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Learning Together;
Learning for life
Year 2 Curriculum Evening
6.30pm -7.45pm
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Year 2 Teachers
Mrs Sewell
Mrs Smith
Educational Teaching Assistants
Sarah Yates
Sharon Hirst
Helen Ward
Jayne Simpson
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Children to arrive between 8:45 and 8:55 am.
An early morning task will be set for the children.
Registration 9:00 am.
Phonics 9:05 - 9:30 am
Assembly is at 10:30, apart from singing which begins at 10:25
am.
During assembly time, staff work with guided reading groups.
Play time 10:45 - 11:00 am.
Second session 11:00 - 12:00 am
Dinner 12 - 1:15 pm.
Third session 1:15 - 2:15.
Afternoon playtime 2:15 -2:30
Last session 2:30 -3:15
Children can be picked up between 3:15 and 3:30 pm.
After school clubs 3.15-4.15
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PE kits should include clothes for both outdoor
and indoor PE.
All clothes should be labelled.
Footwear should be either pumps or trainers
(named).
Can parents check kits periodically to ensure they
still fit their child.
The PE kit should be in a clearly labelled bag and
should remain in school for the duration of the
half term.
No jewellery is to be worn. Earrings must be
removed.
PE is on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Children are welcome to take books home as
long as they can remember to bring them
back.
Every effort will be made to make sure a
range of books to suit all abilities are
available.
If children like a particular type of book please ask, we may be able to find some. e.g.
spooky stories, fairy tales.
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Work is sent out fortnightly and is linked to
the topic.
It is an opportunity for your child to share
their learning with you.
We ask for this to be returned on or before
the date requested.
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Learning logs are a vital communication between
home and school.
This is where we will share what your child has
been reading, their current targets and any areas
your child may need to work on.
Parents are invited to write in them when
reading, to tell us about any achievements or ask
questions. Please share what your child has been
doing at home too.
Please can the children be reminded to put
learning logs into the boxes provided in the
classrooms every morning.
New Curriculum 2014
Designed to produce productive, creative
and well educated pupils
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Stronger emphasis on:
vocabulary development
grammar
punctuation
spelling
(for example, the use of commas and apostrophes
will be taught in KS1)
Handwriting is expected to be fluent, legible and
speedy
Spoken English will focus on debating and
presenting skills
5 year olds will be expected to learn to count
up to 100
(compared to 20 under the old curriculum)
 Learn number bonds to 20 (instead of 10)
 Simple fractions (1/4 and 1/2 ) will be taught
from KS1
 By 9 children will be expected to know times
tables up to 12 x 12 (compared to 10 x 1o by
the end of primary school)
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Stronger emphasis on scientific knowledge
and language
Caring for animals will be replaced by topics
like the human circulatory system
Evolution to be taught in primary schools for
the first time.
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Afforded greater importance in the
curriculum
Setting children on the path to become
designers and engineers of the future
Use of design equipment such as electronics
and robiotics
Stronger emphasis on food technology
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Computing replaces Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
Greater focus on programming rather than on
operating programs
From age of 5 children will learn to:
write and test simple programs
organise store and retrieve data
digital literacy (e-safety)
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In year 2 we offer a rich curriculum through
our half termly topics:Autumn 1
World Kitchen
Autumn 2
Famous People from the
Past
Spring 1
Pirates
Spring 2
Oceans and Seas
Summer 1
Animals and Zoos
Summer 2
Recycling
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Children in key stage 1 (both year 1 and 2)
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attending differentiated phonics groups.
Every fortnight, Super Spelling tasks will be
sent home linked to what they have been
learning in Phonics. This does not need to
come back. It is for them to complete at
home and to inform you what they have been
doing.
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As you will be aware, last year Year 1 children
were required to complete a phonics check.
Some children may need to repeat this check
this year if they did not meet the required
level.
doy
e.g
bath
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Marking is done daily
Feedback to your child can be verbal or
written
We use two colours:
◦ “Tickled pink” to show children they have worked
successfully
◦ “Green for growth” to show children were they can
improve their work further
◦ Stickers and certificates
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Children's writing is assessed against levelled
criteria.
After an assessment a target will be shared
with your child. This will come home in the
learning log so you and your child know their
target and you can help them achieve the
target.
Targets are shared for reading, writing and
maths
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The SATs are implemented in a very relaxed
and low key way - the children are generally
not aware that they are being tested.
Teacher assessment is also an important part
of levelling children and the SATs provide
additional evidence to support our overall
levels.
This will be the last year SATs will be used. A
new test will be introduced next year.
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After school sports clubs
Enterprise club
Spanish club
Choir
Drums
Recorders
School trips
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Transition to Junior School begins in the
summer term
Each child has a book buddy
First visit – tour of school
Second visit – lunch time
Third visit – morning and lunch with children
from new class
For parents – information evenings
Admission packs for Junior school sent out in
October to be completed