1. Welcome to Year 2
Thank you for coming!

2. Overview Our year group/class Routines and independence
Uniform and PE kits
Lessons and learning
SATs
Reading
How you can help
The fun parts! 

3. Year 2 – what to expect
Staff
Organisation
Classroom ethos
Targets
Working walls
Homework

4. A typical day
Visual timetable
Uniform expectations
A typical morning – Handwriting, Spelling, English, Maths
A typical afternoon – Foundation subjects
Play times, milk and fruit and lunch times
Assemblies
Sharing news and reading

5. Morning routine
Independence
Belongings (water bottle, book bag, small toy, P.E. kit and belongings named)
Handwriting or maths at tables
Book changing days (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
P.E. day (Wednesday and gymnastics/dance)

6. Lessons
English – spelling, SPaG, reading, writing and speaking and listening
Maths – arithmetic, reasoning and problem solving
Foundation subjects
Marking and feedback (green pen)
Sunshine Friday (40 mins)

7. SATs Reading (2 papers) Maths (2 papers – arithmetic and reasoning)
Date to be confirmed – must be completed during the month of May.
Teacher Assessment

8. Reading - SAT

9. Maths - SAT

10. Reading – in school
3 strands of a good reader – reading to oneself, reading aloud and being read to
Teach reading by balancing the auditory (phonics), visual (HFW), and story sense (comprehension)
Individual readers
Reading skills lesson
Daily reading in class
Reading at home (strategies and expectations)

11. Reading – at home
Balance HFW, phonics and comprehension (picture clues)
Reading records – have help inside
Reading targets
Always leave us a little message
Book changing days – Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Read little and often
And remember listening to a reader will help too!
Library

12. How can you help?
Reading
Spellings
Learning logs
Maths – counting, number recognition, times tables
Organisation

13. Growth Mindset
MV mindsets
New approach to challenges
How to improve and
get better through positive
thinking.

14. Visits and trips
Famous people day – Friday 13th October)
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (date TBC summer term)
Churwell Action group
Dance workshop (Summer)
Year 2 Celebration event (TBC – after SATs)

15. Questions?
Thank you for coming