Welcome to year 2 – parents meeting Curriculum information

1. Welcome to year 2 – parents meeting • Curriculum information • How to help your child with their learning log • Encouraging a love for reading • Visit our new updated library • Forest schools • Any questions?

2. Literacy – Areas covered – Traditional tales, stories with a familiar setting, poems, stories by the same author. Non fiction instructional writing, creating dictionaries, using indexes and glossaries, writing reports. The children will read a range of information and story books Maths – Solve ‘real life’ mathematical problems. Place value, counting on or back in 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s, recognise simple fractions ½ and ¼ , understand the symbols +, -, x and /. Work out doubles and halves quickly.. Recognise all coins and begin to use these practically. Recognise shapes and their properties. Begin to know their 2, 5, and 10x tables. NB - Children will always be challenged, according to their ability.

3. The creative curriculum • Topic work – Each half term the children’s work will be based on the following topics – • Autumn 1 – Space • Autumn 2 – Christmas • Spring 1 – Fire fame and fortune • Spring 2 – Mexico • Summer 1 – Growing • Summer 2 – Dinosaurs • In these topics, the following subjects will be covered in the creative curriculum – Science, History, Geography, Art, DT, PSHE, Games, Gym, Dance (Monday and Thursday), RE, ICT and Music • In year 2 the children will be assessed by the teachers towards SAT’s, this is very informal and takes place in a normal classroom situation..

4. Reading at home Children will have the opportunity to change their reading book each day. Please make sure you sign contact books if you have heard your child read at home. Children will be encouraged to read at their own level & pace. Please don’t feel that your child has to read ‘war and peace’ each night! Occasionally school will send alternative reading matter home such as comics, magazines or recipe cards etc, please encourage a wide range of reading at home to stimulate your child’s imagination. Remember – your child doesn’t always have to read to you, sharing library books that you read

5. Welcome to year 2 – parents meeting Curriculum information How to help your child with their learning log Encouraging a love for reading Visit our new updated library Forest schools Any questions? Literacy – Areas covered – Traditional tales, stories with a familiar setting, poems, stories by the same author. Non fiction instructional writing, creating dictionaries, using indexes and glossaries, writing reports. The children will read a range of information and story books Maths – Areas covered - Solve ‘real life’ mathematical problems. Place value, counting on or back in 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s, recognise simple fractions ½ and ¼ , understand the symbols +, -, x and /. Work out doubles and halves quickly.. Recognise all coins and begin to use these practically. Recognise shapes and their properties. Begin to know their 2, 5, and 10x tables. NB - Children will always be challenged, according to their ability.

6. The creative curriculum Topic work – Each half term the children’s work will be based on the following topics – Autumn 1 – Space Autumn 2 – Christmas Spring 1 – Fire fame and fortune Spring 2 – Mexico Summer 1 – Growing Summer 2 – Dinosaurs In these topics, the following subjects will be covered in the creative curriculum – Science, History, Geography, Art, DT, PSHE, Games, Gym, Dance (Monday and Thursday), RE, ICT and Music In year 2 the children will be assessed by the teachers towards SAT’s, this is very informal and takes place in a normal classroom situation.. Reading at home Children will have the opportunity to change their reading book each day. Please make sure you sign contact books if you have heard your child read at home. Children will be encouraged to read at their own level & pace. Please don’t feel that your child has to read ‘war and peace’ each night! Occasionally school will send alternative reading matter home such as comics, magazines or recipe cards etc, please encourage a wide range of reading at home to stimulate your child’s imagination. Remember – your child doesn’t always have to read to you, sharing library books that you read