Welcome to Year 2 Parents’ Meeting 13.9.16

The Year 2 Team: 2H ~ Mrs Ward Mrs Tinsley Mrs Kennington 2F ~ Mrs Armstrong Mrs Talbot Miss Horrocks Mrs Fletcher

Autumn ~ King of the Castle Topic Work Autumn Term 2017 Autumn ~ King of the Castle

Reading Books will be changed Mondays and Thursdays if the children have read at home, had their reading records signed AND if they put their books in the changing basket! Please read with your child every night and sign their reading records. Your child will read independently with an adult at least once a week and this will include a Guided Reading Session on Wednesdays. Try to ensure that your child reads a variety of texts.

How to support your child in Reading It is important to ask your child questions before reading, whilst reading and after they’ve read the book. There are many questions you could ask! Have a look in the new Parents’ Guide!

English RWI/English lessons for an hour each day plus one English session lasting 90 minutes. Handwriting ~ cursive letter formation. Expectations of presentation ~ children are expected to join some of their handwriting by the end of Year 2.

Maths Big Maths 20 minutes daily. Real life problem solving, 4 operations, money, time, mass, capacity, length. Presentation of work ~ we don’t share a square, number formation.

Homework Reading with an adult every night Having stories read to them! Learning multiplication tables (2, 5 and 10) ~ starting with x10 Spellings ~ sent home weekly for a test on Fridays Telling the time

PE Please ensure that your child has his/her PE kit in school at all times. Please have suitable outdoor and indoor wear in your child’s bag (shorts and tracksuit bottoms/leggings, pumps and trainers). This is because there may be sudden changes in the timetable and/or weather. Indoor PE: Friday Outdoor: Thursday

End of the Day PLEASE bear with us…

We want to ensure the children leave school safely.

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