1. Year Two Miss R Tembey Miss L Broughton
Miss M Turner Mr G Collinson Miss J Gilberthorpe

2. Changes Move from Year 1 to Year 2 Change in room
Strong Christian Ethos continues throughout school.
Commitment to learning continues
More responsibilities – Music and hall monitors for Collective Worship; Library monitors; Paired reading with younger children

3. Year 2 timetable of topics.
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Topics
India
Toys
Fire, Fire!
Dragons
Knights and Castles
Australia
Texts
Enormous Crocodile.
Charlotte’s Webb
The tunnel
Traction Man
Christmasaurus
The Great Fire of London!
The Sheep-Pig
The Dragon Machine
Pete’s Dragon
Dragons at crumbling castle and other stories
Knight in training: Dragons Can’t swim
The Borrowers
Journey to the centre of the earth
The Enchanted Wood.
Special Events
Harvest
Visit / Visitors
Christmas
Visit
Easter
SATS
Summer Concert

4. Maths
Continue to work on all areas of Maths: -counting, -partitioning, and calculation, - measure, -data handling, -shape, -number facts,
Mental maths and times tables
Mental strategies
Recording work
Parents workshops

5. English
This half term we have started with talking about ourselves and will look at The Enormous Crocodile.
This year we will be covering many different genres and audiences but our main focus will be on creating confident fluent writers.
Handwriting – practice everyday following the Martin Harvey Model
Presentation in all subjects will be celebrated.
Children record in red lined books using their handwriting skills.
English will be text based looking at vocabulary, and understanding of the text.
All texts will be linked to the topic.

6. SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)
Daily phonics lessons and reinforced during handwriting sessions.
SPaG lessons to cover sentence construction, introducing the language nouns, verbs, adjectives, punctuation
Using the correct terminology with the children so they are exposed to the correct language
Sending home SPaG activities that link to the lessons.
Continue with Read Write Inc throughout school.

7. Cracking Comprehension and Read Write Inc.
Children will be put into groups following the work they did in Year 1 according to their phonics ability.
Cracking comprehension is an online program which encourages high quality questioning.
Read Write Inc is an intervention prior to Cracking Comprehension.
Comprehensions skills learnt are linked with core stories and text based literacy lessons.
Love for reading!
Children to bring their reading books everyday!
Children to change own reading books any day but please write in their reading records every time you listen to your child read.
Children can read their book more than once and also can read books from home and record them down too.
Expectation is to read at least 3 times a week and reading records will be checked weekly.
We will listen to children read regularly in school and write in their reading records.

8. Assessments Assessments will continue throughout the year.
Within the class they also know their writing and maths targets to help them with their learning.
There will be continued assessments to maintain teaching at the correct level and ensure progress in children’s learning.
Official SATs will be in May – no holidays during this month.
Parents evenings about SATs and maths workshops will be held at later dates.
All marking will be done with the children so they have immediate feedback and intervention if and when needed.

9. O’track
In Year 1 your child already moved over and are working towards achieving the year group ARE (Age Related Expectation)
Parents progress letters throughout the year
Continual assessment

10. Homework
Spellings will be from the Year 1 and Year 2 Common Exception words. They will be practiced in class and at home with regular spelling checks.
Spelling will be child led to develop independence.
Maths homework will be based on the learning we have covered in the week within our maths lessons. Any problems … come and see us!
Homework will go out every Monday to be returned the following Monday and will be Maths or Literacy alternated.
English homework will be left for the children to create something of interest to them, They will receive a topic title with some ideas, but we want the children to be as creative as they can be. Let their imaginations run wild!
Although there is only one type of homework each week, expectations are that they are completed to the best of the children’s ability and handed in on time.
Active learn.

11. Parental Support Attendance and support Dojo Points Stickers
Class treats
Listening to readers
Classroom support
Friends of Travis
Parent Forum
Help on school trips
After school clubs

12. Uniform Name in everything please!
PE kit both indoor and outdoor to be brought in on a Monday and then home on a Friday. PE days are generally Tuesday and Friday, but could be times when these days change.
School bag to keep letters , reading books and homework in.
Labelled water bottles everyday and sun hats in the summer!
Coat / water proof jacket every day - you know our beautiful British weather!

13. Open door policy
This continues throughout the school including the head teacher!
Notice boards are used for what we are doing.
Any issues please see the class teacher.
The best times are after school but can make appointments before if essential.
The classroom diary can also be used to write down who is picking your child up or any questions.

14. Extra-curricular activities
Visits and visitors
Clubs – Easter craft club, football, hockey, gardening, big sing, Christmas craft club, film club
Responsibilities – School council, eco-crew, Collective worship monitors, library monitors
E-Safety
Lunch time and play ground leaders

15. Thank you! Thank you for your support.
Just being here shows you value your child’s school and the work we do together.