1. Southwood Primary School Parents Information Afternoon Year 2

2. Who’s Who in Year 2?  Mrs Alagoa- Assistant Headteacher and Phase Leader for Y1 and 2  Miss Mistry– Year 2 Leader and Orange Class Teacher  Miss Begum– Lilac Class Teacher  Miss Nunn – Yellow Class Teacher  Mrs Jones – Orange Class Teaching Assistant  Mrs Ali - Yellow Class Teaching Assistant  Miss Lyons – Lilac Class Teaching Assistant

3. Expectations of children in Year 2 We respect ourselves and each other. We always tell the truth. We do as we are asked the first time. We work, talk and walk around quietly. We listen to other quietly and politely. We finish our work carefully and always do our best. We look after our school and everything

4. School Uniform… ◦Sweatshirt with school logo ◦Blue Cardigan with school logo ◦Blue trousers or skirt ◦White shirt with school logo ◦PE Kit: White t-shirt, navy shorts, socks, trainers, plimsoles.

5. Rewards and Consequences… Your child will start on green every morning and afternoon. If they stay on green for the half term they will receive a certificate. If your child makes a positive choice about their behaviour he/she will move up to either bronze, silver or gold. Anytime they move onto these they will receive a sticker. If your child makes a negative choice about their behaviour he/she will move down to blue, yellow or red. Blue behaviour will result in a warning. When Yellow behaviour occurs you will be notified. Your child may receive ‘Time out’ and be asked to reflect on their behaviour. Red behaviour will result in your child being sent to a senior member of staff immediately and you will be contacted to discuss required action

6. What we will learn this year… English:  Stories with familiar settings  Information Texts  Traditional Tales and Magical Stories  Persuasive writing  Poetry and short stories  Traditional tales  Grammar

7. What we will learn this year… Maths  Number and Place Value  Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division  Measurement- Length, weight, capacity, time and money  Shape  Position and Direction  Data Handling  Mental Calculations  Fractions ◦

8. What we will learn this year… In Science  Our Changing World  Materials  Grouping and Changing Materials  Plants  Animals in the local environment  Health ◦

9. What we will learn this year Our Topics will be  Where does food come from  Where do people live  7 wonders of the world  How our food has changed  How the first flight changed the world  Who were the greatest explorers

10. Homework expectations… Homework will be given out on a Friday and expected back on a Wednesday. Homework will include a piece of Maths and a piece of English which may be related to class topic work. Children are also expected to complete their daily spelling sheet at home and bring to school each day. Please ensure children are reading regularly with an adult

11. School Journals… This should be used by the children, parents and teachers. Please read through and become familiar with your child’s School Journal. It should be used for: Reading at home Spellings Communicating with your child’s teacher

12. School visits and experiences  Barley Lands Basildon Farm - Autumn  Science Museum- Spring Term  Chocolate workshop to visit in school - Summer Term

13. Who to talk to? ◦ Class Teacher ◦ Year Group Leader ( Miss Mistry ) ◦ Phase Leader ( Mrs Alagoa ) ◦ Mr Halliwell or Mrs Tripp

14. We look forward to working with you this year.