1. Year 2 Curriculum Meeting
September 2017

2. Agenda The Year 2 team Year 2 expectations
This year’s topics and the curriculum
Information about groupings
Assessment in Year 2
Homework
How you can help at home and at school

3. The Year 2 Team Lime Hazel Oak
Miss English (Monday, Tuesday and Friday)
Mrs Flynn (Wednesday and Thursday)
Mrs Jones (every morning) & Mrs Williams
Hazel
Mrs May (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday am)
Mrs Fawcett (Wednesday pm, Thursday and Friday)
Mrs Wilson (every morning) & Mrs Williams
Oak
Miss Barnes
Mrs Wrightson
Mrs Pye & Mrs Williams

4. Year 2 expectations Be independent – but know when to ask for help
Be keen to learn – seeking help when needed, but also challenge
Make mistakes
Be kind always – there is a zero tolerance of rough play at playtimes
Be a role model to others
Be responsible for their own belongings
Go to the toilet at a sensible time.
Follow instructions of at least 2 steps
Complete tasks in a given time to the expected standard.

5. Topics
Autumn – Explorers Journeys and Polar Explorers Spring – Under the Sea Titanic & Islands Summer – Castles and Knights & Dragons

6. Trips and visitors
Autumn – Odiham Spring – SeaCity Museum, Southampton Summer – Warburtons visit Portchester Castle

7. The Core Curriculum - English
Reading – Guided reading & individual reading; comprehension
Writing – Year 2 usually children write everyday.
Handwriting
Spelling and grammar
Genres: narrative, poetry, recounts, non-chronological reports
Cross curricula
Shared and guided writing
Speaking and Listening
In English lessons
Discrete drama lessons
Phonics and Spelling
Four times per week
Increased focus on spelling
Dictation

8. The Core Curriculum - Maths
Areas covered
Number and place value; fractions
The four operations – addition and subtraction, multiplication and division
Geometry and measurement
Statistics
Times tables
Fluency
Problem solving and explaining reasoning
Methods of calculation – number lines, mental strategies - not the column method please!
Consolidation and extension
Going from one skill to another

9. The foundation subjects
Geography: focus upon local area; islands
Science: longitudinal habitat and pond study
History: significant past events (Titanic) and events within living memory; local history study
RE: Christianity and Hinduism
PE: Multi-skills, hockey, rugby, basketball, golf, athletics, tennis, dance and gym
Design and Technology: food preparation, sewing, objects with moving parts
PSHE: Aspirations, Ourselves, Healthy lives, Changes
Music: tempo, pitch, dynamics, duration, texture
ICT: e-safety, word processing, multi-media, modelling, control

10. Groupings
When and why we group; importance of mixed ability groups/pairings
Guided reading – based on home reading colour
Flexible
No glass ceiling
Friday maths

11. Assessment Assessment is ongoing! ARE- age related expectations
In reading, writing and maths, children are assessed as being:
WTS – working towards expectations
EXS – meeting expectations
GDS – working at a greater depth
End of year assessments are teacher assessed
End of key stage ‘tests’ – support teacher assessment
2 X reading comprehension papers.
2 X English papers – grammar & punctuation and a spelling.
2 X maths papers – arithmetic and reasoning.
Speaking and listening and science are currently based solely on teacher assessments, though we only report science (and only whether they are working towards or meeting expectations)

12. Homework
No more than 20 minutes at a time, and not when they are too tired. We want them to be keen to do the homework and it not become a battle!
Encourage independence – please don’t do it for them!
Reading – four times a week. More independent readers can read alone but would benefit from being questioned about what they have read.
Spelling – tested and new words sent out every Friday (except for the last week of this half term due to INSET day)
Friday homework – usually alternates between maths and English. Due in by Wednesday please.
Please speak with us if there are concerns!

13. How you can help Speak to us Please read all letters! Open door policy
Please don’t leave it until parents’ evening
Deployment and other concerns
Please read all letters!
Open door policy
Parent helpers
In the classroom – reading, spelling, admin
Any time is appreciated - even if it is on an ad hoc basis and/or for only half an hour after drop-off or before the end of the day.
On school trips – walking to Odiham Thursday 28th September
How to get DBS checked

14. Any questions?
Handouts – will go to the child to ensure all receive them.
Thank you for coming and for all your support!