1. Welcome To Our Year 2 Meeting. Thank you for coming today.

2. Topics to be covered
General routines: coming in and out, homework (more info to follow) expectations about independence etc
Reading Record books (weekly spellings, test results, etc)
Reading: changing of books, hearing children read etc (reading challenge will be addressed on later slide)
Read Write Inc. What is it?
Progress and how we measure it
SATS info
Planned trips
Volunteering in school

3. Homework
Reading (at least 3 times per week) This will be monitored weekly and recorded in Homework Books. Reading Rewards will continue.
Spelling Practising spellings weekly – scores from tests recorded in Homework books.
Plus one other piece of work – this may take on a variety of forms but will mainly be talk homework or handwriting.
Talk homework alternates with handwriting homework. Both are given out on Fri…nothing to hand in for Talk Homework but it is a great chance for the children to talk about and reinforce their learning with you at home.
It also gives the children more variety rather than the same routine every week and it’s a great way for parents to know what their children have been learning about too.
The topics will be very varied!
Project Homework Children will be able to pick an aspect of the theme that they have enjoyed and choose from a ‘Pick ‘n’ Mix’ selection of tasks. This will be for each topic/theme and will be included in the class letter.

4. Reading Challenge (reminder)
If your child reads 3 times or more in one week, they will receive a tick. When 10 ticks are achieved they receive a special book mark and their bronze award.
The next award is silver for 20 ticks (10 additional ticks to the 10 already achieved for Bronze).
Gold is 30 and Head Teachers Award is for 40.
Please remember to add any reading activity to the Reading Record Book. (It does not have to be reading of their school book only.) Thank you.
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5. And finally…. We have an open door policy.
If you have any questions please see either of us at any time.
Mrs Merritt is here Mon and Tues. Mrs Grant is here Wed, Thurs and Fri.

6. Thank you so much for coming today
Thank you so much for coming today. Don’t forget that we all want the absolute best for your children.