Welcome to Class 2
What’s important to us Every child is happy Every child reaches their full potential Children learn to be part of school life e.g. interacting with others, gaining confidence, thinking about others, working in a partnership
We learn through a fun and supportive environment Emphasis on learning through talk. Every child is celebrated and nurtured and prepared to enter KS2 by the end of year 2.
Daily routines 8:45-9:00 Morning jobs 9:10-9:30 Worship 9:30-9:35 Run for fun 9:35-10:30 RWI or literacy 10:30-10:45 Playtime
10:45-11:45 Maths 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:30 Topic activities/PE etc 2:30-2:45 playtime 2:45-3:30 Topic/story
Literacy year 2 Three days continuing with RWI until half term SPAG focus one day Friday-whole class back together
Literacy year 1 Monday-Thursday RWI Friday- whole class back together
SPAG: spelling, punctuation and grammar Large emphasis on SPAG. Children need to apply it to their work. Children need to use correct vocabulary.
Maths Singapore maths- maths no problem Monday-Thursday Children in year groups
Information to parents At the beginning of each half term we send home an information to parents/carers sheet. This gives you information about the topic
We follow a two year plan which covers all of the national curriculum for year 1 and 2
End of year expectations Year 1 and year 2: we use formative assessments daily to give support when needed and to inform our planning. At the end of each term we make summative assessments based on the year group expectation
Year 1 Phonics screen check
Year 2 End of key stage assessments Based on teacher assessment and tests The tests will be based on the same format as this year (interim assessment)
Teacher assessment List of criteria for reading, writing and maths which they must achieve to attain at expectation All criteria have to be achieved Also have working towards and working at greater depth
Homework SMIRFs (space mission instant recall facts) Maths is all about understanding at a greater depth Use different language Timing,
Orally and written We don’t test them regularly due to time and we want them to realise it’s not about how fast you can learn them it’s about really understanding them. You can work on any of the statements and can also work on skills such as times tables.
Reading Need to read a little bit most nights (5x a week) RWI books and also books from the shelf. Need to read aloud to an adult. Please write in the reading records.
Spelling RWI spelling Year 1: list of spellings each week Year 2: children have a log book with a list of spellings to learn each week. Learn these any way they want, practise in old spelling books. Parents sign log book when they are certain their child can spell the words confidently. Red words are at the back of the Log book The spellings are challenging. They have to apply phonics and spell red words correctly Hand in spelling on a Tuesday and new spellings are given on Wednesday (year 1)
SPaG spag.com Homework is set every two to three weeks. Please complete it together so that you can talk about the vocabulary. A text message is sent when new homework is set If you don’t have access to the internet then please let me know.
Sumdog.com Every child has a subscription It does help them to apply facts and to reinforce learning It should match the needs of each individual.
Other information PE – on Wednesday Any issues or questions please do speak to us Mrs Fisher teaches them Tuesday PM, usually art and music
Growth mindset In our class putting more emphasis on getting the children to understand growth mindset It’s all about realising that they can achieve if they put in the effort. Every child is capable. Sometimes it might be tricky but they can all get there.
If they get things wrong-that’s fine. It’s how we all learn. We talk about it and celebrate our learning process. Rewards- sometimes stickers, sometimes show others, sometimes gold coins but also emphasis on praising the effort.