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Sep 7­16:22 Staff: 2K 2D Mrs Mrs Mrs Miss Mrs Royall Dale Copeland Keeler Kelly Sep 7­16:22 1

Whatatypicaldaylookslike: Morningactivity :Focussedaround handwriting/phonics/numberformation. Phonicslesson Focusonpreviouslylearned graphemesandspellingrules/Year2spelling rules English ­textbased(NearandFar) Thisterm,wearelearningtopunctuateour writing,usecursivehandwriting,using adjectivesinalistandbuildingupwriting stamina Playtime Maths ­practical/pictorial/abstract Thistermwearefocussingpredominantlyon placevalue;recognising,ordering,forming andsequencingnumbers. Lunchtime Topic ­WonderfulWilderness Withinthistopic,wewillbecoveringthe foundationsubjectssuchasGeography,Art,, MusicandScience.(Thisvariestopictotopic, spreadingourcoverageovertheyear) Story Sep 12­14:52 Collectionanddropoff Childrenwitholdersiblingscancomeintoclassfrom 8:35andthedoorswillbeopenuntil9:00.Anyone whoarrivesoncethegatesareclosedwillneedto reporttotheofficewhereyourchildwillbecollectedby amemberofstaff.. Anymessagesforthestaffshouldbewritteninyour child'sdiaryormadeviaaphonecalltotheoffice. Sep 12­15:20 2

Informationtonote: Homework: SentouteachWednesday,dueinonthe Howcanyouhelp? followingMonday. (Spellings,dueonthefollowingFriday) Dailyreading/mathsfluency ForestSchools: 2K­Tuesdaypm 2D­Fridaypm Swimming (Summerterm) PE: EachTuesdayandFitnessFriday Sep 12­14:49 GoogleClassroom CanbeaccessedbysearchingforGoogleclassroom,andclickingonthe firstlink. Childwillbeprovidedwithan e­mailaddress,(Thisisonlyused tologintotheclassroomand doesnothavee­mailfunctionality.) andpassword. Homeworktaskswillincreasingly beplacedonyourchild'sclassroom. Homelearningwillalsotakeplace throughtheclassroomincaseofself isolation. Thiswillrangefromspellingandnumberfactactivities/gamesthatare openended;toextendedtaskswhichhavefixeddeadlines. Itassistswithensuringtasksandworkaren'tlostormisplaced,reducesthe amountofpaperandbookletssentout,canprovidemoreengagingand interactiveactivitiesanditallowschildrentofeedbackinstantly,sharetheir successesandstrugglesandgainsupportfromtheirpeers. Moreinformationwillbesenthomeaschildrenbegintousetheclassroom. Sep 8­19:41 3

Reading Childrenareexpectedtoreadathome aminimumoffourtimesperweek. Homereadsaretobedocumentedin HomeSchoolLinksbook. Rereadingatext,orpartof,enhancesfluency andshouldbeencouraged. Schoolreads(minimumtwoperweek)willrecord onfluencyandcomprehensionandwillbebased onavarietyoftexttypesincludingownwritten pieces.Fluencywillberecordedas:Professional, WorldClassorLegendary.Labelsindiarieswill remindofeachcategory'slimitations. Discussionandquestioninghelpstounpicka texttogiveadeeperunderstanding­arangeof questionpromptsfollowonthenextpages: Sep 11­14:26 PE Kit Autumn/Winter ­Trousers ­Teamcolourt­shirt Name ­Trainers/Pumps everythingŴ Spring/Summer ­Shorts ­Teamcolourt­shirt ­Trainers/Pumps Earrings ChildrenmustremoveearringsbeforeaPElessonornot wearearringsonthedaytheyhavePE.Iftheycan't removeearrings,thentheywillnotbeabletoparticipate inthePElesson. Plasters/Tapeisahealthandsafetyissue. NoPEKit IfyourchildforgetstheirPEkitthentheywillbegiven worktocompleteintheirbuddyclassroomforthe durationofthePElesson.Thisisanewwholeschool approach. FitnessFriday Childrenareexpectedtoweardarkjogging bottoms/leggings,teamcolourt­shirtorplainwhitepolo andaSeabridgehoodieordarkhoodie. Sep 10­7:56 PM 4

