1. Maadi British International School Welcome to Year F2JD

2. The Class Teaching Team n Class Teacher – Miss Davies n Teaching Assistant – Mrs Hadeel

3. A little about me… n I have been teaching for 13 years. I specialised in the Foundation Stage and have taught, Nursery, Reception and Year 1. n I have been back and forth between England and Egypt during my teaching career. n I love keeping fit by going to the gym and doing Yoga. My latest craze is doing the Insanity workout!!! I have done 1 walkathon (26 miles) and would love to do the London Marathon (if it wasn’t in term time!!)

4. Foundation Stage Areas n Personal, Social and Emotional Development n Communication and Language n Literacy n Mathematics n Understanding the World n Expressive Arts and Design n Physical Development

5. Literacy – main areas of learning n Communication and Language – Listening and attention UnderstandingSpeaking n Literacy – ReadingWriting

6. Mathematics – main areas of learning n Number n Shape, Space and Measure

7. Our timetable… n Handout n Timetables are flexible to meet the needs of the children

8. Routines n Reading/Reading scheme n Weekly Flashcards n Library books n Home school record books

9. Home Learning… n Weekly activities that have been covered in class will be posted on Kidblog for your information or for you to review with your child if you wish to do so. n MBIS Home Learning Policy will be reviewed in the second half of Term 1

10. How to help your child with home learning n Establish a routine with your child: a set time and place for home learning to be done n Check what tasks have been set and that your child understands what needs to be done n Encourage independence: facilitate not dominate!

11. Expectations In Foundation 2, the children will be encouraged to: n Develop their independence in all areas of learning.

12. Reward systems n Class rewards ……. n ‘Star on the board’ n Certificate charts n ‘Balls in the pipe’ n House system – contributing to team success

13. Looking ahead… n Theme days – possible ‘Pirate day’ n Trips – Fire Station, Sunbird Gardens, Pizza hut. n Events – Halloween 31.10.13,Book Week 24.11.13, International Week 26.1.14 n Christmas KS1 musical production 17.12.13 n FOMBIS - handout

14. The Home School Partnership Lines of communication: n Open Door Policy from 8.00 – 8.15 and 2.40 – 3.00 (exceptions for staff meetings and club days) n Home School Book n E-mail Miss Davies – jdavies@mbisegypt.com n Appointment n Parent Consultations in November, March, and June

15. New school website After half term… n Key information about the year group including: curriculum, timetables, how you can help your child at home n Increased use of Kidblog to support home learning

16. Any Questions...?