1. Queen’s Drive Year Two Parent Meeting
Presented by Mrs Emma Talbot
Key stage 1 Leader

2. Expectations for your child
The Government:
Raised Expectations with the 2014 curriculum
Provided schools with key expectations for the end of Key Stage 1
Expectations cover reading, writing and Maths
At the end of the year teachers make a judgement as to whether your child has reached these expectations.
Tests provided by the government help teachers with these judgements.

3. Government Testing or SATs
Children are assessed in:
Reading
English grammar and punctuation
maths
The Tests take place during the month of MAY.

4. Reading Reading tests consist of 2 papers: Paper 1 (the easier paper)
Paper 2 ( separate reading booklet and questions)
Cover poetry, fiction and non fiction
Questions are designed to show understanding of vocabulary and comprehension of the text.

5. Reading
Multiple choice questions
Short Answer

6. Reading
Matching a label to a statement

7. Reading
Find and Copy Questions
Open-Ended Questions
Short Answer

8. Spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG)
2 Papers:
Paper 1 Spelling
Paper 2 grammar questions

9. Grammar and Punctuation

10. Grammar and Punctuation

11. Grammar and Punctuation

12. Children will sit 2 papers: Paper 1 – Arithmetic Paper 2 – Reasoning
Mathematics
Children will sit 2 papers:
Paper 1 – Arithmetic
Paper 2 – Reasoning

13. Paper 1- Arithmetic

14. Paper 2- Reasoning

15. How to help your child There’s nothing to worry about!
Praise and encourage!
Fantastic attendance!
Homework tasks
Reading every night!
Talk about what they are doing at school
Good sleep patterns and healthy breakfasts!

16. How to help with reading
Develop a love for books don’t see reading as a chore.
Enjoy stories together.
Reading a little at a time.
Discuss the books.
Talk about new words and there meanings
Read a range of texts. – poetry, comics, recipes, football programmes, TV guides
Visit the library. IT IS FREE!!!!!

17. How to help with Writing
Talking about events, ideas etc!
Developing language. Thinking of alternative words.
Encouraging writing at home. (shopping lists, keeping a diary, writing stories, letters, cards)
Practicing forming letters correctly
Learning spellings (year one and two words)
How to help with Writing

18. How to help with maths Play times table songs
Mental maths games e.g counting forwards and backwards.
Learn to tell the time
Reading numbers in the environment
Finding and naming 2-D and 3-D shapes
Cook together. Weighing amounts.
Play logic games like dominoes, cards, snakes and ladders