1. Welcome to Year 2 Willow Taking Pride and Aiming High Emails
Mrs Stacey:
Mrs Taylor:
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2. Aims of this session
To inform you about things your child will need this year
To find out about expectations for Year 2
To improve communication and home-school links
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3. Schools Values
Challenge
Community
Self Belief

4. Attendance The key to academic success is EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE.
In order for your child to be successful at school we expect them to be here EVERY DAY unless they are ill.
As a school we have HIGH EXPECTATIONS of your child.
To maximise learning, attendance should be more than 96%.
HOLIDAYS are not to be taken during term time.
A RECORD of any holidays taken will be kept in your child’s file.
Any doctor, hospital APPOINTMENTS should be made for after school.
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5. Punctuality
Punctuality is vital. Pupils are expected to arrive in school by 8.45 so lessons can start promptly and the site can be secured.
Please do not line up with your child, as other parents cannot see their children. It also prevents children from seeing their teacher. We ask that all parents step back and allow their child to line up independently, as they do for break and lunch.
If they arrive after this and the gates are shut, they need to enter through the office. Pupils are marked as late if they arrive after 9:00am when the register closes.
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6. Staff Mrs Taylor: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning
Mrs Stacey: Thursday afternoon and Friday
Mrs Stewart and Mrs Smith (PPA cover Wednesday fternoon)
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7. Timetable
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8. Curriculum Map
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9. Curriculum Map
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10. Expectations
See A5 booklet
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11. SATs
SATs will be in May and are a national test which will assess children against the national curriculum
We will hold an information evening later on in the year – please attend this
Please reassure your child about the tests, we immerse them into normal curriculum so children have nothing to fear. Everything they need to know they will have been taught.
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12. How you can support your child in Year 2
Reading – daily, which should include re-reading sections to practise fluency
Writing – as many opportunities at home as possible! Weekly homework
Maths – Weekly homework
Spellings- Please practise spelling the common exception words for Year 1 and 2
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13. Websites - Maths
great for Maths games! multiplication money money
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14. Websites - English Taking Pride and Aiming High
Fairy Tales story generator
WRITING)  The PowerPoint also gives a range of suggestions for supporting and encouraging children to write at home.
About Magazine” – a children’s online magazine for creative writing and illustration.
writing ideas from educational writer and poet, Pie Corbett.
and book lists with suggestions for encouraging the enjoyment of reading
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15. Websites - General
lots of links to other website (either search for a specific focus or search by subject and age)
interactive science activities for all the science topics we will cover over the year
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16. Communication Class Teacher available at the end of every day
Sign up for s from The Pines at the Office – saves paper!
Monthly newsletter
Website:
Letters home
Class Teacher available at the end of every day
If you need to pass a message to us in the morning please send your child in with a note
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17. PE kits will come home on a Friday to be returned Monday morning
Monday – Outdoor PE with Mr Howorth
(White t-shirt, black shorts, socks and trainers. In cold weather children are allowed to wear trousers and a hoody)
Thursday- Indoor PE with Mrs Stacey
(White t-shirt, black shorts, plimsolls)
PE kits will come home on a Friday to be returned Monday morning
We aim to do PE in most weathers
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18. PACKED LUNCHES
Packed lunches should include a healthy sandwich, yoghurt, fruit, a bag of crisps, a biscuit etc.
We do not allow sweets, chocolate or products containing nuts. Fizzy drinks are not allowed.
We are a NUT FREE school due to children who have severe allergies. This includes peanut butter, Nutella etc.
Water bottles should come to school everyday and should contain only water.
Fruit is provided at break times

19. Home Learning
Home learning will come home on a Thursday and need to be returned no later than Tuesday morning.
Weekly homework will include:
Spellings, Maths, Writing and daily reading at home
Children will have a spelling test every week
There will be project based home learning sent home during the holidays
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20. Trips and Productions
Autumn 1 – Natural History Museum Trip, Harvest Festival Assembly
Autumn 2 – KS1 Nativity performance, Art Gallery in school, Library Visit
Spring 1- Back to the Stuarts Day! Library Visit, Fire Safety talk
Spring 2 – Great Fire of London Workshop, London’s burning
Summer 1 – Walk around the local area, Visit linked to Seasons around the world
Summer 2 – Key Stage trip, Library visit
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21. Online safety Taking Pride and Aiming High
New technologies have become integral to the lives of children and young people in today’s society, both within schools and in their lives outside school and we want to keep our children safe. We will does this by:
It is woven into our curriculum and we have an extra focus on E-Safety at the time of national E-Safety week in February.
Every member of staff, parent and child will be asked to sign an Acceptable Use Policy. This is to ensure:
• That young people will be responsible users and stay safe while using the internet and other communications technologies for educational, personal and recreational use.
• That school ICT systems and users are protected from accidental or deliberate misuse that could put the security of the systems and users at risk.
• That parents and carers are aware of the importance of e-safety and are involved in the education and guidance of young people with regard to their on-line behaviour.
We will be holding an e-safety information session this year.
- If you have any questions on how to keep your child safe see your class teacher.
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22. You will have received a letter inviting you to join Seesaw.
This is an app which is an online learning journal for your child.
Teachers will be posting photos, videos and work your child has created.
Family members can like and comment on items, allowing you to engage with your child’s learning.
It will give you a portal into your child’s life at school.
This is another excellent way we are communicating with families about the learning and progress your child is making, so we ask that everyone signs up to this.

24. Any Questions?
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