1. Welcome to Class Two Miss Simcock Year 2 Teacher and Foundation Stage & Key Stage One Leader Mrs Heath Teaching Support Assistant

2. Class Two We want your child to enjoy being in Class Two and love all of the learning that takes place this year! Exciting topics – ‘Beachcombers’, ‘Towers, Tunnels and Turrets’, ‘Wriggle and Crawl’, ‘Street Detectives’, ‘Our World Map’ Visits and opportunities – Stafford Castle, walk around the local area, outside visitors, Fire Brigade, PE delivered by a football coach for the Autumn term Spellings and reflection sheets – please check every week as there will be important notices throughout the year

3. Class Two Medical forms – please update us of any changes Inhalers – please ensure your child has an inhaler in school that is in date Groups Not in set groups May change groups during sessions Please do not be concerned if your child has spellings from different groups or tells you that they have been in a different group – I will inform you of any concerns Intervention groups with Mrs Heath – you will be given a letter if your child is going to take part

4. Rewards and Behaviour Expectations Team ethos – marbles in the jar Stickers and postcards Superstars Reward chart – prize rewarded after 10 stickers Star of the Week Names are moved using the cloud system Very high expectations of behaviour at all times as we have a demanding curriculum

5. What can you do to help your child? Enjoy reading books together Read daily with your child, even if it’s only for a few pages Practise spellings and encourage your child to apply these words in sentences Support your child with their targets Have a homework night so homework always gets done on that night

6. Responsibilities in Key Stage One We encourage the children to be responsible for their belongings All children are expected to bring in their water bottle, reading book and reading diary every day Homework is given out each Friday and needs to be returned by Thursday Library books are chosen on a Friday and are to be returned the following Friday (library books will not be changed during the week)

7. A typical day in Class Two Morning sessions Morning Activities Maths English Phonics Intervention groups Afternoon sessions Corrections Topic/PE/RE/PSHCE Benchmarking as and when necessary (reading assessment) Reading age assessment Intervention groups to support gaps as necessary

8. Speaking and Listening It is still very important to talk to your child about the world around them Use phonics and high frequency word knowledge to read signs in different environments Encourage children to read signs when you are walking or out in the car, e.g. How many miles to Hanley?

9. Reading Enjoy reading together! Encourage reading to be a fun and positive experience Big impact if children read at home every night Just as important to have a discussion about the text Encourage your child to use their phonics knowledge if they have a new word that is phonetically plausible in their book, e.g. pancake Support children with high frequency words New words added to the new curriculum that children are expected to read by the end of Year 1 and Year 2

10. Reading Strategies to support your child Words within words – compound words, e.g. football, toothbrush Look at the illustration as the picture often gives clues Encourage your child to read with expression taking account of punctuation Inference questioning – what is the story telling us? Questions about the structure of the text – features of non-fiction texts, e.g. contents and index pages Comprehension support for Parents – handout

11. Reading Phonetically decodable books and then progress when necessary Phonics files – please keep in your child’s bag at all times and regularly check for new phonics sheets, activities or word lists

12. Writing It doesn’t matter what children are writing about as long as they are writing! Encourage children to write in full sentences and read their work to check it Encourage children to have a go at writing new words, using their phonics knowledge It is important that children form letters correctly as this will help them when they begin to join letters Please see the letter formation handout

13. Developing your child’s writing VCOP Use interesting vocabulary Use punctuation correctly Correct tense Checking work Write lots of different text types, e.g. lists, instructions, stories, recounts, etc…

14. Mathematics Reading numbers in the environment – signs, house numbers, price tags, helping to pay at a till It is important that children recognise coins and understand their values as well as being able to make the same amount using different coins Please support your child to tell the time (starting with o’clock and half past) Calculations Policy – this will support you with the strategies that we use in each year group Number lines, 100 squares Basic skills – number bonds to 10 and 20, counting in twos, fives and tens, multiplication tables – 2, 5 and 10 followed by 4, 8, 3 and 6

15. Mathematics Practical skills – measuring Place value – hundreds, tens and units Applying these skills when solving problems to achieve ‘mastery’

16. Year One Phonics Screening Check Re-check for children that did not pass in Year One Administered during the week beginning 13 th June 2016

17. Key Stage One SATs Statutory Assessment Tests Significant changes for 2016 Our current Year 2 children will be the first year to be tested on the new Key Stage One SATs as a result of there being the new National Curriculum that commenced September 2014 Please do not worry! Although expectations have been raised, every school is in the same situation. We wanted to inform you of changes and raised expectations as soon as possible so that it answers questions you may have had at Parents Evening Targets – included in your child’s pack (Miss Brackstone will share the new Pathways assessment at 6:30pm)

18. Key Stage One SATs All children must carry out the tests at the end of Key Stage One More detail and clarification of the testing arrangements will be published at the end of September 2015 Carried out during May 2016 It is essential that all children are in school during the administration dates

19. New KS1 SATs English Reading 2 papers 1 paper with text and questions combined 1 paper with more challenging text with questions in a separate booklet ***Big emphasis on comprehension*** All children should be given the opportunity to sit both papers Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Emphasis on technical aspects of grammar Separate spelling test No English writing test Mathematics New Arithmetic test introduced

20. New KS1 SATs Scaled scores Due to levels going there has to be something so results can be reported consistently National standard will be 100 Conversion tables will be available at the end of May 2016 so teachers can convert the raw score to a scaled score Tests will be marked in school Sample tests available – sample questions are in your child’s pack for your information Historically, we have not used the term ‘test’ with the children or made them feel pressurised in any way

21. SATs - What do they show us? Your child’s progress is continually monitored throughout the year SATs provide data for us to be measured on as a school and will be used to compare us to the national picture of KS1

22. Resources Sample SATs questions Pen Pals letter formation sheet Questions to help your child’s comprehension Maths Calculations Policy Phonics Play website – excellent website that can be used as a resource for phonics games www.phonicsplay.co.uk

23. Please do not hesitate to speak to us about any questions or concerns that you may have We want the very best for every child in Class Two and appreciate all of your support

24. Any questions?