Welcome to year 2

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• 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?

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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
1s, 2s, 5s and 10s, 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 childrens 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 SATs, 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 dont 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 childs imagination. Remember
your child doesnt 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 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s,
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 childrens 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
SATs, 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 dont 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 childs imagination. Remember
your child doesnt always have to read to you,
sharing library books that you read