1. St Urban’s Catholic Primary School
Parent Information Evening

2. Year 2
Living, learning and growing together in God’s love.
A warm welcome to you all and thank you for attending our information meeting today Staffing Mrs Jamieson, Mrs Jones and Mrs Murphy Class Governor Mr M.Teggart

4. Our expectations of the children
To attend school everyday
To have respect for themselves and all human-beings
To respect the environment and society in which they live
To show the best manners possible at all times
To try their best in all they do

5. What you can expect from us…
To help pupils know of God’s love for them and to learn about the message of Christ through the Gospels
treat our children, families and staff with dignity and respect
To provide a high quality, inclusive education for all where creativity and personality are allowed to blossom and thrive
To help all individuals to develop confidence in themselves and have high self-esteem
To ensure the academic, physical, emotional and spiritual development of all our pupils so that that they can leave St. Urban’s as fully rounded human beings who view themselves as valued members of society

6. Child Protection and Safeguarding
Designated Staff for Child protection are Miss Ferguson and Miss McStay
We have strict procedures in place that help us deal with matters that are a cause for concern
The designated staff have a duty to report matters/concerns of a potentially serious nature

7. Health and Safety
Last academic year, we commissioned a Local Authority H&S audit. All H&S management procedures were deemed at least good and the premises safety was judged outstanding
Members of the School Council (children) conduct a walk-round inspection with Miss McStay on a termly basis
Fire Drills are conducted on a termly basis with a review of evacuation procedures; Mrs Rigg tests the Fire Alarms weekly and Miss McStay conducts a Fire Safety walk-round inspection once a week
A Fire Risk Assessment is carried out every year and verified by the Local Authority Fire Safety Team

8. Attendance and Punctuality
School begins at 8.50am every morning - please ensure that your child/ren are here on time every morning
The school day ends at 3.00pm – please ensure your child is collected from school on time
If you make alternative arrangements for the collection of your child from school, please contact the office to inform us of this

9. Application for exceptional absence in term time
Request to take your child/ren on holiday in term time can no longer be granted or authorised
If there really are exceptional circumstances, then you can make a request to take your child/ren out of school; whilst these will be considered by the Head teacher and Governors, they may not be authorised

10. St Urban’s – a Catholic School Community
What sets us aside primarily from all other schools (non-faith schools) is that we worship and pray together as a community within school and with the wider Parish
We invite parents and families to our Acts of Worship in school and hope that when you can, you will join us for these occasions
We invite everyone to our School/Parish Masses and very much expect that as members of our school community, parents and families can commit to this having chosen our school for their child/ren

11. Curriculum
The new National Curriculum is in place now for all Primary School children
A curriculum overview is sent out on a termly basis so that parents know a little more about what their children will be learning about

12. KS1 SATS
In the summer term 2016, children at the end of Key Stage 1 will sit new SATs papers. That means that if your child is in Year 2, they will be among the first pupils to take the new test. SATs have been overhauled in both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 to reflect the changes to the national curriculum, which was introduced from September 2014.
At the end of Year 2, children will take SATs in:
Reading
English grammar, punctuation and spelling
Maths

13. Key Stage 1 Reading
The new reading test for Year 2 pupils will involve two separate papers:
Paper 1 consists of a selection of texts totalling 400 to 700 words, with questions interspersed
Paper 2 comprises a reading booklet of a selection of passages totalling 800 to 1100 words. Children will write their answers in a separate booklet
Each paper is worth 50 per cent of the marks, and should take around 30 minutes, but children will not be strictly timed, as the tests are not intended to assess children’s ability to work at speed. The texts in the reading papers will cover a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and will get progressively more difficult towards the end of the test. Teachers will have the option to stop the test at any point that they feel is appropriate for a particular child.
There will be a variety of question types:
Multiple choice
Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show in which order they happened in the story’
Matching, e.g. ‘Match the character to the job that they do in the story’
Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title’
Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that shows what the weather was like in the story’
Short answer, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’
Open-ended answer, e.g. ‘Why did Lucy write the letter to her grandmother? Give two reasons’

14. Key stage 1 Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation
Children taking Key Stage 1 SATs will sit three separate papers in grammar, spelling and punctuation:
Paper 1: a grammar and punctuation written task, taking approximately 20 minutes, and worth 15 marks. Children will be provided with a prompt and stimulus for a short piece of writing, with a clear text type, audience and purpose. Handwriting will be worth four per cent of the marks.
Paper 2: a grammar, punctuation and vocabulary test, in two sections of around 10 minutes each (with a break between, if necessary), worth 20 marks. This will involve a mixture of selecting the right answers e.g. through multiple choice, and writing short answers.
Paper 3: a 20-word spelling test taking approximately 15 minutes and worth 10 marks.

