CONTINUING OUR LEARNING JOURNEY IN YEAR 2

DearParents, Welcome to Year 2!

Wewouldliketoextendaverywarmwelcometoallparentsand students joining Year 2. At DBIS, Year 2 offers exciting new challenges and builds upon the skills developed throughout Year 1 as the children embark on their final year in Primary Key Stage1andlookaheadtoPrimaryKeyStage2.

OurYear1and2teachersworkcloselytoensurethatyourchild’s learning experiences prepare them for their transition to Year 2. The Year 2 team builds on the successful principles and learning approach in Year 1 in order that each child is able to make the progresstheyarecapableof.

We continue to place a great deal of importance on how our children learn, and we support them in the development of the Characteristics of Effective Learning and the attributes of the DBIS Learner Profile. Developing these attributes and dispositions will enable them to become lifelong learners who areconfidenttoexplore,persevereandthinkcritically.

In Year 2, our children continue to follow the Key Stage 1 National Curriculum of England, tailored towards our international context and enhanced by our Discovery units, whichenablethechildrentoexploreconceptsaswellasacquire keyknowledgeandskills.

The learning experience is complemented by specialist teaching in Music, Mandarin, Physical Education (PE) and Learning Technologies (LT). In addition, the children visit the library once a week. Experiential learning continues to be an important part of our programme. The children attend weekly Forest School and Carpenters’ Cabin (woodwork) sessions, providing them with authentic learning experiences and opportunities to develop and apply a range of skills, including problemsolvingandcriticalthinking.

Welookforwardtomeetingyourchildthisyearandsupporting themthroughtheirlearningjourneyinYear2.

Bestwishes,

Mrs Gina Clothier, Miss Mikayla Black, Miss Radhika Gidwani &MrsLauraTomlin