What do we do in Year 2?

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Welcome
to
Year 2 2014
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What do we do in Year 2?

• Numeracy
• Counting
• Place Value
• 2D and 3D Shapes
• Handling Data
• Measures
• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and
  Division.
• Money
• Using and applying

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4 a day

• At the start of each maths lesson the
  children will be given 4 sums using any
  operation.
• E.g. 2 addition 2 subtraction.
• The children will work out the sums in their 4 a
  day books.
• The aim is to improve their mental strategies and
  speed.

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• Read Write Inc (Literacy)
• Instructions
• Letter Writing
• Recounts
• Riddles
• Story writing
• Poetry
• Creative Write
• Every Friday the children will take part in a
  creative write.
• We try to link our creative write to topic work
  we have been learning about that week.
• For example, when learning about the Great Fire
  of London the children would write a diary
  account as though they were Samuel Pepys.

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• Science
• Health and Growth.
• Grouping and changing materials.
• Forces.
• Plants and animals in the local environment.
• Variation.
• Electricity.

• History/ Geography
• Great Fire of London.
• Florence Nightingale.
• The Seaside in the Past.
• Katie Morag The Isle of Struay.
• The Seaside.
• Bhola Island.
• Art
• Painting, collage, model making, DT moving
  vehicles and frames.

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• Come and See
• Beginnings
• Signs and Symbols
• Preparing
• Books
• Thanksgiving
• Opportunities
• Spread the word
• Rules
• Treasures
• Judaism - Shabbat

Music Songs Using instruments Games Throwing
and catching, kicking and aiming. Team games,
Gymnastics and Dance.
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Assessment

• At the start of each lesson we tell the children
  the objective of the lesson and agree a success
  criteria
• ( this is a checklist of how they are going to
  achieve the objective).
• We want to encourage the children to take
  responsibility for their work. We do this using
  different methods-
• Self Assessment We use traffic lights or smiley
  faces for the children to indicate how they feel
  they are coping.
• Peer Assessment 2 Stars and a wish the children
  will tell each other things they like about their
  work and one thing they can improve upon.

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Expectations.

• In Year 2 we build upon the foundations that
  have been laid down in Reception and Year 1.
• Some of us have acquired the basic skills of
  Literacy and Numeracy and can use these skills to
  work independently.
• Some of us are still developing these skills and
  need our teachers to support us in our learning
  journey.
• Please remember that each child follows their own
  learning journey and we support them as they
  mature and develop.

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Routines

• We are trying to encourage the children to be
  independent within the classroom.
• Morning The children are responsible for
• Hanging up coats and bags.
• Putting homework in the tray.
• Putting reading book in their reading box.
• Giving class teacher letters.
• Putting water bottles by the sink.
• Afternoon -
• Putting homework and reading book in their own
  bag.

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Timetable

• Example of part of the timetable.
• Monday
• 9.00 9.05 Register
• 9.05 9.30 Speed Sounds
• 9.30 10.30 Read Write Inc
• 10.30 10.45 PLAYTIME
• 10.45 11.50 4 a day/Numeracy
• 11.50 1.00 LUNCH
• 1.00 2.00 Topic
• 2.00 2.15 PLAYTIME
• 2.30- 3.00 Topic
• 3.00 3.20 Collective Worship/ Story

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By the end of Year 2 we want our children to be

• HAPPY, ENTHUSIASTIC, INQUISTIVE LEARNERS!!!!
• Able to work independently.
• Stay on task (30/40 minutes).
• Communicate and express themselves confidently
  within class.
• Develop an awareness of the needs of others in
  class, school and the wider world.
• Show empathy and willingness to help others.

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How do we achieve this?

• Through the Year 2 Team -
• Mrs McKinstry/ Mrs Parry.
• As a class we strive to create a positive
  atmosphere and can do approach by a system of
  rewards.
• School House Team Points.
• Group table awards
• Stickers to reinforce teacher expectations.

Well Done!
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• Within the curriculum we may use many different
  strategies to develop the childrens learning.
• We work in groups,
• where we develop turn-taking,
• listen to and respond to others,
• collaboration.
• We work in pairs,
• develop skills and ideas and
• communicate them confidently
• We work independently.

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• We work as a class,
• Sharing ideas
• Depending on the lesson purpose, children will be
  grouped accordingly which can be mixed ability
  - and work is differentiated.
  

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Frequently asked questions.

• Do I correct every word when my child is writing?
  
• No. The children should be able to write high
  frequency words, and harder words should be
  phonetically plausible.
• What can I do when my child cant blend a word?
• Certain words such as because, said, what
  cannot be blended, therefore the children need to
  develop sight vocabulary and memorise whole
  words.
• How do I best support my child with reading?
• Talk about the story.
• Ask the 5 Ws Who, What, Where, When, Why?
• Decode break words into sounds.
• Guess, from the meaning of the sentence, what the
  word is.

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• What do I do if my child reverses letters and
  numbers?
• Simply practise b d p q
• Numbers - practise correct orientation
• Do you do SATS?
• Yes we do. The children complete a writing,
  reading maths and spelling test.
• The children complete the tests in summer term in
  small groups during lessons so that they are
  unaware.
• Where should my child be at the end of Year 2?
• The average child should be at level 2 by the end
  of the summer.
• So in Maths a level 2 child would be able to
• Count and record up to 100 and round numbers to
  nearest 10
• Understand place value to 3 places.
• Add, Subtract, (understand more and less)
  Multiply and Divide in number, money and
  measures.
• Recognise 2D and 3D shapes.

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• Handle Data.
• Read scales.
• Measure in cm and m.
• Understand position and direction and use terms
  ¼ turn clockwise.
• Tell time Oclock, quarter past and half past.
• In Literacy a level 2 child would be able to
• Recognise Year 2 high frequency words and use
  their phonic skills to decode unfamiliar words.
• In writing a level 2 child would be able to
• Write a sentence containing a noun, verb,
  adjective and connective.
• Write a page of A4 either as a story, recount or
  letter with a clear beginning, middle and end,
  and punctuated with capital letters, full stops,
  question marks and exclamation marks.

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Partnership.

• None of this would be possible without the
  support of you, the parents. Our aim is to work
  as a team, in partnership with you, to do the
  very best for the children in our care!
• We look forward to a HAPPY YEAR together.
• Thank you.