1. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Welcome The Levels Teacher Assessments and Tests More Information about the Writing Tasks: A Recount An Invitation On-Line Resources Other things you can do…

2. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 National Curriculum Levels Level 3 Level 2a Level 2b Level 2c Level 1 Working Towards Level 1

3. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Teacher Assessments take place continually in school: Regular termly ‘tests’ for Reading, Writing, Maths and Science. Teachers’ knowledge of children and their performance in relation to NC levels. Teachers’ knowledge of the NC Level taught when planning. Teachers’ knowledge of individual children. Children’s work. Additional planned, focused lesson observations. Teachers’ understanding of the rate which individual children learn.

4. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Teacher Assessments take place continually in school: Regular termly ‘tests’ for Reading, Writing, Maths and Science. Teachers’ knowledge of children and their performance in relation to NC levels. Teachers’ knowledge of the NC Level taught when planning. Teachers’ knowledge of individual children. Children’s work. Additional planned, focused lesson observations. Teachers’ understanding of the rate which individual children learn. In May and June teachers report the results of these Teacher Assessments: Speaking & Listening Reading Writing Maths Science

5. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Teacher Assessments are supported by ‘Tests & Tasks’ Reading: Read an unseen text and/or Complete a Reading Comprehension (Level 3) Writing: A recount of a school activity (45 mins) and An invitation (30 mins) Spelling: Complete a Spelling Test Handwriting: Copy their writing in their neatest handwriting. Mathematics: A Maths Task (Level 1) or A Maths Test (Level 2) or A Maths Test (Level 3)

6. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Maths Tests: Assess children’s maths knowledge in different aspects of Maths: Number Work 'Mental Maths' Money Handling Data Measuring Shape and Space Time There’s an example on our website: http://www.ripple-i.bardaglea.org.uk/parentsevents04.htm http://www.ripple-i.bardaglea.org.uk/parentsevents04.htm

7. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 An invitation:

8. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 A recount:

9. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Super sentences ! Time Connectives (words for ‘then’) Later that morning, we went to the recycling bins. Other examples: Later that day, Finally, Next, Then…

10. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Super sentences ! Describing words (adjectives) Later that morning, we went to the green, big recycling bins. Other examples: Smelly, dirty, large, plastic…

11. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Super sentences ! Adverbs (‘__ly’ words) We went quickly to the recycling bins. Other examples: Slowly, nicely, sensibly, politely…

12. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Super sentences ! Alternatives for ‘went’ We walked to the recycling bins. Other examples: Jumped, jogged, ran, whizzed, skidded…

13. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Super sentences ! Alternatives for ‘said’ Mr Jordan whispered “line up”. Other examples: Shouted, asked, cried,…

14. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Super sentences ! Positional Vocabulary We walked to the recycling bins on the street corner. Other examples: By the, across the, next to, against the…

15. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Super sentences ! Connectives We walked to the recycling bins, because we wanted to recycle our rubbish. Other examples: Since, as, whilst, instead,

16. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Super sentences ! Specific Vocabulary Dear XXXXXX, What to wear: How to get there: Time: Date: From, Other examples: Flyover, plastic, recycle, materials… etc etc…

17. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 Super sentences ! Persuasive Phrases Oh, please say you’ll come! Other examples: If you come, you’ll have a nice time!

18. Ripple Infants School Curriculum Assessment Arrangements within Year 2 What can you do at home? Lots of talking. (to your child, to school staff) Download Resources: For advice on all aspects of reading: http://www.ripple-i.bardaglea.org.uk/homework.htm Homework for Year 2: http://www.ripple-i.bardaglea.org.uk/year2homework.htm Specially-made Support Materials for Literacy & Maths Tests and Tasks: http://www.ripple-i.bardaglea.org.uk/parentsevents04.htm Practise joining handwriting. Do not worry!