Welcome to Year 2 Willow and Oak

1. Welcome to Year 2Willow and Oak Emails Mrs Stacey and Mrs Yendley: year_2.willow@office.pines.bracknell-forest.sch.uk Mrs Taylor and Mrs Price: year_2.oak@office.pines.bracknell-forest.sch.uk Taking Pride and Aiming High

2. Aims of this session • To inform you about things your child will need this year • To find out about expectations for Year 2 • To improve communication and home-school links Taking Pride and Aiming High

3. Schools Values Challenge Community Self Belief

4. Attendance • HOLIDAYS are not to be taken during term time. • A RECORD of any holidays taken will be kept in your child’s file. • Any doctor, hospital APPOINTMENTS should be made for after school. Taking Pride and Aiming High The key to academic success is EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE. In order for your child to be successful at school we expect them to be here EVERY DAY unless they are ill. As a school we have HIGH EXPECTATIONS of your child. To maximise learning, attendance should be more than 96%.

5. PUNCTUALITY • Punctuality is VITAL. Pupils are expected to arrive in school between • 8:45am-9:00am . Pupils are marked as late if they arrive after 9:00am when the register closes. Taking Pride and Aiming High

6. Staff • Mrs Stacey, Mrs Yendley and Mrs Barnett (Willow) • Mrs Taylor, Mrs Price and Mrs Ward (Oak) • Mrs Corrigan and Mrs Smith (PPA cover) Taking Pride and Aiming High

7. Timetable Taking Pride and Aiming High

8. Curriculum Map Taking Pride and Aiming High

9. Curriculum Map Taking Pride and Aiming High

10. Expectations • See A5 booklet Taking Pride and Aiming High

11. SATs • SATs will be in May and are a national test which will assess children against the national curriculum • We will hold an information evening later on in the year – please attend this • Please reassure your child about the tests, we immerse them into normal curriculum so children have nothing to fear. Everything they need to know they will have been taught. Taking Pride and Aiming High

12. How you can support your child in Year 2 • Reading – daily, which should include time to discuss the book • Writing – as many opportunities at home as possible! Weekly homework • Maths – Weekly homework • Spellings- Weekly list will be sent home. Please practise these everyday. Taking Pride and Aiming High

13. Websites - Maths http://www.ictgames.com/index.html - great for Maths games!http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html - multiplicationhttp://www.nationwideeducation.co.uk/finance-education/personal/students/04-07_counting-on-money/int_rena-jay-storybook-v1.php - moneyhttps://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/VTC/2009-10/maths/financial-literacy/financialEducation/coin-challenge.swf- moneyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/maths/games/number_jumbler/small_sound/standard.shtml Taking Pride and Aiming High

14. Websites - English • https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/vtc/20050224/English/Keystage1/Writing/tradit/introduct/default.htm - Fairy Taleshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/story_plant/small_no_sound/standard2.shtml - story generator • http://www.stmartins-infant.surrey.sch.uk/parents-pages/curriculum (under WRITING)  The PowerPoint also gives a range of suggestions for supporting and encouraging children to write at home. • http://www.shoutaboutmagazine.com/ - Shout About Magazine” – a children’s online magazine for creative writing and illustration. • http://www.piecorbett.org.uk/ - Creative writing ideas from educational writer and poet, Pie Corbett. • http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/expert-help/choosing-books • http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/expert-help/encouraging-reading • http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/genre/top/Top-10-Books.html - Author and book lists with suggestions for encouraging the enjoyment of reading • http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-site/expert-help/grammar-punctuation-and-spelling-made-easy • http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/literacy/index.htm Taking Pride and Aiming High

15. Websites - General • http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - lots of links to other website (either search for a specific focus or search by subject and age) • http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/ • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/science_6_7.shtml - interactive science activities for all the science topics we will cover over the year • http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ • http://uk.ixl.com/math/year-2 Taking Pride and Aiming High

16. Communication • Sign up for emails from The Pines at the Office – saves paper! • Monthly newsletter • Website: www.thepinesschool.org.uk • Twitter: @pinesprimary • Letters home • Class Teacher available at the end of every day Taking Pride and Aiming High

17. PE • Monday – Outdoor PE with Mr Howorth (White t-shirt, black shorts, socks and trainers. In cold weather children are allowed to wear trousers and a hoody) • Friday- Indoor PE with Mrs Yendley (White t-shirt, black shorts, plimsolls) • PE kits will come home on a Friday to be returned Monday morning • We aim to do PE in most weathers Taking Pride and Aiming High

18. PACKED LUNCHES • Packed lunches should include a healthy sandwich, yoghurt, fruit, a bag of crisps, a biscuit etc. • We do not allow sweets, chocolate or products containing nuts. Fizzy drinks are not allowed. • We are a NUT FREE school due to children who have severe allergies. This includes peanut butter, Nutella etc.

19. Home Learning • Home learning will come home on a Thursday and need to be returned no later than Tuesday morning. • Weekly homework will include: • Spellings, Maths, Writing and daily reading at home • Children will have a spelling test every week • There will be project based home learning sent home during the holidays Taking Pride and Aiming High

20. Trips and Productions • Autumn 1 – Back to the Stuarts Day! • Autumn 2 – KS1 Nativity performance, Fire Safety talk • Spring 1- Skype interview with a chocolate factory • Spring 2 – Living Rainforest Trip • Summer 1 – School Nurse visit • Summer 2 – Whole school / Key Stage trip Taking Pride and Aiming High

21. Online safety New technologies have become integral to the lives of children and young people in today’s society, both within schools and in their lives outside schooland we want to keep our children safe. We will does this by: • It is woven into our curriculum and we have an extra focus on E-Safety at the time of national E-Safety week in February. • Every member of staff, parent and child will be asked to sign an Acceptable Use Policy. This is to ensure: • That young people will be responsible users and stay safe while using the internet and other communications technologies for educational, personal and recreational use. • That school ICT systems and users are protected from accidental or deliberate misuse that could put the security of the systems and users at risk. • That parents and carers are aware of the importance of e-safety and are involved in the education and guidance of young people with regard to their on-line behaviour. • We will be holding an e-safety information session this year. - If you have any questions on how to keep your child safe see your class teacher. Taking Pride and Aiming High

22. Next week you will receive a letter inviting you to join Seesaw. • This is an app which is an online learning journal for your child. • Teachers will be posting photos, videos and work your child has created. • Family members can like and comment on items, allowing you to engage with your child’s learning. • It will give you a portal into your child’s life at school. • This is another excellent way we are communicating with families about the learning and progress your child is making, so we ask that everyone signs up to this.

24. Any Questions? Taking Pride and Aiming High