Email: n.ball@thepinesschool.org.uk Welcome to Year 2 Oak Email: n.ball@thepinesschool.org.uk Taking Pride and Aiming High

Aims of this session To inform you about things your child will need this year To find out about expectations for Year 2 To improve communication and home-school links Taking Pride and Aiming High

Schools Values Challenge Community Self Belief

Attendance The key to academic success is EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE. In order for your child to be successful at school we expect them to be here EVERY DAY unless they are ill. As a school we have HIGH EXPECTATIONS of your child. To maximise learning, attendance should be more than 96%. HOLIDAYS are not to be taken during term time. A RECORD of any holidays taken will be kept in your child’s file. Any doctor, hospital APPOINTMENTS should be made for after school. Taking Pride and Aiming High

Punctuality Punctuality is vital. Pupils are expected to arrive in school by 8.45 so lessons can start promptly and the site can be secured. Please do not line up with your child, as other parents cannot see their children. It also prevents children from seeing their teacher. We ask that all parents step back and allow their child to line up independently, as they do for break and lunch. If they arrive after this and the gates are shut, they need to enter through the office. Pupils are marked as late if they arrive after 9:00am when the register closes. Taking Pride and Aiming High

Staff Miss Ball Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Mrs Stacey (NQT time cover Wednesday morning) Mrs Stewart and Mrs Smith (PPA cover Wednesday afternoon) Taking Pride and Aiming High

Timetable Taking Pride and Aiming High

Curriculum Map Taking Pride and Aiming High

Curriculum Map Taking Pride and Aiming High

Expectations See A5 booklet Taking Pride and Aiming High

SATs SATs will be in May and are a national test which will assess children against the national curriculum We will hold an information evening later on in the year – please attend this Please reassure your child about the tests, we immerse them into normal curriculum so children have nothing to fear. Everything they need to know they will have been taught. Taking Pride and Aiming High

How you can support your child in Year 2 Reading – daily, which should include re-reading sections to practise fluency Writing – as many opportunities at home as possible! Weekly homework Maths – Weekly homework Spellings- Please practise spelling the common exception words for Year 1 and 2 Taking Pride and Aiming High

Websites - Maths http://www.ictgames.com/index.html - great for Maths games! http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html - multiplication http://www.nationwideeducation.co.uk/finance-education/personal/students/04-07_counting-on-money/int_rena-jay-storybook-v1.php - money https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/VTC/2009-10/maths/financial-literacy/financialEducation/coin-challenge.swf- money http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/maths/games/number_jumbler/small_sound/standard.shtml Taking Pride and Aiming High

Websites - English Taking Pride and Aiming High https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/vtc/20050224/English/Keystage1/Writing/tradit/introduct/default.htm - Fairy Tales http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/story_plant/small_no_sound/standard2.shtml - story generator http://www.stmartins-infant.surrey.sch.uk/parents-pages/curriculum (under WRITING)  The PowerPoint also gives a range of suggestions for supporting and encouraging children to write at home. http://www.shoutaboutmagazine.com/ - Shout About Magazine” – a children’s online magazine for creative writing and illustration. http://www.piecorbett.org.uk/ - Creative writing ideas from educational writer and poet, Pie Corbett. http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/expert-help/choosing-books http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/expert-help/encouraging-reading http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/genre/top/Top-10-Books.html - Author and book lists with suggestions for encouraging the enjoyment of reading http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-site/expert-help/grammar-punctuation-and-spelling-made-easy http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/literacy/index.htm Taking Pride and Aiming High

Websites - General http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - lots of links to other website (either search for a specific focus or search by subject and age) http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/science_6_7.shtml - interactive science activities for all the science topics we will cover over the year http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ http://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2 Taking Pride and Aiming High

Communication Class Teacher available at the end of every day Sign up for emails from The Pines at the Office – saves paper! Monthly newsletter Website: www.thepinesschool.org.uk Twitter: @pinesprimary Letters home Class Teacher available at the end of every day If you need to pass a message to us in the morning please send your child in with a note Taking Pride and Aiming High

PE kits will come home on a Friday to be returned Monday morning Monday – Outdoor PE with Mr Howorth (White t-shirt, black shorts, socks and trainers. In cold weather children are allowed to wear trousers and a hoody) Thursday- Indoor PE with Miss Ball (White t-shirt, black shorts, plimsolls) PE kits will come home on a Friday to be returned Monday morning We aim to do PE in most weathers Taking Pride and Aiming High

PACKED LUNCHES Packed lunches should include a healthy sandwich, yoghurt, fruit, a bag of crisps, a biscuit etc. We do not allow sweets, chocolate or products containing nuts. Fizzy drinks are not allowed. We are a NUT FREE school due to children who have severe allergies. This includes peanut butter, Nutella etc. Water bottles should come to school everyday and should contain only water. Fruit is provided at break times

Home Learning Home learning will come home on a Thursday and need to be returned no later than Tuesday morning. Weekly homework will include: Spellings, Maths, Writing and daily reading at home Children will have a spelling test every week There will be project based home learning sent home during the holidays Taking Pride and Aiming High

Trips and Productions Autumn 1 – Natural History Museum Trip, Harvest Festival Assembly Autumn 2 – KS1 Nativity performance, Art Gallery in school, Library Visit Spring 1- Back to the Stuarts Day! Library Visit, Fire Safety talk Spring 2 – Great Fire of London Workshop, London’s burning Summer 1 – Walk around the local area, Visit linked to Seasons around the world Summer 2 – Key Stage trip, Library visit Taking Pride and Aiming High

Online safety Taking Pride and Aiming High New technologies have become integral to the lives of children and young people in today’s society, both within schools and in their lives outside school and we want to keep our children safe. We will does this by: It is woven into our curriculum and we have an extra focus on E-Safety at the time of national E-Safety week in February. Every member of staff, parent and child will be asked to sign an Acceptable Use Policy. This is to ensure: • That young people will be responsible users and stay safe while using the internet and other communications technologies for educational, personal and recreational use. • That school ICT systems and users are protected from accidental or deliberate misuse that could put the security of the systems and users at risk. • That parents and carers are aware of the importance of e-safety and are involved in the education and guidance of young people with regard to their on-line behaviour. We will be holding an e-safety information session this year. - If you have any questions on how to keep your child safe see your class teacher. Taking Pride and Aiming High

You will have received a letter inviting you to join Seesaw. This is an app which is an online learning journal for your child. Teachers will be posting photos, videos and work your child has created. Family members can like and comment on items, allowing you to engage with your child’s learning. It will give you a portal into your child’s life at school. This is another excellent way we are communicating with families about the learning and progress your child is making, so we ask that everyone signs up to this.

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