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Our ROOTS
Respect all people, animals and the environment.
Overcome challenges and never give up.
Open our minds to creativity and curiosity.
Take care of our bodies and our minds.
Speak kindly and listen to others. SS
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Yellow and Red Leaves
Warning.
Not following our ROOTS.
Still not making the right choices.
5 minutes in Reflection. DM
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House Point System
Green Yellow Blue
Children are awarded house points for showing an exceptional effort for following our Roots and Values.
Sports day will be divided into these houses.
House competitions once a term.
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Protective Hands
Every child has a protective hand.
We all have the right to feel safe. Nothing is so awful that you can’t talk to someone about it. SS
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Worry Box
Every class has one.
Children are encouraged to share their worries. SS
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Safeguarding
Safeguarding lead: Tara Lovelock
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Bullying
If you have concerns that your child is being bullied, please make an appointment with your class teacher.
All worries will be taken seriously and investigated.
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Our expectations
Correct uniform
Come to school prepared
Children to read at home everyday
Reading journal in school every day
PE Kit in school for PE days DM
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Uniform
Black/Grey trousers/skirt.
Black shoes
White or blue shirt/polo
Navy blue cardigan/jumper
No bracelets/necklaces.
Earrings must be studs, not hooped. DM
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PE Kit
PE navy blue trousers/shorts
Navy blue t shirt
Trainers for outdoor PE
Outdoor navy jumper
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Communication
Parent Mail – ensure you are registered.
Home reading journal.
Call office to make appointment. SS
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Home learning
Spellings – test each Monday
KIRFs – Every half term
Home learning –
Every half term and this is project based
Children present home learning to the class
Verbal feedback from class teacher and peers
Participation certificates
Winner is not necessarily the best SS
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Reading at home
Every day.
Even 10 minutes is beneficial.
If they get stuck on a word – ask them to sound it out.
Ask comprehension questions, discuss what they liked or didn’t like. SS
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This half term
Fire and Festivals:
Finding out about the Great Fire of London
Learning about Samuel Pepys
Finding out about festivals of light.
We will be writing diary entries and recounts. DM
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The rest of the year:
Masterchef:
Finding out about where our food comes from.
Reading ‘The Rascally Cake’ and ‘War and Peas’.
Learning about food safety and hygiene.
Having a class vs class masterchef competition.
Creating foodscapes in art.
Writing sets of instructions, stories and information texts. DM
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The rest of the year:
Mary Anning Meets The Dinosaurs:
Finding out about dinosaurs, their extinction and about fossils.
Finding out about Mary Anning
Reading ‘Stone Girl Bone Girl’
Writing stories and an information guide for the museum. DM
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The rest of the year:
Green Fingers:
Comparing gardens in the Victorian era to gardens today.
Designing our own garden and thinking about which plants would grow well.
Finding out about what plants need to grow.
Looking at different types of gardens.
Reading ‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde.
Writing poetry and setting descriptions. DM
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The rest of the year:
Explorers:
Finding out about Frances Drake and Christopher Columbus.
Discovering how explorers navigated the globe.
Reading ‘The Snail and the Whale’.
Writing letters, stories and poetry about the sea. DM
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Maths in Year 2
We teach maths daily.
We use apparatus almost every day.
We teach correct vocabulary.
You can help by:
Practising fluency using KIRFs.
Supporting your child with KIRFs at home.
Pointing out opportunities for maths in everyday life. SS
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Phonics
We use Ruth Miskin’s Read Write Inc Phonics.
Daily 30 minute phonics lessons.
Children learn new sounds.
Spellings will be linked to their sounds.
They learn to ‘blend’ the sounds into words.
We also focus on comprehension and spelling. SS
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Year 2 Expectations
Please see hand out.
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Assessment
No more levels
Children either work below, at or above national expectations.
Year 2 SATs will take place in Summer 2. These will be done in small groups – the children will not be aware that they are doing them.
Children who did not achieve the pass mark in the Year 1 Phonics Screening will retake the screening in the Summer. SS
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Your Child’s Progress
Parents evenings Autumn term, 11th and 13th of October and in Spring term.
In the second summer term written reports will be issued to parents.
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Inclusion manager
Welcome Miss Segui
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