings and class soft toy.

Golden rules

We are gentle. We are kind and helpful. We listen.

We are honest. We work hard. We look after property.

Ready to learn

Book bag Reading diary and reading book Water bottle Coat Sun hat or hat, scarf, gloves Lunch box Smile

End of the day We want this to be a smooth and safe

transition We would like to get to know you all If you would like to speak to us please bear

with us until after the children have been dismissed

You can help us by: Coming forward and making yourself known to the

teacher Waiting for the teacher to call your child

PE Kit Shorts (black- no cycle shorts) T-shirt (white- no polo shirts) Trainers Plimsolls Jogging bottoms Hair bobble for long hair No jewellery- earrings removed

Swimming kit

Cherry – Wednesday Hazel – Wednesday Girls- Swimming costume (no bikinis) Boys- Swimming trunks. All- swimming hat and towel. Optional- Goggles, ear plugs. Helpers needed

English This half term

Letter writing -Jolly Postman Story writing - Lighthouse keepers lunch Poetry – local area and seaside poems

Letters and Sounds- In Year 2 children recap phase 5

phonics, and then go on to learning spelling patterns in phase 6 for example adding ‘ed’ for past tense.

Maths including Mental Arithmetic

Areas of study Handling data Money & real life problems Mental calculations. Measures Number Shape Main Concepts Understanding 2 digit numbers. Number bonds to 10 and 20. 2, 3, 5 & 10 times tables Addition Subtraction Halving and doubling numbers to 20.

Science Living things and their habitats – Autumn 1

Looking at similarities and differences between plants and animals.

Investigating different habitats and the suitability for different minibeasts

Changing materials – Autumn 2 Investigating how materials can be changed by heat

CROSS-CURRICULAR LEARNING Where am I?

The Great Fire of London

Art – sketching, painting buildings and seaside. Music - Rhythm, patterns- Christmas production. History- 1666- The Great Fire of London, exploring the

events. Geography- Looking at where we live and then comparing to

the seaside. PE - Swimming, gymnastics and games. PSHE – Others & me in my class RE – homes, family and belonging, Harvest & Christian Festivals Computing – data handling, digital mapping and photographs

Reading with your child Read aloud every night for 20 minutes. This encourages your child to read more

slowly, which gives more time to process what they read.

This allows children not only to see the words, but to hear them too.

You and your child can also take turns reading aloud.

Reading with your child Provide the right kinds of books. Make sure your child gets lots of practice reading

books that are not too challenging.

They should be able to recognise at least 9 out of 10 words without any help.

Reading diaries! (these MUST be completed and at

school every day) Ask questions to improve your child’s understanding of the text.

Reading with your child Read around the subject… Look out for books or magazines related to any of the

topics your child is studying at school in Science, History, Art and so on.

Remember – any reading is good reading! Children are all registered with Hook library and you

will find a wide selection of books that will match your child’s interests!

We encourage children to bring in books that interest them at home.

Questions for reading

What do you think this book will be about?

Why did you choose this

book?

Have you read any

other books by this author?

Has this ever happened to you?

Homework Expectations Maths challenge – test Tuesday

Times tables- 2,3, 5 and 10 Doubling and halving numbers to 20 Number bonds to 10 then 20 Telling the time on an analogue clock Spellings – test Thursday Daily reading Class soft toy diary

Pupil premium Pupil premium is available to families who live

on a low income. It provides additional financial support for

your child whilst they are at school e.g. funding for school trips, equipment, ICT resources and school meals (if you wish your child to have them)

Please see us, Mr Sedgwick or office staff for additional information.

This money has already been set aside by the government to help your child.

School fund

We are asking for a voluntary donation of £5 per term per child which goes directly to boost the funds of your child’s class.

Last year we were able to use the money for additional resources like…

E-Safety • E-Safety concerns safeguarding children in the

digital world. • It encompasses the Internet, mobile phones,

games consoles and wireless technology. • E-Safety emphasises learning to understand the

risks and use new technologies in a positive and responsible way.

• It is concerned with supporting children to develop safer online behaviours both in and out of school.

E-Safety

• Computing in schools is taught as a subject in its own right and also supports children’s learning in other subjects.

• The children are regularly taught and reminded how to use technology safely.

• Lovelace maintains a sophisticated filtering system which blocks inappropriate websites.

E-Safety- How can you help?

Encourage your child to: • Discuss their internet usage with you and explain

anything you are not familiar with. • Keep their personal details private- never share

full name, address, phone number, school name etc • Do not reply or open emails from people they don’t

know and never arrange to meet an online ‘friend’. (33% of children have!)

• Be polite and respectful online. • Report anything they are uncomfortable with.

Parents’ evenings and workshops

Parents’ evenings Wednesday 12th November Wednesday 19th November This evening will give us the opportunity to talk individually about your child. Maths workshop Wednesday 8th October

Thank you for coming!

We hope you have found this evening helpful and informative. We are always grateful for the support you give your children and we hope that by working together your children will achieve their full potential. If you would like to support further in school

e.g. reading, swimming & art, please come and speak to us.