1. Class Teacher: Miss Parkinson Teaching Assistant : Mrs Holmes
Welcome to Year 2
Class Teacher: Miss Parkinson
Teaching Assistant : Mrs Holmes

2. Uniform
Children are expected to be in full school uniform every day including black school shoes.
Please write your child’s name in all items of clothing including their coat.

3. Behaviour At Beech Hill we have high expectations of behaviour.
Reward certificates are given out in the weekly star of the week celebration assembly.

4. Reading Daily reading activities Home School Readers
Books are changed every Friday
Please bring reading books into school every day.
Please sign your child’s reading record.
Children that read at home will be given rewards.

5. Book Review I like this book because….
My favourite part of the book was ….

6. Y2 SATS
Children will be taking National Curriculum tests throughout the month of May in 2020.
Teachers will use the results from these tests, along with the work your child has done throughout the year, to help them reach their own judgements about how your child is progressing at the end of key stage 1. These teacher assessment judgements will be reported to you by the end of the summer term.

7. Library
Children will be able to visit the school library once a week on Thursday.
Please ensure all library books are returned to school every Thursday so that your child can choose a new book.

8. Reading Club
Reading clubs will be available Tuesday-Thursday from 8.30am.
Children attending the club must enter the school through the school office.

9. Spellings
New spellings will be stuck inside your child’s learning log every Friday.
Spelling activities and tests take place on a Thursday.
Look, cover, write, check.

10. Homework Every Friday children will take home a Learning log.
The learning log is to be returned to school the following Thursday.
Children will complete a learning log that relates to their current topic.
Rewards will be given for children who consistently complete learning logs

11. Homework Reading Eggs and Mathletics
Passwords in Reading Record
Mathletics

12. P.E. Tuesday Friday Full PE kit must be in school at all times.
Earrings must be removed.
Bobbles for children with long hair

13. Twitter Twitter will be continuing in Swallow class. @BHcohort2324
Posts will keep you informed about what your child has been learning about in school.

14. Outdoor provision
Coats should be brought to school every day.

15. E- safety -Tips for keeping children safe online
Talk early and often
Know what connects to the internet and how.
Know who your child is talking to online
Set rules and agree boundaries
Make sure content is age-appropriate
Use parental controls and settings to filter, restrict, monitor or report
Check they know how to use privacy settings and how to block and report.
Beatbullying is a charity offering lots of information and advice for victims of cyberbullying. Their cybermentors scheme involves trained young people (cybermentors) helping young victims of bullying and giving them advice.
Click on the scene in the bottom right hand corner to play the cyberbullying film (available at the Thinkuknow website) created by the European Commission, for countries across Europe.

16. Websites School website http://www.beechill.wigan.sch.uk/
Reading eggs
Times table rock stars

17. Topics for the year
Toys
The Great Fire of London
The Olympic Games.