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Maadi British International School Welcome to Year 2KM. The Class Teaching Team. Class Teacher – Mrs McInroy Teaching Assistant – Miss Iman. A little about me…. I come from Scotland and have been teaching for the last 23 years. I have taught in Scotland, England , Colombia and Egypt.
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The Class Teaching Team • Class Teacher – Mrs McInroy • Teaching Assistant – Miss Iman
A little about me… I come from Scotland and have been teaching for the last 23 years. I have taught in Scotland, England , Colombia and Egypt. I have been at MBIS for 12 Years and have lived in Egypt for the last 16 years. I am married to Mr. McInroy and have 3 children – Shaw, Archie and Rachel.
Year 2 Subjects • English • Mathematics • Science • ICT(specialist teacher) • Second languages (specialist teacher) • Physical Education (specialist teacher) • Music (specialist teacher) • Art/DT • PSHE/RE • History/Geography
English – main areas of learning • Speaking and listening • Reading • Writing
Mathematics – main areas of learning • Using and applying mathematics • Counting and understanding number • Knowing and using number facts • Calculating • Understanding Shape • Measuring • Handling data
Our timetable… • Handout • Timetables are flexible to meet the needs of the children
Routines • Reading/Reading scheme • Weekly spellings • Homework
Home Learning… • Sunday – Spelling practise • Monday – Literacy activity • Tuesday – Spelling workbook • Wednesday –Numeracy activity • Thursday - Topic work
How to help your child with home learning • Establish a routine with your child: a set time and place for home learning to be done • Check what tasks have been set and that your child understands what needs to be done • Encourage independence: facilitate not dominate!
Expectations In Year 2, the children will be encouraged to: • Further develop their ability to work independently • Develop their reading skills • Develop more complicated writing techniques. • Develop numeracy by increasing number fact knowledge.
Reward systems • Class rewards • House system – contributing to team success
Looking ahead… • Theme days • Trips • Events • KS1 musical production • Class assembly
The Home School Partnership Lines of communication: • Open Door Policy • Home School Book • E-mail (kmc@mbisegypt.com) • Appointment • Parent Consultations in November, March, and June • Class parent helper (jgarib@mbisegypt.com)
New school website After half term… • Key information about the year group including: curriculum, timetables, how you can help your child at home • Increased use of Kidblog to support home learning