Welcome to Year 2 - Antarctica

KS1 Staff

• Mrs Townsend – Monday and Tuesday • Mrs Stack – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday• Mrs Revell – Every morning• Mr Squibb – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday• Mrs Phillips – Thursday, Friday• Miss Stuttle – Every day • Mrs Locke – Every morning and Thursday pm

KS1 Topics for this Year

• What a Wonderful Place we live in!• Fire, Fire!• Exploring the Seven Seas• Round and round we go• Grow your own (SATs)• Oh we do like to be beside the seaside!

KS1 Weekly TimetableTime /Lessons/

GroupingsMonday

Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

Friday

8:40Registration

Hand in homework

Get ready for Run

Trainers on for Sports

8:55 Maths

Maths Maths Maths Sports Skills with YR

Maths

9:55 Playtime and Snack

Playtime and Snack Playtime and Snack Playtime and Snack Church Assembly

10:15 Literacy Literacy Literacy including

spelling

(Music next half term)

Run for Fun Play time –

10.40 Literacy 10:40 Literacy

11:15

Guided reading rotation Guided reading rotation Phonics-

11.45 15 minutes story time 15 minutes story time 15 minutes story time 15 minutes story time

12:00 1:15Topic

Y1/2 three mixed groups

For ScienceY1/2 three mixed groups

For Topic

RS Register Y1 TS Register Y2

AssemblyKS1 planning time

2pm Golden Time clubs 3pmRS take Y1out SL Y2

Y1/2 PE SL interventions

RP RE other teacher hearing readers

Y1/2 three mixed groups

For Art/DT & ICT

Break RS dutyRP PPA

BreakRP duty

2:30-2:40 Break

Break

2:45 School Assembly Class Assembly withMr Squibb

SEAL Assembly in Class

Class story/singing or whole school story with Mrs Cawthra in the hall

PE kits

• In locker every day• Taken home to wash at half term• Need NAMED trainers, shorts, t-shirt, plus

tracksuit bottoms and top and socks if you like• Also need coat/raincoat every day• Sun hat if sunny• Name EVERYTHING!

Drinks and Snacks

• Named water bottle for every child• Milk - if you want it complete form and pay• Free fruit and Veg each day• Bring own snack if you like – NO NUTS• Money for snacks from school must be in

named purse or envelope

Nothing else Needed!

Please don’t send in:• Toys• Jewellery• Precious things• Money

If needed we will inform you first by letter/email

Communication

• Any thing we need to know please let us know• Email school office• Send in note to office or via child• Phone office and we can call back• See us after school• Reading record and home learning books• Brockblog

Reading

• Every child to have library book - weekly change

• Take one reading book at a time• Can change any day – up to child to hand it in

in the morning and the parent to sign book• Key words• Read to your child

Maths

• Maths target booklets – if too easy or too hard ask us if you want further support

• Number formation important to avoid bad habits. Remember all numbers start at top.

• Learn number facts – number bonds to 10/ 20, counting in 2s 3s 5s 10s, then eventually times tables 2s 5s and 10s

• We use Numicon, numberlines, 100 squares, multilink, counting toys, coins, tens and ones (Dienes apparatus), make it visual and practical

Parent help

• Home learning – 5 pieces each half term plus spellings, reading, key words, mental maths

• In school help with reading, computers, art, Golden Time, preparing resources

• Trips – must be CRB checked• Let us know when you are available and what

you are willing to do

Behaviour

• Golden Rules and Class Charter• Beaches• Sticker charts• House points• Marbles• Certificates on Wednesdays• Cups for each class on Fridays• Golden TimePositive reinforcement, Sanctions: loss of golden time, playtime, parents informed

Any Questions?

Please check in book bag for:Home Learning BooksReading BookReading RecordKey words (for some)Curriculum Information for parentsData collection sheet (in envelope) Maths Target sheetsInfo for parents letter