1. Welcome to the Year Two Information Evening

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. Examples

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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. .

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