15. Key Stage 1 Maths
The new Key Stage 1 maths test will comprise two papers:
Paper 1: arithmetic, worth 25 marks and taking around 15 minutes.
Paper 2: mathematical fluency, problem-solving and reasoning, worth 35 marks and taking 35 minutes, with a break if necessary. There will be a variety of question types: multiple choice, matching, true/false, constrained (e.g. completing a chart or table; drawing a shape) and less constrained (e.g. where children have to show or explain their method).
Children will not be able to use any tools such as calculators or number lines.

16. When will the KS1 SATs take place?
The new-style KS1 SATs are due to be administered in May 2016.

17. How will the tests be marked?
Although the tests are set externally, they will be marked within the school. Instead of the old national curriculum levels, children will be given a standardised score . Teacher assessments will also be used to build up a picture of your child’s learning and achievements. In addition, your child will receive an overall result saying whether they have achieved the required standard in the tests. The Department for Education aims for 85 per cent of children to reach the required standard.

18. Other subjects
Other national curriculum subjects, including English writing, speaking and listening, science and computing, will be assessed within school based on their work throughout the year.

19. Curriculum Enhancement
Trips out and visits are planned and booked for each class to enhance their experience of various curriculum areas
Year 5 and 6 have the opportunity to participate in a residential trip, Year 5 to Whitby and Year 6 to High Adventure Outdoor Centre near Skipton
We believe that where possible, hands-on and practical learning provide the best opportunities for the children to develop

20. Extra Curricular Activities
We have various extra curricular clubs happening in school – these are free of charge when delivered by staff within school: Monday – Netball for Y5 & 6 Tuesday – Staff meeting after school – no clubs Wednesday - KS1 Art Club/KS2 Art Club - Football for Y5 & 6 - Skipping for children/parents and staff Thursday – Choir Friday – no clubs Guitar Club will run for Year 5 on 2 lunchtimes a week We hope that a Rugby Club will run one lunchtime a week for KS2 and that a multi sports club will begin for KS1 children

21. Breakfast Club This began last week and runs from 7.45am – 8.45am
If you would like a place(s) for your child/ren, please see Mrs Tempest, the Breakfast Club Manager or call into the office
The cost is £3.00 per day

22. Homework
We fully believe that children should be allowed to be just that, ‘children’ and that there is a balance to be struck between leisure/play time and the discipline of homework
The regularly reviewed Homework Policy outlines that homework that is set and completed on a ‘little and often’ basis serves the following purposes:
- To consolidate learning from that day or week
- To engage the children inn some independent work
- To prepare them for the demands of homework and independent study in the years to come
We believe that homework should not be laborious and a waste of time
Learning Logs are an opportunity for children to explore topics of interest for them or develop their general knowledge

23. Year 2 Homework Thursday English - phonic/grammar based worksheet .
Handwriting practise – children will be given words/letters to write in their handwriting books. Please use a sharp HB pencil only.
Please complete for the following Monday
New Spellings given out.-Spelling Test the following Thursday .

24. Year 2 Homework
Friday
Maths- Children will be given a worksheet/task to be completed by the following Monday.

25. Reading
Reading is one of the most valuable and rewarding skills your child will learn. We believe that children who read regularly to an adult at home, make greater and quicker progress in the development of their reading and comprehension skills and therefore any time you can spend hearing your child read will provide valuable support to their learning.

26. Reading In Year 2 we will be change the children’s on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays if your child
has completed it.
Please record your child’s reading in their reading record book.
We are lucky to have 4 reading volunteers in Year 2:Mrs Hall, Mrs Liddell, Mrs Blake and Mrs Rogoz.

27. School website www.sturbans.co.uk General Information Class Pages
Regularly updated

29. Living, learning and growing together in God’s love