Welcome to Year 2 at Hounslow Town Primary School

Who we are…. The Teachers in Year 2 are: 2 Green – Mrs Sivanathan (Leader of Learning) 2 Lime – Mrs Cunningham 2 Mint – Mr O’Donnell 2 Olive – Miss Barber The Teaching Assistants are: Ms Armstrong, Mrs Shepherd, Mrs Saini, Ms Molloy & Mrs Clapham Support Teachers: Mrs Azzouzi & Mrs Cudlipp, Ms Guerra Assistant Headteacher of Years 1 and 2 Miss Gillespie

Morning work - Children should come into school 08:50. Doors are closed at 09:00 and after this, children will be marked as late. Talking to teachers about your child. - Please can this be done at the end of the day when teachers have time to discuss in detail. School Day and Expectations

Our Main Topics This Year:  Autumn 1 and 2 – London Past and Present  Spring 1 and 2 – Hot and Cold Places  Summer 1 and 2 – Queens and Explorers

Targets Children are given targets for Literacy and Maths. These are displayed in the classroom and in their books. Targets will be shared with you at Parents’ Evening.

Equipment O School Uniform (no earrings, jewellery or nail varnish) O PE kits O Book bag O Reading Record Book O Homework Book O Spelling book O Library Book O All books to stay in the book bag and please check them everyday for important letters.

PE Kit O Children have PE twice a week; Dance and Gym with their class teacher and Games and Athletics on rotation with the sports coach during PPA. O Please make sure that all PE kits are labelled with names and classes. O Jewellery (watches and karas aside) is not allowed to be worn in school. Earrings are against school policy and are a health and safety issue. O It is very important that your child knows how to dress and undress themselves quickly for PE.

IndoorOutdoor Black or blue shorts (cotton) Black or blue Jogging trousers White or blue T-shirt (plain) Black or Blue Sweatshirt (plain) Plimsolls Trainers (sports) and white or black socks Labelled drawstring bag All clothing to be named

Homework  Homework is set on Thursday and must be returned on Tuesday.  Homework is directly linked to what your child is learning in school and is a vital part of their learning.  This year your child will get one piece of written homework; it will either be Maths or Literacy.  During the half term holidays your child will research a project linked to their new topic.  Some parts of the homework will be independent but other parts will require your support and guidance.  Please check your child’s homework and make sure it is of good quality.  Please make sure that your child has a quiet learning space in order to do their homework and at a set time.

Spellings Spellings are given on a Thursday and tested the following Thursday. It is expected that children understand the meaning of the words being tested as well as the spelling. The spellings are linked to the phonic phases.

Literacy Writing O Please encourage your child to write at home and read back to you what they have read. O Spelling is not the most important thing at the moment when writing - the content is!

Reading at home and school O Children are expected to read each night at home for 15 minutes and parents are asked to comment in their Reading Records. Levelled reading books are changed 2-3 times a week. O When you have finished reading it is very important that you ask your child questions about what you have read as this is what will determine if they have understood what they have read. O The reading books your child brings home is at an appropriate level for them. O Once your child has read the book there are some questions at the back of the book to ask them to help them develop their comprehension skills. O Children read with a teacher every week in Guided Reading sessions. O Please visit the Library.

Maths O How you can help your child O 2, 5 and 10 times tables (1x2=2…) O Telling the time O Money values and change O Number facts to 20 O Addition and subtraction The emphasis in maths is ‘show me, convince me’. Children need to show their understanding as well as knowing the facts.

Assessment in the New Curriculum No more levels!

Each Year Group will have Key Concepts for that year

O Teacher assessment in maths and reading informed by externally set, internally marked tests. O There will also be an externally set test in grammar, punctuation and spelling which will help to inform the teacher assessment of writing O These tests will take place in May and will reflect the New Curriculum and the first new assessments will take place this summer. KS1 Assessments

O Children in KS1 are entiled to free school meals. O School dinners: Children have a choice between a vegetarian, fish, meat or a halal hot lunch. There is also a fresh salad bar. O Packed Lunch: We are a ‘Healthy School’ which means that we promote healthy eating and do not allow fizzy drinks or sweets in packed lunches. O No sharing food. O No Nuts: Our school has a ‘No Nuts’ policy for all food on the premises as we have a lot of severe nut allergies in the school. Also be aware of nuts in other foods. School Lunch

O Contact information – It is vital that your contact details are accurate and up-to-date. O Parent Mail – If you would like the school to or text you with all current information then please sign up for parent mail. Contacting You

O It is absolutely vital that if your child has a medical issue of any kind the school is informed about it and that you have filled in a medical form and provided the school with the correct medication. O Children are not allowed to have medication in their bags. All medication goes to the welfare room. Welfare

Parent Workshops coming soon O Literacy workshop O Maths workshop O Any more? Please let us know your thoughts with the parent evaluation/questionnaire.

Ways to help your child  Ensure that your child is organised.  Test your child on their spellings.  Make sure your child reads at home every day.  Ensure your child has a quiet working space at home.  Check your child’s homework when they have finished.

Diary Dates O London Trip: O 2 Lime and 2 Olive Monday 5 th October 2015 O 2 Green and 2 Mint Tuesday 6 th October 2015 O Staff INSET day Friday 23 rd October 2015 O Half term week beginning 26 th October 2015

Thank you for coming! Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.