FeedbackandMarking Sep 12­15:19 KS1RewardsandSanctions PossibleRewards StaroftheDay • ChoiceTime • GoldenBook • StaroftheWeekforSuperstarsassembly(remote) • Readingrewardcards • Co­operativeteampoints • Colouredteampoints PossibleSanctions LossofChoiceTimeminutes • Yellowdotformoreseriousbehaviourwherewarnings • havebeengiven.Thiswillresultinanimmediatelossof 3ChoiceTimeminutes Reddotforrepeatednegativebehaviourorforslightly • moreseriousbehaviour.Thiswillresultinanimmediate lossof5ChoiceTimeminutesand5minutesofthenext breaktime(thistimewillbespentinclass) Seriousbehaviourissues(e.g.fighting,kicking, • biting,unacceptablelanguage)toberecordedinthe schoolbehaviourlogandthechildtoattenddetentionon Fridayofthatweek Sep 12­15:12 5

Assessments Year2isakeyassessmentyear. Childrenareassessedthroughouttheyearto ensuretheyaremakingexpectedprogressintheir learning,allowingustoputearlyinterventions intoplacetosupportlearning. SATS(reading,writingandmaths)willtakeplace thisyearbutweendeavourtomakethemas discreetaspossible,incorporatingthemwithin ourcurriculum.TheytakeplaceduringMay. (Pleasetrytoavoidanyabsencesduringthis period) AssessmentsaremadetakingSATSscoresinto account,howeverteacherjudgementtakes president,andisareflectiononthechild's abilityacrosstheyear.Judgementsare internallyandexternallymoderatedthroughout theyear. Sep 12­15:35 Sep 10­7:12 PM 6

Attendanceismeasuredthroughouttheschoolyear,and percentagessenthomereflectthestatisticforthefullschool year.However,wetrytocelebrategoodattendancewiththe childrenonahalf­termlybasisbygivingastickerinthe HomeSchoolLinksbooksfor97%+and100%attendance. Asthisisarewardsystem,eachhalf­termwillstartafresh forthisapproach,andwewilldoourbesttotakeinto accountanyisolationperiodslinkedtoCOVID­19. Ofcoursewerecognisethatwhenchildrenareilltheymay needtostayathometogetbetterandourkeyfocusisto makesureeveryone’sattendanceisthebestitcanbe.Please refertothelettersenthomew/c31stAugustforCOVID­ linkedinformation. Absenceswillbeunauthorisedforholidaysexceptin exceptionalcircumstances,andwhen attendancefallsto90%wemayaskforevidenceofillness intheformof,forexample,a doctor’sprescriptionorappointmentcard,inorderforusto authorisesuchabsences.WeareobligedtoinformtheLocal Authorityofcertainabsencesandtheymaychoosetoissue aFixedPenaltyNotice(fine). Sep 10­7:13 PM Punctualityisreallyimportant.Itallowschildrentostartthedayreadytolearn inanorganisedfashionandpromotesagoodworkethicwhichwillsupport themthroughouttheirlives.Pleaseensureyourchildisontimeeveryday.The gatesarelockedpromptly,andparticularlyatthemoment,wherewearelimited astowhichstaffcancollectyourchildfromtheofficebecauseofthebubble system,bemindfulthatyoumayhavetowaitoutsidetheofficeuntilateacher orTAcanleaveclasstocollectyourchild. Starttimes–pleasenote,thesetimesarewhilsttheCOVID­a9restrictionsarein place: KS2andanyyoungersiblings–between8.35and8.45am KS1,Receptionandanyyoungersiblings–between8.45and8.55am Nursery–9am Sep 10­7:13 PM 7