Year 2 Curriculum Evening Wednesday 30th September 2015

Agenda 1.Welcome 2.Meet the Staff 3.Feedback from Parents 4.General Overview, including an overview of a typical day 5.English – including phonics 6.Mathematics 7.Topic 8.Homework – newsletter 9.E-Safety 10.Voluntary contributions and residential trip

A day in the life of Year 2… Expectations we have of the children ~ Growing independence Swimming Library Named uniform, including PE kit Water bottles Contact book

A typical day in Year 2… Morning: Register Phonics English Playtime Mathematics Afternoon: Topic work Playtime (when/if children need one) Assembly Story/ Singing

English Reading High focus on reading to also be supported at home Read widely for pleasure and for meaning Challenging higher level comprehension skills Reciting poetry – ‘to build up a repertoire of poems learnt by heart’ Writing Less of a focus on genre and more focus on quality writing Proofreading, evaluating and editing their own writing

English SPaG Use of full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks, question marks, commas for lists and apostrophes for contracted forms and the possessive (singular) Use of past and present tense Name, identify and use nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs Phonics All children have started Phase 6 which we have linked to the Primary National Curriculum Spelling Overview wordlists All children have Phonics every morning, with some having intervention in the afternoons

English Assessment Summer First tests based on the new national curriculum. Grammar, punctuation and spelling paper Children will have to spell and write words dictated to them to fill gaps in sentences. Questions paper Children will have to, for example, identify the correct tense, choose the correct word and identify types of words in sentences. The papers are marked by the class teacher and will be used to support the teacher’s end of year judgement. (2L, 2S or 2H)

Mathematics The New Curriculum Number : Place value, Addition & Subtraction, Multiplication & Division, Fractions 70% Measurement, Geometry & Statistics 30%

Mathematics The National Curriculum for mathematics aims to ensure all pupils: become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.

Mathematics Key Issues The Programme of Study is organised by year group, national curriculum levels are no longer used Differentiation The expectation is that the majority of pupils will move through the Programme of Study at broadly the same pace ‘Pupils who grasp concepts rapidly should be challenged through being offered rich and sophisticated problems before any acceleration through new content’

Mathematics How can you help? By the end of Year 2, pupils should know the number bonds to 20 and be precise in using and understanding place value. An emphasis on practise at this early stage will aid fluency. Pupils should read and spell mathematical vocabulary, at a level consistent with their increasing word reading and spelling knowledge at key stage 1. Support with weekly homework will be invaluable

Mathematics Assessment Summer First tests based on the new national curriculum. Arithmetic paper, 25 questions Reasoning paper, including 5 aural questions The papers are marked by the class teacher and will be used to support the teacher’s end of year judgement. (2L, 2S or 2H)

Topic Our topics this year are: Autumn Who am I? Compare and contrast Spring Making a difference What was it like? Summer Intrepid explorers Growing together Available on the website Year 2 Termly Curriculum Overviews

Key Questions Autumn 1- Who Am I? What makes us unique? What makes a kind, thoughtful and caring citizen? Who do you know who displays these characteristics? How do I keep myself healthy and safe? Where do I belong? Autumn 2 – Compare & Contrast What makes a Community? How are things the same and different? What causes this? Where on Earth do I live? Is everybody's world like mine? What is Art? Is change permanent?

Spring 1 – making a difference How can I play my part in looking after my world? What is waste? What can we do to make a difference? Spring 2 – What was it like? What was it like to be a child in World War II? How do major events change people’s lives? How did an invention change people’s lives?

Summer 1 – Intrepid explorers Why do we explore? How can we compare and contrast our locality with others around the world? What is biodiversity? Summer 2 – Growing together What are the conditions needed for good growth and development? How do we prepare for moving on? How can we make good choices? Do things need to happen in a particular order?

We will be learning the Ocarina later in the year! Music

Home reading - Books generally changed each Monday Extension books - Independent English - Comprehension or Spelling/ Punctuation/Grammar task Issued on a Tuesday and handed in on the following Monday (October-May) Maths – Issued on Fridays to be handed in the following Monday Topic - When required in place of Friday Maths Spellings and Maths facts - On-going Homework

E-safety With ever expanding new technologies such as blogs (online diaries), social networking spaces, online chat and mobile phones children are using technology in a way never seen before. The increased use of technology at school and home also exposes children to a number of risks and dangers. In its simplest form e-safety is about ensuring children use new technologies in a way which will keep them safe without limiting their opportunities for creation and innovation. Acceptable Use Policy will be completed in school with the children.

Acceptable Use Policy

Safe ~ to remain safe by protecting personal information; Meeting ~ never meet somebody you have only been in touch with online without a parent or guardian; Accepting ~ do not accept , files or messages from people you don’t know; Reliable ~ not all information on the Internet is true, including the identity of others Tell ~ it is never to late to tell a parent, carer or responsible adult if someone or something makes you feel afraid online. E-safety – Rules

Voluntary Contributions & Residential trips.