Motto, values and the pledge The Curriculum Timetable Birthdays - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

 Motto, values and the pledge  The Curriculum  Timetable  Birthdays  Classroom Behaviour  Home Learning  Routines  Uniform  School meals  PE  Parent Support

Year 2 Class Names – these birds exemplify our school value of excellence (in being precise when hunting for prey). By using birds as class names we expect to build children’s knowledge and understanding of nature, so developing their respect for the natural world – important for Ark Byron given our future home within the park. Kingfisher Kestrels

Welcome to Year 2 Kingf ngfis isher ers team am Kestrels strels team am

Our Values: Exploration Endeavour Excellence Who can remember our academy motto ?

Children of Ark Byron Can you complete the lines ?? We are the children of Ark Byron. We are the children….. We want roots to help us….. We want rings inside our…… We want roots to feed our ….. We want wings to set us …….. By Chris Guard

Our motto is Courage to reach for the sky We want all our children to aim high in their learning and life.

The Curriculum  Details are on the website but this term our topic is driven by history - about the history of flight and early airplanes and pioneers.  Our first trip of the year is to the science museum on 25 th September.

Classroom  As a class we decide on our class rules – based upon rights and responsibilities.  We encourage positive behaviour.  Classroom Rules have been agreed – expectations set  Linked to school values and motto  Reward with individual class rewards & certificates of achievement linked to values - weekly assembly  Traffic light system  Exceptional circumstances - being sent out to another class for 10 minutes.  Parents and carers will be kept informed – thank you for your support.

Year 2 SATS  We will be giving you more information about this later in Year 2.  All Year 2 children sit these tests in late May/June.  They are set by the government but are marked by the school.  There are tests in reading, grammar, spelling, arithmetic and maths problem-solving.  These tests will be a natural progression from the termly tests children at Byron sit from the start of Year 1, so should not be daunting.  We will tell you in advance if we need you to provide extra support to your child at home.

Year Two: Autumn 2017 Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Register and Register and Register and Register and Calendar Register and Calendar 8.45 am Calendar Maths Calendar Maths Calendar Maths Maths Maths 8.50-9.05am 8:50 – 9:05 Assembly Assembly 8:50 – 9: 35 English English English 9.10am English 9.05am Maths (grammar) 9:35 – 9.50 Break Break Break Break Break 9.50-10.40 Phonics Phonics Phonics Phonics Phonics 10:45 – 11:40 Maths English Maths Maths Maths 11:40 – 12:40 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 12.40-12.50 Maths meeting Maths meeting Maths meeting Maths meeting Reading revolution Kestrels: 12.50-13.10 Reading revolution Reading revolution 12.40-13.30 12.50-13.30 Reading Philosophy/RE Revolution 13.10-13.25 Handwriting Handwriting 13.30 PE at Everyone And Reading Active PPA from 1.15pm. Revolution 14.10-15.00PSHE/ 13:25 – 14:15 13:25 – 14:15 Mindfulness Kingfishers: 1.15pm PE, Humanities Humanities OR 2.20 pm Break, 2.40pm Kingfishers: Spanish 14:15 – 14:30 Break 13.10-13.50 14:15 – 14:30 Break Kestrels PSHE/Mindfulness Kestrels: 1.15pm 13.30-14.00 Music 13:25 – 15:30 14.00-14.30 PE at Spanish, 2.30pm break, then 14.00-14.30 Everyone Active 2.40 pm PE 14.30-15.40 Computing OR 14:30 – 15:40 Science 14.40-15.15 Reading Art Kingfishers Revolution 13.30-14.00 Computing 15:15 – 15:30 Circle 14.00-14.30Music time End of the day End of the day End of the day End of the day End of the day 15:30-15:45 Reflection/story Reflection/story Reflection/story Reflection/story Reflection/story

Behaviour and Learning strategies  TTYP  STAR position  No Hands Up (unless for a question)  Signals for e.g. toilet – crossed fingers  Finger on nose for tissue

Home Learning  Thursday - Please bring in Reading books and Reading records so these can be changed.  Support your child reading a book - these are changed weekly  Please initial or add a comment in the reading record book.  Support your child reading a book - these are changed weekly  Spellings go out on a Friday. We will have a spelling test on Thursday. Please send in the spelling list from that week on the Thursday.  Mathletics – will be set on a Friday.

School Uniform  Boys Byron blazer, Byron red jumper with trim with school logo, white collared shirt, school tie, charcoal grey trousers/shorts, grey socks, black shoes  Girls Byron blazer, Byron red cardigan/jumper with trim with school logo, white collared shirt, school tie, charcoal grey pinafore/trousers, white socks or grey tights, black shoes, Byron red or school colour hair accessories  PE: Byron red tracksuit with school logo, blue T shirt with logo, red P .E. Shorts white/black plimsolls, white/black socks. PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING !

PE  PE days are Tuesday and Thursday .  Please make sure that the children’s clothes are labelled.  Children wear PE clothes to school on Tuesdays but bring their kit on Thursdays .

Lunch and Snack  Snacks Fruit is provided by the school but you are more than welcome to bring a healthy snack of fruit or vegetable Due to allergies, please make sure that snacks provided from home are free from nuts.  Water bottles are not necessary as we always have water available in the classroom and playground but you are welcome to send your child with a bottle.  Lunch is at 11.50am and the menus are on the website.

Birthdays  Please no cakes nor party bags.  We do a birthday song/celebration at school

Communication  You can email us with any queries.  Parent Consultations  Newsletter  Class letters The teacher email for Kingfisher class is: h.cok@arkbyron.org And for Kestrel class it is: s.hignett@arkbyron.org

Parent help  Attendance – holiday in term time will not be authorised. If you plan to be away it is important for our records that you complete the form available from Miss Watson in the Office.  Punctuality – learning starts immediately so your child loses out and disrupts the rest of the class.  Readers  Trips

We hope you and your child have a successful and happy year with us!