1. Welcome Year 2 Parents Induction Meeting

2. Independence Our focus in year two is to develop independence by letting pupils take responsibility for themselves.

3. A day in the life of an owl at The Horsell Village School -Ready, steady, go time -Indoor / Outdoor classroom with a Numeracy or Literacy focus based around our current topics -Daily mental maths -Daily Phonics -Lunch -Topic work such as E& I and Creativity or P.E -Group read and handwriting

4. Routines Coat must be in school every day regardless of the weather. P.E. kit in school all week. Every Monday children need a filled water bottle, trainers, a waterproof coat and hats/gloves for winter. Fruit, drinking cup Reading book and Communication Diary – please ask children to hand to teacher if there is a message.

5. Reading in school We will aim for all children to have an individual and a group read each week. Focus on comprehension – inferred, prediction, opinion.

6. Reading at home Reading homework - Try to read for 10 – 15 minutes daily. Keep it fun! Please make a comment in the communication diary. Try to encourage your child to read a range of different texts. Keep reading to your child!

7. Phonics Phonics is taught daily The children learn to apply their phonics knowledge in spelling unknown words Keywords are displayed in all classrooms On the website you will find weekly spelling patterns

8. Numeracy Weekly updates on the class website Numeracy comments in the Reading and Communication diary We record our maths in a variety of different ways e.g. in maths books, on whiteboards and through photos Playing games to increase confidence

9. Marking Symbols We use a range of symbols when marking. Improvement Target Met Good Presentation Hard work Next step

10. Learning logs An opportunity to share and extend their learning. Use as a dialogue about their learning. We are very happy to look at, share and celebrate any work your child has done. This is an opportunity for the children to get into the habit of doing additional homework before they go the The Junior School.

11. Thursday open afternoon A chance for you and your child to share the week’s work. Confidentiality A chance to celebrate

12. Monday Sports Afternoons On field at Junior School Trainers Return PE Kit

13. Can you lend a helping hand? We are extremely keen to create a parental skills database. Do you have something to offer? You will need a CRB check. Hampton Court Trip on Thursday 7 th November – we would be grateful for your help. If you are free and have a CRB check please let us know.

14. Library Help rota Returning books – Please ensure books are returned regularly.

15. Drawing and Talking What is Drawing and Talking? Drawing and talking is a safe and effective method of working with children to help them to overcome any emotional barriers that may be affecting their learning and behaviour. The core of the method is encouraging the children to draw with a person they feel comfortable with regularly at the same time each week, and this person asking some non-intrusive questions about the child’s drawings. If you feel that your child may benefit in any way, please let us know. We will be starting the first round shortly.

16. Topics this term Autumn Term Owls Horsell Games The Tudors