Ms Begum Assistant Head teacher 11 th September 2019
Welcome This meeting is just to inform you of what your child will be doing in Year 2 and more importantly how you can best prepare and support your child this academic year. You will be issued a newsletter which covers in detail the information provided in this session.
Year 2 Team Head of Year 2: Ms Begum Class Teachers: 2H Ms Hantar 2A Mr Argent Support staff: Ms Bibi, Ms Jasmine, Ms Yeasmin, Mr Artan, Ms Ahmed
DAYS OF P.E. Monday and Wednesday Please bring PE kits on Monday and leave them for the whole week. A PE kit should consist of plimsolls or trainers, shorts and T-shirts. Jogging bottoms or leggings can be worn for outdoor PE.
HOMEWORK - EXPECTATIONS Homework is a tool for children to consolidate their learning. It is very important that you set a routine for your child and support them as much as you can. Class teacher’s will be keeping a record of which children have completed their homework and those who have not (unless they were absent) will be sanctioned. Parents will be notified if this becomes a persistent problem.
HOMEWORK - EXPECTATIONS In year 2 homework will be given to the children every Thursday and should be returned on the following Wednesday. If you have any queries please see the class teacher. Reading - please ensure that your child reads for 15-20 minutes every day. Your child will be able to take books home from the school library bi-weekly. Children must return books they have previously borrowed before taking out new books. Please ensure that they take care of the books they are given and bring them in daily. If your child has lost their library books please inform the school. In addition to the library book, your child will be given a levelled reading book which will be changed every Thursday. We will be continuing with our online reading platform, Bug Club. Your child will be given 6 books at the start of each half term. Please encourage them to read one book each week and answer the questions. We will be monitoring the reading progress and sharing the information with the children.
HOMEWORK – HOW TO HELP WITH READING Your child should be reading every day for at least 20 minutes each day. This will help them recognise more words and build their reading stamina. If your child is stuck on a word, they can use the following strategies to help them read: - Sound the word out - Read little words in the long word (chunking) e.g. football can be read as foot ball - Use the pictures to help - Reread the sentence from the beginning - Check for meaning Listen to your child read. Ask them questions to help support their understanding of the story, for example, Who are the main characters? What happens first/ next/ finally? What was the problem? How was the problem solved? What other ways could the story have ended?
HOMEWORK – HOW TO HELP WITH WRITING Practice spelling the Year 2 High Frequency words and the common exception words. They should be able to spell all the words correctly by the end of the year. Ask your child to always think about what they are going to write. Orally rehearse this so that they have memorised it. Write the sentence, then re-read to check that it makes sense. It is very important that children reread their writing because it will help them identify missing words or incorrect spelling. Encourage your child to make their writing more exciting by using adventurous vocabulary. You can create a word bank of adjectives with them which they can refer to when writing at home. This will also build up their own knowledge of a range of vocabulary. Ask them to extend their sentences by using connectives, such as, and, because, but, so that, when, if E.g. I went to the park with my family and we played a fun game of hide and seek.
HIGH FREQUENCY WORD LIST
HOMEWORK – HOW TO HELP WITH MATHS Help your child learn the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times table. Children should be able to recall these quickly. Check that your child is able to partition numbers in tens and one e.g 53 is 5 tens and 3 ones. Ask your child to count in 10s from any number e.g. count in 10s starting from 26 Make a clock with them at home with moving hands. Ask them to show you different times on it (o'clock, quarter past, quarter to, five minutes). Throughout the day, ask your child to tell you the time. Let your child help you in the kitchen measuring, counting, timing and cutting. Use specific vocabulary, such as can you cut the cucumber into quarters? How long will it take to mash the banana? Have your child help you at the shop, finding the correct amount of money or adding the prices of different items.
RESEARCH PROJECT Each half term, we will set a research project which will be linked to the topic. Details of this will be in the newsletter. Please ensure they have enough time to complete their research and take an interest as these projects are intended to direct their own learning. The research project this half term will be linked to the children’s topic work about Keeping Healthy and will help them work on their research and presentation skills. The children will be researching and creating a collage of an Eatwell plate that covers each of the food groups. The project should include some facts about each of the food groups, how that food group helps the body and some examples of foods that can be found in it.
The Year 2 National Curriculum Test The National Curriculum test is an assessment to confirm whether children have learnt reading and mathematical skills to an appropriate standard. This is undertaken in all state schools in Year 2. They are administered internally by teachers. The National Curriculum test is broken down into 4 parts: Reading Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation Arithmetic Reasoning It consists of 5 papers taken over a period of a few weeks. Children will be given plenty of time to complete their tests. Throughout the year children will be able to complete practice tests to help them develop their test taking skills and become aware with the layout of the paper.
Behaviour
Serious behaviours Exceptional behaviours These behaviours will result in the child receiving a red card Your child may earn a good news slip for these • Repeated moderate level behaviours. • Shown to be an independent learner • Vandalism (breaking school or others property • Showing resilience and perseverance deliberately) • Leaving or entering the playground/classroom • Working well collaboratively in a without permission. group • Threatening or throwing chairs. • Showing curiosity and creative thinking • Violent behaviour: vicious kicking, hitting, biting, spitting, throwing or kicking an object at anyone. • Being an active listener and • Entering the building without permission. contributing relevant ideas • Swearing or being aggressive towards other • Helping someone in need without children and adults. • Dangerous refusal to follow instructions that may prompting put them or others at risk. • Exceptional manners • Stealing. • Remained fully engaged with their • Bullying at school or online. learning. • Discrimination.
Online Safety The Internet can be wonderful for kids. They can use it to research school reports, communicate, and play interactive games. But online access also comes with risks, like inappropriate content, cyberbullying, and online predators. Using apps and websites where kids interact, predators may pose as a child or teen looking to make a new friend. They might ask the child to exchange personal information, such as address and phone number
WHAT DO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE DO ONLINE? Children and young people go online to connect with friends, and make new ones, to browse the internet for information, chat with others and play games. They may: search for content on search engines like Google create, share, comment on or 'like' images or videos through apps such as Musical.ly, Instagram and Snapchat keep up-to-date with friends and celebrities on social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter and Instagram live-stream videos through sites such as Facebook Live and Instagram Live communicate with others using voice and video chat, or instant messenger. This can take place on social networks, through messaging apps like Whatsapp and in some types of games play games through websites, apps or game consoles. They may also watch others playing games or stream their own game-play through sites such as Twitch and YouTube
SOCIAL MEDIA
ONLINE GAMING
WHAT CAN YOU DO? There are risks, but by understanding and talking about the dangers you can help keep your child safe online.
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