Welcome to the Year Two Information Evening

Mrs Pattinson/Mrs Fleming– Class teacher Our Year Two Team Mrs Pattinson/Mrs Fleming– Class teacher Mrs Clarke and Mrs Evans – Teaching Assistant Mr Carr – Sports Coach

What are the themes in Year Two? Term 1 – Explorers – Christopher Columbus/Sir Francis Drake Term 2 – Explorers - Space Term 3 – The Great Fire of London Term 4 –Munching and Crunching Term 5 –Pirates Term 6 – Grand Designs

English Writing Children have opportunities for different types of writing daily at school. Key Focuses Correct letter formation, starting letters on the line. Talk for Writing. Good grammar (correct tense) Thinking about language choices. Punctuation (commas, exclamation marks, question marks and apostrophes). Spelling common words and using spelling patterns.

Reading Children have opportunity to explore a variety of texts during class sessions and daily Guided Reading. Key Focuses Phonics: Syllables Alternative phonemes Prefixes and suffixes Comprehension: Make predictions Retell events Discuss characters and feelings Make inferences

Maths Children will have opportunities to continue to explore and learn practically using a variety of mathematical apparatus. They will experience a variety of problem solving activities to apply their knowledge. Key focuses Number - number and place value - addition and subtraction - multiplication and division - fractions Measurements Geometry - properties of shapes - position and direction Statistics – data handling

Assessment for Learning Assessment in Year Two Assessment for Learning Questioning Observing children Recorded work Self evaluation Guided groups Planning for next steps Statutory Assessment Children will be assessed in: - Reading - English grammar, punctuation and spelling - Maths

When? What? Assessments are due take place in May and will be spread out across the month. What? Reading Paper One: A short section of text with questions Paper Two: A reading booklet with questions Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Paper One: Spelling Paper Two: Punctuation and Grammar Maths Paper One: Arithmetic Paper Two: Problem solving and reasoning Papers will be marked by myself and will inform my teacher judgement.

Examples

What can you do to help your child? Reading to your child and listening to your child read every night. Continue to learn high frequency words and tricky words. Talk about stories before, during and after reading. Discuss the meaning of words. Use numbers where possible such as counting out objects, counting in groups, ordering numbers. Use Maths in everyday situations, ask your child to tell you the time, what will it be in one hours time? Encourage your child to be involved with money when shopping, using the right amount of coins. Sample booklets are available on the internet for those who want extra practise.

Homework - Reading (Books changed on Monday and Thursday) - Spelling (Tested on Tuesday) - Maths or English homework (Handed in on Wednesday - Creative work and given out on Thursday) - Mental Maths

Useful Information PE – This is on Wednesday and Friday. Children will need PE kits with trainers and track suit bottoms for outdoor games. Please ensure that hair is tied back and all earrings removed on these days. Children need to bring their water bottles containing water every day. Please ensure your child has their reading book and diary with them every day. From Monday children are to enter school in the mornings through the ‘going home’ gate. .

I look forward to an exciting term ahead! Thank you for your time.