1. Stockton Heath Primary School
Welcome to
Year Two

2. Structure of the school day
8:40am Filter system into school
8:50am Registration
8:55am Register closes / Guided Reading
10:20am-10:35am Playtime
12:00am-12:45pm Lunch
1:55pm-2:10pm Playtime
2:45pm or 3:00pm Assembly
3:10pm Home time
Maths & English mainly taught in morning sessions
Letters & Sounds or support for spelling daily in KS1 (AM session)
pm sessions: PE, ICT, Creative Curriculum

3. Assemblies
Monday Whole-school singing Tuesday KS2 only Wednesday KS1 only Thursday Whole school Friday Celebration assembly

4. Reading
Guided reading- *Guided reading session with teacher 1 x weekly (Teacher will record focus of this in reading record book) Additional session with a TA 1 x weekly- TA will sign reading record book.

5. Reading Book Band System/ Independent reading
Bug Club – This is due to be reviewed but pupils do still have access to this.
System for changing books: children are expected to change books on arrival in the mornings. The TA will make a note in class record book.

6. Reading 2 main elements to reading across the school: Word reading
Comprehension (Both listening and reading)

7. Reading Expectations:
Read fluently using decoding skill
2. 
Read accurately by blending, including alternative sounds for graphemes
3. 
Read multisyllable words containing known graphemes
4. 
Read common suffixes
5. 
Read exception words
6. 
Read most words quickly and accurately without overt sounding and blending
7. 
Discuss and express views on a wide range of poetry, stories and non-fiction
8. 
Recognise simple recurring literary language in stories and poetry
9. 
Perform poetry learnt by heart with appropriate intonation
10. 
Discuss and clarify the meanings of words
11. 
Discuss the sequence of events in books
12. 
Make inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
13. 
Ask and answer questions about a text
14. 
Predict what might happen based on reading so far
15. 
Explain and discuss understanding of a range of reading

8. Spellings: Year 2 specific:
Pupils will be given 7 spellings to learn on a weekly basis. (Given out on a Monday). There will be 5 patterned words and 2 common exception words.
Tested on a Friday on these spellings plus 3 unseen words which fit the pattern/spelling rule focusing on. However high frequency words which do not follow a specific pattern may at times also be given.

9. Spellings:
Within a piece of writing a child’s spelling errors are identified by the teacher through the use of ‘sp,’ which is recorded in the margin.
No more than 3 errors are identified and these are selected according to the child’s ability level.
The child will be expected to self-correct the spelling using dictionaries/wall displays
and table mats to support.

10. Grammar:
Significant focus within the curriculum on grammar and punctuation within all year groups.
This is tested at the end of each key stage in a test situation, however it is also vital that these skills are applied within children’s own writing.

11. Y1- Expectations for Grammar

12. Y2- Expectations for Grammar

14. Y3- Expectations for Grammar

16. Writing Transcription- (Spelling and handwriting) Composition-
(articulating ideas and structuring them in speech and writing)

17. Writing expectations
Break words into phonemes for spelling
2. 
Know some spellings which use variations of standard phonemes
3. 
Use the possessive apostrophe
4. 
Spell some words with contracted forms
5. 
Use suffixes to spell longer words, including -ment, -ness, -less, -ful, -ly
6. 
Form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another
7. 
Write capital letters of appropriate size
8. 
Write for different purposes
9. 
Read aloud using appropriate intonation
10. 
Use noun phrases
11. 
Use four main types of sentence appropriately
12. 
Use present and past tense correctly
13. 
Use some coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
14. 
Use appropriate demarcation punctuation
15. 
Use commas for lists

18. 4 main writing purposes

19. Handwriting
Handwriting is practised in short sessions during the school day so that children are taught correct letter formation and joining.
Children should have a neat legible, joined style of writing by the end of year 3.
Children are encouraged to apply this to all their writing in school as well as their homework.

20. Maths
Focus on:
*Fluency- children’s ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
*Reason- follow a line of enquiry, make generalisations, justify or proof something.
*Problem Solve- apply their knowledge, break down problems and persevere to solve problems.

