1. Year 2 Parent Meeting

2. Timetable Literacy, Handwriting Numeracy Science I.C.T (Information, Communication Technology) History/Geography P.E (Physical education) R.E. (Religious education) Art/D.T (Design Technology) P.S.H.E (Personal, Social and Health Education) Music

3. Morning Routine Spellings: first 10 minutes of day is essential learning time -linked to their homework on Fridays -tested on spellings on Friday

4. Literacy Phonics Reading Writing Speaking and Listening

5. Literacy Phonics - a part of every literacy lesson - very interactive - Children apply skills learned as they complete reading and writing tasks

6. Literacy Writing –Independent writing twice a week –A range of writing styles –Handwriting

7. Literacy Reading –Big book (story, non-fiction, poetry) –Guided reading –One to one –Library –Home reading every day

8. Literacy Speaking and Listening –Drama and role play –Laptops and digital cameras

9. Maths Counting and Calculations –Counting on and back, in twos, fives and tens –Partitioning –Addition –Subtraction –Multiplication – two, five and ten times tables –Division facts

10. Maths Shape, Space and Measures –Including time to the half and quarter hour –Capacity, weight, length –2D and 3D shapes

11. Maths Solving Problems –Word problems –Solving puzzles –Teamwork

12. Maths Practical activities Book work Encourage mental maths –Repetition Practise at home

13. Humanities Topics The Great Fire of London London today Remembrance Day Heroes A Village in Mexico

14. Science Topics Electricity Materials Forces and Movement Variation Plants and Animals

15. Homework Given out on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday Due back the next school day Monday: Literacy Wednesday: Numeracy Friday: Spellings 15 minutes Reading to an adult 10 minutes EVERY DAY!