1. Alexandra Primary School. . . . . .
Friendship Determination Excellence Respect Courage Equality Inspiration

2. Welcome to Year 2 The team Swans Woodpeckers Teacher- Miss Griffiths
LSAs-
Mrs Tam-Alkis
Miss Anna
Miss Ivi
Miss Alex
Teacher- Mrs Hall and Mrs Mabelis
Mrs Paul
Mrs Forest
Mrs Lowin
Miss Loveless
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3. Curriculum Overview
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4. P.E days and Spanish Swans: Outdoor – Wednesday Spanish - Tuesday
Indoor Thursday
Woodpeckers
Outdoor – Monday Spanish - Wednesday
Indoor Thursday
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5. Curriculum Maps
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6. Home Learning
Home learning is set on a Friday- please return completed work to school every Wednesday.
Homework includes
Weekly spellings- tested on a Friday. We will send home the spellings that you children need to practise in their homework books.
Times table challenge- TT rockstars- children will be given log in details.
Half termly- Key instant recall facts.
Additional Maths and Literacy- evidence shows that short focused tasks which relate directly to what is being taught and which are built upon in school, are more effective than regular daily homework.
Details of Home learning are published weekly on the teachers blog- which can be accessed on the web site
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7. Home Learning Grid Alexandra Primary School Maths weekly Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
English
weekly
Phonics
Tricky words
Daily reading
Spellings
Handwriting
Daily
reading
5-10 spellings
Daily reading.
English / topic work
10x spellings, word lists & high frequency words
SPAG work
Maths weekly
Early maths skills related to current learning.
Timestable
Rockstars
Maths revision/
consolidation
Timestable rockstars
Maths revision / consolidation.
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8. Reading Journals
Children have daily reading time in class, please ensure that their reading folder comes into school every day. Please be aware that your journals may not be checked every day by the class teacher, so if you have any questions or concerns please mention this to the class teacher at the door in the morning. Please read with your child every night, as this is hugely important to the learning journey. Your child will bring home books they have selected from their reading level each week. They are welcome to change them as soon as the books have been read with an adult and their reading journal has been signed. Please help your child to : Sound out words Use punctuation when they read Encourage them to read with expression and appropriate pace (using speech marks, exclamation marks and question marks) Understand what they are reading by discussing what they have read
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9. Educational Visits This term we will:
Be visited by Mark Robertson, the dragon illustrator and author
Visit the Kingston Fire Station to learn about fire safety
Visit the Rose Theatre to watch the Snow Queen
We will ask for a termly contribution cost to cover these trips.
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10. Key dates for the year Key dates for the year.
Wednesday 6th November pm
Parent teacher consultations
Wednesday 7th November pm
Monday 4th November
Inset day
Thursday 5th March
World book day
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11. National Curriculum Assessments 2017
All children from year 2 are required to sit standardised tests during the academic year. These will be in Reading and Mathematics. Ours will be held in May. We call the tests ‘quizzes’ to minimise anxiety and we make sure each child gets plenty of practise!
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12. Communication
Make sure you are registered on Parent Pay – more than one parent or carer can be registered (ask at the school office)
Whole school weekly newsletter is parent mailed on a Friday.
Year group pages can be found on the website – presentations, newsletters, Curriculum Learning Maps & Home Learning Grids are posted here
To arrange a meeting with your class teacher- please speak to us at pick up or drop off, or via the office.
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13. How you can support your child
General expectations (further information on website)
Correct school uniform & appropriate footwear
No earrings or other jewellery or large hair accessories
Everything named please!
Home School Reading Record in school
Attendance & illness.
Helping in school & on trips – DBS check needed (contact the school office)
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14. Alexandra PSA
Approximately £17,000 was raised for the school last year through-
Sparkle night
Comedy evening
School fairs
Cake sales- this money goes directly to your class teacher to buy resources for the classroom.
Money raised was spent on playground improvement including our fantastic outdoor gym.
Please join the PSA - each class needs at least one class rep who will help to organise events.
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