1. Westerton Primary School
Welcome to Year Two!

2. Welcome to Year Two Mrs. Downes Mrs. Joad Mr. Clay Miss. Watkins
Mrs. Finn
Teaching Assistants- Mrs. Hadfield, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. McGaughran, Mrs. Smith and Miss. Morton, Miss.Nelson

3. Literacy in Year Two…. Setted groups Literacy session includes phonics
New curriculum, Wordsmith demo
Cross-curricular writing
Reading

4. Numeracy in Year Two…. Setted groups Skills New curriculum Abacus demo
Mathletics
Homework

5. How do we assess your child’s attainment?
STAT Sheffield – continuous assessment
S.A.Ts-
Reading test- 2 papers
Grammar and punctuation test
Spelling
Mathematics

6. Teacher Assessment
Based on the work the children have done throughout the year
Based on day to day assessment
Based on more formal assessments during the year. These are done on a half termly basis.

7. Assessing without levels
Government changes in assessment mean that schools are now assessing children’s attainment in a new way.
This will now mean that children are assessed to be working broadly below, at or above the expected level for their year group. The assessments are on-going throughout the year. Westerton is now using- STAT Sheffield.

8. Which tasks/tests will your child do?
Literacy
-Spelling, grammar and punctuation test
-Reading assessment
-Numeracy assessment
The tasks and tests are used to support teacher assessment

9. Other Matters
We will be having at least one trip in Year 2. This will be a visit to “The Deep” in Hull linked to our Science scheme.
There will also be opportunities for special activity days and themed weeks that will be undertaken throughout the school.

10. New curriculum, new topics! History and Geography
Guy Fawkes
Great Fire of London
Katie Morag
Incredible Journeys
Florida
Seaside Holidays

11. DT and Art Making animal shelters Sliding Mechanisms Colour Mixing
Aboriginal Art
Clay Pot Souvenirs

12. Science Uses of everyday materials Plants Animals including humans
Living things and habitats

31. Timetable Monday – Spellings Numeracy Homework (hand in day)
Tuesday- Indoor P.E
Wednesday- Games
Friday- Numeracy homework
Monday, Wednesday, Friday- Book changing days

32. General Information Money-
Please ensure that any money coming into school is in a clearly labelled envelope with the child’s name, class, amount and what it is for
Clothing-
Please make sure that every item of clothing that your child brings into school is clearly labelled
Please send your child to school with a coat each day as the weather may change
Water bottle
Jewellery-
No jewellery should be worn at school. If it is a PE day and your child has pierced ears they should either not wear the studs or bring their own tape to school to cover the studs

33. PTFA
If you are interested in becoming involved in the school PTFA – please let us know. Thank you.

34. Our Aim in Year Two Happy children Talk to us about any concerns
For all children to achieve their best!
Resilience