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Respect all people, animals and the environment. Overcome challenges and never give up. Open our minds to creativity and curiosity. Take care of our bodies and our minds. Speak kindly and listen to others. Our ROOTS

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Yellow and Red Leaves Warning. Not following our ROOTS. Still not making the right choices. 5 minutes in Reflection.

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ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Protective Hands Every child has a protective hand. We all have the right to feel safe. Nothing is so awful that you can’t talk to someone about it.

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Worry Box Every class has one. Children are encouraged to share their worries.

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Correct uniform Come to school prepared Homework completed on time Reading journal in school every day Our expectations

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Black/Grey trousers/skirt. Black shoes White or blue shirt/polo Navy blue cardigan/jumper No bracelets/necklaces. Earrings must be studs, not hooped. PE navy blue trousers/shorts Navy blue t shirt Trainers for outdoor PE Uniform

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Parent Mail – ensure you are registered. Home reading journal. Call office to make appointment. New Twitter / Facebook coming soon. Communication

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Support your child by going through tasks together. Talk to them – did they find it tricky or easy? Spellings – test each Monday Homework goes home on a Wednesday, due to be handed in on a Monday. Home learning

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire 5 times a week. Even 10 minutes is beneficial. If they get stuck on a word – ask them to sound it out. Ask comprehension questions, discuss what they liked or didn’t like. Reading at home

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Fire and Festivals: Finding out about the Great Fire of London Learning about Samuel Pepys Finding out about festivals of light. We will be writing diary entries and newspaper reports. This half term

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Masterchef: Finding out about where our food comes from. Reading ‘The Rascally Cake’ and ‘War and Peas’. Learning about food safety and hygiene. Having a class vs class masterchef competition. Creating foodscapes in art. Writing sets of instructions, stories and information texts. The rest of the year:

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Mary Anning Meets The Dinosaurs: Taking a trip to the Natural History Museum Finding out about dinosaurs, their extinction and about fossils. Finding out about Mary Anning Reading ‘Stone Girl Bone Girl’ Writing stories and an information guide for the museum. The rest of the year:

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Green Fingers: Comparing gardens in the Victorian era to gardens today. Designing our own garden and thinking about which plants would grow well. Finding out about what plants need to grow. Looking at different types of gardens. Reading ‘The Selfish Giant’ by Oscar Wilde. Writing poetry and setting descriptions. The rest of the year:

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Explorers: Finding out about Frances Drake and Christopher Columbus. Discovering how explorers navigated the globe. Reading ‘The Snail and the Whale’. Writing letters, stories and poetry about the sea. The rest of the year:

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Maths in Year 2 We teach maths daily. We use apparatus almost every day. We teach correct vocabulary. You can help by: Practising fluency using KIRFs. Supporting your child with home learning. Pointing out opportunities for maths in everyday life.

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire We use Ruth Miskin’s Read Write Inc Phonics. Daily 30 minute phonics lessons. Children learn new sounds. Spellings will be linked to their sounds. They learn to ‘blend’ the sounds into words. We also focus on comprehension and spelling. Phonics

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire How we grow our learning Gold ’Got it’ Green ‘Grow it’ I grew my learning with a friend // new paragraph Vf Verbal feedback W spelling mistake I Independent missing capital letter GG Guided group W! punctuation error TA Teaching assistant

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire No more levels Children either work below, at or above national expectations. Year 2 SATs will take place in Summer 2. These will be done in small groups – the children will not be aware that they are doing them. Children who did not achieve the pass mark in the Year 1 Phonics Screening will retake the screening in the Summer. Assessment

ThriveEnjoyAchieveAspire Welcome Miss Segui Inclusion manager