Welcome to Year 2
Staff in Year 2
– Mrs Watts- Key Stage 1 Lead and Assistant Principal
– Mrs Watts and Mrs Davenport- Robin’s Class Teacher
– Miss Davies- Owl’s Class Teacher
– Mrs Davies, Mrs Bell, Miss Bullcock and Miss Mould TAs across Year 2
Behaviours and Values Behaviours
Our Values
Behaviour policy- Warning-Reflection-Parent Meeting
Things to remember
– Bag (Reading book and Reading diary) In school everyday.
– Water Bottle in everyday.
– PE – Thursday
– Kit for PE – team t-shirt and shorts/ jogging bottoms , hoody/school jumper, trainers (Wear to school)
– Clean shoes to wear inside and trainers/wellies to wear outside - very important on PE days.
– Please ensure correct uniform is worn. No jewellery/fancy headbands etc.
– Names on clothes please
Snack
– Water bottle (only water) every day please
– Healthy snack from home OR money (in a named purse) for snack for morning break (toast/bagels/crumpets)
– Fruit provided for afternoon break
Homework and Spellings Supporting at home
Homework will go out every Friday and we would like it in the following Wednesday.
Key priorities for the year
• Children are happy and making progress in school.
• Children achieve their potential and are challenged where appropriate.
Curriculum priorities
• Writing in full sentences that are punctuated accurately.
• Handwriting- letter and number formation. Cursive is being taught.
• Growing confidence with number and basic maths- Mastering Number daily
• Spelling
• Remember knowledge and skills from previously taught units and across years.
• Independence
Curriculum
Reading
Read Write Inc
Accelerated Reader
Writing
Ready Steady Write
Sentence Accuracy
Read Write Inc Spelling
Maths
Power Maths- concrete, pictoral, abstract
Mastering Number- firm foundations of number to develop good number sense.
Numbots
TT Rock Stars
Trips/Visits to look forward to in Year 2
Church visit for the Christmas story
Crafternoon tea with parents.
Mosque visit to link with RE topic.
Theatre visit- The Little Mermaid
Lower Moss Wood
Beeston Castle visit
Rewards
– House tokens
– Golden Tokens (earnt by a class)
– 100% stickers for Accelerated Reader quizzes (10 x 100% dip in the box)
– Hot Chocolate Friday for writing
– Praise Assembly each week
– Random rewards for great behaviours
Things to send home
Spellings
Handwriting
Letter formation
Information sharing
We want to know your child well to support them in the best way.
