Year 2

Balfour Class Names Year R – Bugs Year 1 – Animals Year 2 – Trees and Plants Year 3 – Nature Year 4 – Science Year 5 – Countries Year 6 - Snakes All of the Year groups chose a theme and named classes using the letter they had been given. B A L F O U R

B – Bugs/Butterflies/Beetles/Bumblebees A – Armadillos/Alpacas/Anteaters/Aardvarks L – Lotus Flower/Laurel/Lavender/Lemon Tree F – Fern/Forest/Fossil/Feather O – Oxide/Orbit/Orion/Oxygen U – Uganda/Ukraine/USA/Uruguay R – River Jacks/Red Vipers/Rattlesnakes/Racers

Lotus Flower Miss Willis Mrs D

Lavender Ms Kingsbury / Miss Lindfield Mrs Paterson

Laurel Miss Freeman Miss Lopez

Lemon Tree Mr Huxley Mrs Georgiou

Routines Classrooms open at 8.50am for register at 9am. During the first week, there will be choosing time every day. Focus on getting to know the children and building up a positive classroom. Lunchtime systems remain the same. Teacher contact – on the door and email.

Teaching and Learning Similar structure to Year 1 for first half term. Working towards learning as a whole class. Focus groups during each lesson – every child will be worked with by the Teacher and TA over a week. Children sit their SATs in May. Those who didn’t pass their Phonic Screening will retake in June.

Teaching and Learning Children will be read with once a week. Books will be changed once a week (usually on the same day) Support may be offered through: A booster programme or group Pre teaching Post teaching ‘Resident Expert’ weekly In the new academic year there will be a workshop explaining more about year 2.

Finally… Our first topic will be ‘Promenades, Piers and Pioneers’. We will be going on a trip to Preston Manor in the Autumn term. Have a lovely summer! nickhuxley@balfour.brighton-hove.sch.org Any questions?

Miss Freeman / Mrs Lopez Year 2 Laurel Miss Freeman / Mrs Lopez