What do we do in Year 2?

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Welcome
to
Year 2 Parents'Evening. 2011
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What do we do in Year 2?

• Numeracy
• Counting
• Place Value
• 2D and 3D Shapes
• Handling Data
• Measures
• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and
  Division.
• Money
• Using and applying

• Literacy
• Instructions
• Letter Writing
• Recounts
• Riddles
• Story writing
• Poetry

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• Science
• Health and Growth.
• Grouping and changing materials.
• Forces.
• Plants and animals in the local environment.
• Variation.
• Electricity.

• History/ Geography
• Great Fire of London.
• Florence Nightingale.
• The Seaside in the Past.
• Katie Morag The Isle of Struay.
• The Seaside.
• Bhola Island.
• Art
• Painting, collage, model making, DT moving
  vehicles and frames.

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• Here I Am
• Homes and Families
• Signs and Symbols
• Visitors
• Celebrations
• Thanksgiving
• Self- Giving
• Holidays/Holydays
• Building Bridges
• Difference
• Judaism

French Continuing from Year 1 Simple
conversations, songs and counting. Music Songs Usi
ng instruments- specialist teaching from Miss
White Games Throwing and catching, kicking and
aiming. Team games, Gymnastics and Dance.
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Blocked Curriculum

• Topic work has now been blocked to help the
  children maintain enthusiasm and interest as well
  as linking other subjects to the topic.
• For example
• History Great Fire of London 2 weeks
• Art Making Tudor Houses 1 week
• ICT Newspaper Report on the Great Fire 1
  week
• Big Write Writing on the Great Fire On
  going

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Expectations.

• In Year 2 we build upon the foundations that
  have been laid down in Reception and Year 1.
• Some of us have acquired the basic skills of
  Literacy and Numeracy and can use these skills to
  work independently.
• Some of us are still developing these skills and
  need our teachers to support us in our learning
  journey.
• Please remember that each child follows their own
  learning journey and we support them as they
  mature and develop.

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By the end of Year 2 we want our children to be?

• HAPPY ENTHUSIASTIC INQUISTIVE LEARNERS!!!!
• Be able to work independently.
• Stay on task (30/40 minutes).
• Communicate and express themselves confidently
  within class.
• Develop an awareness of the needs of others in
  class, school and the wider world.
• Show empathy and willingness to help others.

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How do we achieve this?

• Through the Year 2 Team -
• Mrs Baker/ Mrs ORourke, Mrs Nawrocki and Mrs
  Hennessy
• Mrs Mc Gain and Mrs McQueen
• Mrs Rogers.
• As a Year group we strive to create a positive
  atmosphere and can do approach by a system of
  rewards.
• Individual star charts.
• Group table awards
• Star of the week
• Stickers to reinforce teacher expectations.

Well Done!
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• Within the curriculum we may use many different
  strategies to develop the childrens learning.
• We work in groups.
• where we develop turn-taking
• listen to and respond to others
• collaboration.
• We work in pairs.
• develop skills and ideas
• communicate them confidently
• We work independently.

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• We work as a class.
• Sharing ideas
• Depending on the lesson purpose children will be
  grouped accordingly which can be mixed ability
  and work is differentiated.
  

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Frequently asked questions.

• Do I correct every word when my child is writing?
  No. The children should be able to write high
  frequency words and harder words should be
  phonetically plausible.
• What can I do when my child cant blend a word?
• Certain words such as because, said, what
  cannot be blended therefore the children need to
  develop sight vocabulary and memorise whole
  words.
• How do I best support my child with reading?
• Talk about the story.
• Ask the 5 Ws Who, What, Where, When, Why?
• Decode break words into sounds.
• Guess- from the meaning of the sentence what the
  words is.

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• What do I do if my child reverses letters and
  numbers?
• Simply practise b d p q
• Numbers practise correct orientation
• Do you do SATS?
• Yes we do. The children complete a writing,
  reading maths and spelling test.
• The children complete the tests in summer term in
  small groups during lessons so that they are
  unaware.
• Where should my child be at the end of Year 2?
• The average child should be at level 2 by the end
  of the summer.
• So in Maths a level 2 child would be able to
• Count and record up to 100 and round numbers to
  nearest 10
• Understand place value to 3 places.
• Add, Subtract, (understand more and less)
  Multiply and Divide in number, money and
  measures.
• Recognise 2D and 3D shapes.

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• Handle Data.
• Read scales.
• Measure in cm and m.
• Understand position and direction and use terms
  ¼ turn clockwise.
• Tell time Oclock, quarter past and half past.
• In Literacy a level 2 child would be able to
• Recognise Year 2 high frequency words and use
  their phonic skills to decode unfamiliar words.
• In writing a level 2 child would be able to
• Write a sentence containing a noun, verb,
  adjective and connective.
• Write a page of A4 either as a story, recount or
  letter with a clear beginning middle and end and
  punctuated with capital letters, full stops,
  question marks and exclamation marks.

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Partnership.

• None of this would be possible without the
  support of you, the parents. Our aim is to work
  as a team in partnership with you to do the very
  best for the children in our care!
• We look forward to a HAPPY YEAR together.
• Thank you from all of us.