21. Maths Passports
Maths passports were launched in HFT6. They are a list of expected key facts that children are expected to know for their year group.
These key facts are progressive and run from Years 1 -5.
Please ensure your child’s passport is in their reading bag at all times.
Children will be assessed against these facts in class and by parent volunteers. Your child will be given bronze, silver or gold depending on their knowledge, speed and accuracy against each fact.
Your child’s passport will be dated so that you are aware of their achievements.

22. Examples from White Rose materials.
National Curriculum Statement
Fluency
Reasoning
Problem Solving
PLACE VALUE
Count in steps of 2,3 and 5 from 0 and in tens from any number, forwards and backwards.
Continue the sequence
2,4,6,8,10, __, __
15, 20, 25, 30, ___
90, 80, 70, ___, ____
Fill in the missing numbers
10 ___ ___ 40
Circle the odd one out:
20, 18, 18, 14, 12, 10
Spot the mistake:
What is wrong with this sequence of numbers?
55, 50, 45, 35
True or false
I start at 0 and count in 3’s. I say the number 14.
What comes next?
= 26
= 31
= 36
Harry has made a sequence of numbers using six number cards. Here are three of the cards: can you think of two sequences Harry could have made?
A spider is climbing a 30m building. Each day it climbs 5m and slides back down 1m. How many days will it take to reach the top?
Sid is counting in 2’s. Luke is counting in 5’s. Sid says if we add our numbers together as we count we can make a new pattern. What pattern do they make? What happens if Sid counts in 5’s and Luke counts in 10’s?

23. Maths Expectations for Y2
Count in steps of 2s, 3s and 5s, and steps of 10
2. 
Recognise place value in two-digit numbers
3. 
Compare and order numbers up to 100 using <, > and =
4. 
Recall and use number addition/subtraction facts to 20, and derive related facts 5 
Add and subtract mentally and with objects one- and two-digit numbers
6. 
Understand and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction
7. 
Know 2×, 5× and 10× tables, including recognising odd & even numbers
8. 
Calculate mathematical statements using x and ÷ symbols
9. 
Recognise, find, name and write 1/3, 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 of size, shape or quantity
10. 
Write simple fraction facts, e.g. 1/2 of 6 = 3
11. 
Combine amounts of money to make a value, including using £ and p symbols
12. 
Tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes, including drawing clocks
13. 
Describe properties of 2-D shapes, including number of sides and symmetry
14. 
Describe properties of 3-D shapes, including number of edges, vertices and faces
15. 
Interpret and construct simple tables, tally charts and pictograms

24. PE Pupils are expected to dress appropriately for school.
All jewellery to be removed.
All pupils must have their PE kit in school for their PE lessons bring in on a Monday and take home on a Friday.
PE takes place in all weathers. Please provide appropriate kit for inclement weather e.g. tracksuit & waterproof clothing.
Staff keep a record of pupils who have not brought their PE kits to school.
Parents will be contacted if PE kit is not in school.

25. Lost Property
Will be emptied on a weekly basis and named items will be returned to pupils.
Any unnamed items will be kept for a week.
If they are not claimed after a week then these items will be given to charity shops.
Please ensure that all items are named!

26. Homework
At KS1 pupils will receive either a piece of English or Maths homework on a weekly basis and then this will be alternated. (Sent home on a Friday returned on a Tuesday)
Spellings- Year 2 (Phased in approach in Year 1)
Reading- Year 1 and Year 2 daily.
Overview Homework sheet- stuck in child’s book (Parental comments welcomed and sign to record seen child’s homework.)

28. Homework
All pupils should complete their homework in pencil unless they have been awarded a pen licence.
All homework should be presented following the school’s presentation and handwriting policy.
Teachers will be commenting on the standard of presentation within homework books etc.
We expect homework to be completed and parents to support us.

29. All assemblies take place at 2:30pm in the large hall.
Class assembly dates
All assemblies take place at 2:30pm in the large hall.
Y2VB – 23rd March
Y2KB- 4th April

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