Westerton Primary School Welcome to Year Two!

Welcome to Year Two Mrs. Downes Mrs. Joad Mr. Clay Miss. Watkins Mrs. Finn Teaching Assistants- Mrs. Hadfield, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. McGaughran, Mrs. Smith and Miss. Morton, Miss.Nelson

Literacy in Year Two…. Setted groups Literacy session includes phonics New curriculum, Wordsmith demo Cross-curricular writing Reading

Numeracy in Year Two…. Setted groups Skills New curriculum Abacus demo Mathletics Homework

How do we assess your child’s attainment? STAT Sheffield – continuous assessment S.A.Ts- Reading test- 2 papers Grammar and punctuation test Spelling Mathematics

Teacher Assessment Based on the work the children have done throughout the year Based on day to day assessment Based on more formal assessments during the year. These are done on a half termly basis.

Assessing without levels Government changes in assessment mean that schools are now assessing children’s attainment in a new way. This will now mean that children are assessed to be working broadly below, at or above the expected level for their year group. The assessments are on-going throughout the year. Westerton is now using- STAT Sheffield.

Which tasks/tests will your child do? Literacy -Spelling, grammar and punctuation test -Reading assessment -Numeracy assessment The tasks and tests are used to support teacher assessment

Other Matters We will be having at least one trip in Year 2. This will be a visit to “The Deep” in Hull linked to our Science scheme. There will also be opportunities for special activity days and themed weeks that will be undertaken throughout the school.

New curriculum, new topics! History and Geography Guy Fawkes Great Fire of London Katie Morag Incredible Journeys Florida Seaside Holidays

DT and Art Making animal shelters Sliding Mechanisms Colour Mixing Aboriginal Art Clay Pot Souvenirs

Science Uses of everyday materials Plants Animals including humans Living things and habitats

Timetable Monday – Spellings Numeracy Homework (hand in day) Tuesday- Indoor P.E Wednesday- Games Friday- Numeracy homework Monday, Wednesday, Friday- Book changing days

General Information Money- Please ensure that any money coming into school is in a clearly labelled envelope with the child’s name, class, amount and what it is for Clothing- Please make sure that every item of clothing that your child brings into school is clearly labelled Please send your child to school with a coat each day as the weather may change Water bottle Jewellery- No jewellery should be worn at school. If it is a PE day and your child has pierced ears they should either not wear the studs or bring their own tape to school to cover the studs

PTFA If you are interested in becoming involved in the school PTFA – please let us know. Thank you.

Our Aim in Year Two Happy children Talk to us about any concerns For all children to achieve their best! Resilience