Year 2 Information Meeting Meet the team and expectations

School values

Exciting year ahead! Heroes or villains Themed weeks Performance trip to York College! Rumble in the jungle Visit from an animal expert! Oooh aaah me ‘earties Pirates and mermaids performance Year 2 love fancy dress so dust off your dressing up boxes!

Year 2 Assessments Taken during May Delivered in classroom or small groups with familiar adults Not strictly timed Assessments feed into ongoing assessments throughout the year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8MjPFWRQs0

English expectations Reading Writing Read fluently common exception, two or more syllables words Read without overt sounding out and blending, up to 90 words per minute Answer questions and make some inferences Able to identify the meaning of words and phrases Vocabulary- using adjectives, powerful verbs, adverbs, and writing different types of sentences. Spelling words- common exception words accurately, some contracted forms(don’t, I’ll, won’t), adding suffixes- (_ly, _ed, _ing, _ful) and making the correct choice in the spelling of graphemes. Conjunctions- using a range to extend and add detail- and, but, because, if, or, when, so that Punctuation- consistent use of capital letters and full stops with some question and exclamation marks Handwriting- correct orientation and size, spaces between words and beginning to join. https://www.spellzone.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEWlfQQl_Uo

Maths expectations Partition two digit numbers into different combinations Use partitioning to add and subtract calculations Subtract a two digit number from a two digit number Recognise the inverse of operations Recall multiplication and division facts for 2,5 and 10 times tables. Identify a fraction of an amount and shape- 1/3, 1/4, 1/2, 2/4, ¾ Use coins to make different amounts- e.g. how many £2 coins are needed to exchange for a £20 note? Read scales of ones, twos, fives and tens in a practical situation Read the time to the nearest 15 minutes Properties of 2D and 3D shapes- sides, vertices, line of symmetry, edges

How can you support your child in Year 2? Support with homework- reading, spelling, alternative week of maths and reading comps Coming into school prepared Plenty of talk Visits out and about Family time Plenty of playing Sleep and a good diet