1. Year 2 Curriculum Evening
NICOLA AITCHISON
Linda Howes

2. The Daily Routine 8.55am Registration 9.00am - 9.30am Phonics
Maths
10.30am am
1ST BREAK Milk time/ Snacks
10.50am pm
Guided reading/ daily tasks
11.15pm – 12.00pm
English
12.00pm – 1.00pm
LUNCH
1.00pm – 2.30pm
Topic
2.30pm – 2.45pm
2nd BREAK
2.45pm – 3:20pm
Guided reading/ Mathletics/ Story

3. Homework in Year 2
Spellings – related to phonics/spelling pattern focus
Any recorded homework should be completed in their homework book with a pencil.
Work in a quiet place. Support but let your child lead.
Day
Subject
To be handed in
Daily
Reading
Keep books in book bags
Monday
Spellings
Friday
Ongoing
Maths

4. School Bag / Book Bag
The children need to have a book bag to take their homework and reading book home.

5. Water Bottles
Children leave their water bottles next to the sink. They can get a drink when they feel the need to.
They are encouraged to take them home on a Friday to wash them.
Children are encouraged to bring a water bottle to school.

6. Playtime Snack
Like Year 1, the children are provided with a playtime snack each day.
These are healthy snacks for example; apple, banana, pear, carrots, raisins etc.
These are stored in a box in the classroom. The children can access them on their way to the playground.

7. Year 2 Rewards House points Caterpillar Sticker Leaf system
Visit to Mr Humble/ Mrs Torely/ Mrs Longster
Star of the week/Star of the term
The Fantastic Four

8. Year 2 Curriculum Core Subjects Foundation Subjects
English
Maths
Science
Computing
Foundation Subjects
Physical Education
History
Geography
Art
Design & Technology
Music
French
Science, History, Geography, Art and Technology form our Topic work.

9. Lessons in Year 2
Children are taught in structured lessons, which consists of 4 main parts:
- Sharing of the AIM and Success Criteria
- Whole class teaching (smartboards / powerpoints / practical and interactive)
- Independent work (individual / paired / small group)
- Plenary (summary of lesson)
Assessment is continuous and tracked to ensure that each child’s unique needs are catered for.

10. Writing Focus
Vocabulary – adjectives, similes, descriptive phrases, interesting and ambitious words, verbs and adverbs
Connectives – and, but, so, then, because, if when, although, however, as well as,
Openings – First, Just then, Next, Finally, After a while, Also, Immediately,
Punctuation - . , ! ? “ ”

11. Writing Focus The man walked down the lane.
The old man strolled down the cobbled lane.
Just then the old man strolled slowly down the cobbled lane with a wooden walking stick in his hand.

12. Guided Reading Every group reads for 30 minutes at least once a week.
I read with the guided group, while other children work on their ‘Daily Tasks’: Comprehension, Ipads, Spelling and Handwriting.
The book the children bring home each week has not been read before with their group.

13. Phonics
Children are ability grouped according to their knowledge of phonics which is assessed at the beginning of year 2 and throughout the year. We have 3 phonics groups and Key Stage One all complete phonics at the same time so that the children can work with children at a similar level.
We will continue to develop spelling patterns in Year 2, before moving onto learning more specific spelling rules, such as ‘suffixes and prefixes’, ‘plurals’ and ‘tense’.

14. Phonics Terminology Phonemes: The sounds in words
Graphemes: The letters representing the sound
Digraph: Two letters that make one sound
Trigraph: Three letters that make one sound

15. How many phonemes? Tap – t-a-p = 3 phonemes Play – p-l-ay = 3 phonemes
Remember that children need to be able to listen carefully in order to identify the phonemes (sounds) in words.
Tap – t-a-p = 3 phonemes
Play – p-l-ay = 3 phonemes
Bluff – b-l-u-ff = 4 phonemes

16. Handwriting – Letter Formation
The children are reminded to use correct formation.
For a number of children the letters ‘b’ and ‘d’ are difficult for them to differentiate.
A little rhyme which we find helps is;
‘d’ begins with a curly ‘c’.
Also a lot of children need to learn to let ‘fall letters’ f, g, j, p, q, y
f all below the line.

