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3. About Miss Yau
Fifth year in teaching
Third year in Year 2
Believes in the power of reading to raise progress
Advocate of making learning fun and accessible
Open door policy.

4. Curriculum
An example of a weekly timetable in Year 2

5. Behaviour, Expectations and Rewards
The whole school approach is continued in Year 2.
Class rules
Smile tickets – Star of the Day
Special mentions
Class pet
Times tables reward certificates
House points
Traffic light system for behaviour
Class stickers – whole class reward
Individual stickers
Head teacher sticker
Develop independence in learning through: ‘3 Before Me’ and the ‘Help Desk’
Use of the English and Maths working wall to support learning
‘WOW work’ or ‘WAGOLL’ to be displayed.
PE kit in school all week as PE sessions may change days depending on weather. Remember separate kit for after school sport clubs (Monday outdoor/Thursday Indoor)
Refer to posters in the classroom

6. Topics
1. What should we be remembering? (Great Fire, Guy Fawkes, Remembrance)
2. Explorers of the Past and Present.
Neil Armstrong, Tim Peake and Christopher Columbus, Amelia Earhart.
3. Where The Forest Meets The Sea.
Geography based
See website and newsletter for foundation subjects
English and Maths will follow the statutory national curriculum. Genres and topics will be outlined on the terms newsletter and through homework.
The topics we are specifically focussing on in Year 2 are…. Rock Investigators, Stone Age and Ancient Civilisations

7. Topics Science: PE: Gymnastics Dance Invasion Games Yoga
• Uses of everyday materials
Animals including humans
Living things in their habitats
Plants
PE:
Gymnastics
Dance
Invasion Games
Yoga
Run Jump Throw
Athletics
See website and newsletter for foundation subjects
English and Maths will follow the statutory national curriculum. Genres and topics will be outlined on the terms newsletter and through homework.
The topics we are specifically focussing on in Year 2 are…. Rock Investigators, Stone Age and Ancient Civilisations

8. Guided Reading
Guided Reading happens every morning between 9 – 9.30 am .
Children will have two books. One which will be sent home and children will be expected to read ( target set ) and another book , which will be kept in school (teacher led book).
Reading carousel activities could include:
Individual reading
Book reviews
Group reads (TA /teacher)
Word level work
Spellings
Phonics
Journal activities/follow up activities
Comprehension

9. Spelling
Analysis of school data leads us to focus on the teaching and learning of Spellings.
Our aim is to improve Spellings in independent writing. Learning Spellings should be a purposeful and meaning exercise that children can then become independent in applying spelling rules. Children will be supported in their learning of word spellings by their patterns and frequency.
New Spelling reward System for
Rationale:
Spelling remains the most relentlessly tested of all the literacy skills, but it is the least taught. Sending a list of words home one week to then be tested the following week is not teaching effective strategies for learning.

10. Spelling How to help your child:
Use the curriculum newsletter to look at spelling patterns given and encourage your child to include words with the patterns in their home work.
They could think of words with that spelling rule in and using the meaning of the word correctly write the word in a sentence.
Investigating words supports retention of spelling rules and helps your child to apply the rule to other words.
Useful websites:
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11. Year 2 SATS At the end of Year 2, children will take SATs in:
Reading (2 papers)
Maths (1 arithmetic, 1 reasoning)
English spelling, grammar and punctuation is optional. We opted out last year.
Children to carry out usual, happy routine.
Homework linked to SATs.
SATs have to be carried out during May but there are no set dates nationally – this will be a school decision.

12. Homework
Curriculum/English Homework will be given out on a Monday. Dates can be found on the Newsletter. One way to support your child will be to use the newsletter to see the grammar, punctuation and spelling we are focusing on during the term and try to encourage your child to use them in their work. This will support learning being embedded – moving from the short term memory into the long term memory.
Maths Home work is weekly, given out on a Friday and due in the following Wednesday.
Statutory spellings will also be practiced in the morning time along with additional learning of the weeks spelling pattern.
Reading at home should be carried out 4 times a week and reading records signed. House points will be awarded for reading each week and this is monitored in school.
Expected time for KS1 : 30 Minutes maximum

13. Visits and Trips Autumn Weaver Hall – Great Fire of London Spring
Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden (Science)
Visit from a Spaceman (Topic)
Summer
Formby Beach (Topic)
Infant Music Festival
See school calendar for dates

14. Other Lunchtime Children begin their lunch times at 12pm until 1pm.
Afternoon Break
Children in KS1 have an afternoon break for 10 minutes around 2:00pm.
Nativity
Year 2 will be leading the Nativity this year. Year 1 and Early Years are supporting the show too. We will send out information nearer to the time regarding costumes and props.

15. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.