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Welcome
Year 2 Parents Induction Meeting
Independence
Our focus in year two is to develop independence by letting pupils
take responsibility for themselves.
-Morning jobs
A day in the life of an owl at
The Horsell Village School
-Indoor / Outdoor classroom with a Numeracy or Literacy focus based around our current topics
-Daily mental maths
-Daily Phonics
-Lunch
-Topic work such as E& I and Creativity or P.E in the afternoons
-Group read and handwriting
Routines
• Coat must be in school every day regardless of the weather.
• P.E. kit in school all week. Every Thursday children need a filled
water bottle, trainers, a waterproof coat and hats/gloves for
winter.
• Fruit, drinking cup
• Reading book and Communication Diary – please ask children
to hand to teacher if there is a message.
Reading in school
• We will aim for all children to have an individual
and a group read each week.
• Focus on comprehension – inferred, prediction,
opinion.
Reading at home
• Try to read as often as possible. This can be your child reading,
your child being read to or sharing a book. As a guide we
recommend 10 – 15 minutes daily reading homework. Keep it
fun!
• Please make a comment in the communication diary.
• Try to encourage your child to read a range of different texts.
Phonics
• Phonics is taught daily
• The children learn to apply their phonics knowledge in
spelling unknown words
• Keywords are displayed in all classrooms
• On the website you will find weekly spelling patterns
Numeracy
• Weekly updates on the class website
• Numeracy comments in the Reading and
Communication diary
• We record our maths in a variety of different ways e.g.
in maths books, on whiteboards and through photos
• Playing games to increase confidence
Marking Symbols
• We use a range of symbols when marking.
Target Met
Hard work
Next step
Improvement
Good Presentation
Learning logs
• An opportunity to share and extend their learning.
• Use as a dialogue about their learning.
• We are very happy to look at, share and celebrate any work your
child has done.
• This is an opportunity for the children to get into the habit of
doing additional homework before they go the The Junior
School.
Thursday open afternoon
• A chance for you and your child to share the weeks work.
• Confidentiality
• A chance to celebrate
Thursday PE
• On field at junior School
• Trainers
• Return PE Kit
Can you lend a helping hand?
• We are extremely keen to create a parental skills database.
• Do you have something to offer?
• You will need a CRB check.
• Portsmouth Trip on Friday 28th September – we would be
grateful for your help. If you are free and have a CRB check
please let us know.
Library
• Help rota
• Returning books – Please ensure books are returned regularly.
Drawing and Talking
• What is Drawing and Talking?
• Drawing and talking is a safe and effective method of working with children to help
them to overcome any emotional barriers that may be affecting their learning and
behaviour. The core of the method is encouraging the children to draw with a person
they feel comfortable with regularly at the same time each week, and this person
asking some non-intrusive questions about the child’s drawings.
• If you feel that your child may benefit in any way, please let us know. We will be
starting the first round shortly.
The year at a glance
Autumn Term
• Owls
• Explorers and Exploration
Spring Term
• Weather
• Nocturnal Animals
Summer Term
• Ancient Egyptians
• The Wishing Tree