17. Handwriting – Letter Formation
Children will have regular 10/15 minute handwriting lessons

18. Numeracy
Throughout the year the children will cover all strands of mathematics ;
Using and applying mathematics
Number
Measurement
Geometry – properties of shape
Statistics
Using and applying mathematics
Solve one-step problems
involving numbers, money or measures and time.
Applying learnt knowledge in a different context
Working methodically
Trial and error

19. Number Measurement Geometry Statistics Number and place value
Addition and subtraction
Multiplication and division (including multiplication tables 2,5 and 10)
fractions
Measurement
length (m/cm/mm), mass (kg/g), volume/capacity (l/ml), temperature (C)
Money including £ and p, combinations of coins, giving change
Time (to 5 minutes in analogue)
Geometry
2D and 3D shapes
Symmetry
Position, direction and movement
Statistics
Pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables
Ratioed pictograms

20. Calculating Strategies
Strategies for adding Putting the larger number first and counting on = = Using knowledge of number bonds = = = 18

21. Addition 14 + 25 = Partitioning... 10 4 \ / 2 5 + 1 4 =
\ / =
= 3 5
= 3 9

22. 14 +25 39 Addition 14 + 25 = The new curriculum now includes
vertical methods by the end of
Year 3, but we will work towards this
throughout the year and will only
introduce this method when the
children are ready.

23. Subtraction 30 4 \ / 6 5 – 3 4 = Counting back on an empty number line
\ /
6 5 – 3 4 =
-10
-10
-10
- 4 31 35 45 55 65

24. Subtraction
Again the new curriculum includes the vertical method by the end of the year, but PLEASE don’t attempt it at home until you see it in your child’s homework folder.
65 – 34 = 65 34 31 _

25. Multiplication

26. Division
Dot pattern grids
18 ÷ 3 = 6

28. An extra 5 minutes?!
It will really aid the children if they can confidently and rapidly recall number facts such as:
Number bonds to 10, 20, 100
Counting forward/back from any number
Adding/Subtracting 1/10
Multiplication facts for x2, x5, x10 tables
Doubles and corresponding halves

29. Computing
The children have two ICT sessions a week in the ICT room. One ICT specific lesson and another using ICT across the curriculum.
Organising and storing information
2Simple
Bee bots
Microsoft Office
E-safety (on going)
Algorithms
Ipads

30. Religious Education
Religious Education is based on the new “Come and See” programme. Autumn Term Beginnings Signs & Symbols Preparations Spring Term Books Thanksgiving Opportunities Summer Term Spread the Word Rules Treasures

31. Topic TERM TITLE AUTUMN 1 Julia Donaldson Food Chains, Poetry 2
Arctic and Antarctica
Maps, Weather, human and physical features, living things and their habitats, writing non-fiction texts
SPRING 1
Superheroes
Materials, measuring, Grace Darling, superhero stories
SPRING 2
Great fire of London
Writing about real events
SUMMER 1
Grow your own
Different types of texts, plants, healthy eating
SUMMER 2
Home and Abroad
Maps, weather, postcards, graphs

32. PE PE lessons take place on a Monday afternoon (1 hour)
P.E kit is needed for all PE lessons. Please ensure that all items, including shoes, are labelled.
Children MUST have their PE kit
If a child has forgotten their kit they will be given a spare kit

33. French
The children have half an hour of French every Friday morning.
This is taught by Mrs Thomas.
As well as lots of oral work the children also learn to write simple French.
Music
The children have half an hour of music also on a Friday.
This is taught by Mrs Bell.

34. Year 2 SATs

35. What are SATs? SATs are tasks set by the government.
SATs are Standardised Assessment Tasks.
It is compulsory that all children complete the SATs tasks at the end of Year 2.

36. The focus is now on teacher assessment across the whole year and not on the SATs tasks that the children complete.
Children will still complete the tasks in May. These are used to back up and support the evidence and assessment collated across the year.
If the Teacher Assessment and SATs tasks scores differ, then the Teacher Assessment score stands.

37. When do the SATs take place?
The children will sit their SATs tasks during the full month of May.
The children will work on their tasks mainly in small groups.
It is important that you try not to take the children out of school during May.

38. SATs Tasks
The children complete SATs tasks in Maths (arithmetic and reasoning), Writing, Reading (fiction and non-fiction) and SPAG (spelling, punctuation and grammar).
The children may refer to them as quizzes.

39. Levels At the end of June, the children will be given a level.
Emerging
Expected
Exceeding

40. Moderation of Teacher Assessments
South Tyneside LA have a team of moderators who can arrive at a school either with notification or unexpected requesting to see a child’s work and the teacher assessment scores.
They will ensure that the children have been assessed at the correct level.

41. Year 2 – “An open door”
I am in school most mornings by 8.30am and usually leave at 4pm.
Please come and see me about anything that is concerning or worrying you.
Please see me or contact the office to make an appointment.