Welcome

1. Welcome Year 2 Parents Induction Meeting

2. Independence Our focus in Year 2 is to develop independence by letting pupils take responsibility for themselves and their learning.

3. A day in the life of an owl at The Horsell Village School -Ready, steady, go time -Indoor / Outdoor classroom with a Maths or English focus based around our current topics -Daily mental maths -Daily Phonics -Lunch -Topic work such as E&I and Creativity or P.E. -Reading -Handwriting

4. Routines • Coats must be in school every day regardless of the weather (hats/gloves for winter and sunhats for spring/summer). • P.E. kit in school all week. • Every Thursday is outdoor games - children need a filled water bottle and trainers. • Fruit, drinking cup • Reading book and Communication Diary – please ask children to hand to teacher if there is a message.

5. Reading in school • All children will have an individual and a group read each week. • Individual reads will focus on word reading. • Group reading will focus on guiding comprehension to include inference.

6. Reading at home • Reading homework - Try to read for 10 – 15 minutes daily. Keep it fun! • Please make a comment in the communication diary. • Try to encourage your child to read a range of different texts. • Keep reading to your child!

7. Phonics • Phonics is taught daily • The children learn to apply their phonics knowledge in spelling unknown words • Words of the week are displayed in all classrooms. • On the website you will find weekly phonics focus.

8. Maths Weekly updates on the class website Maths comments in the Communication diary We record our maths in a variety of different ways e.g. in maths books, on whiteboards and through photos Playing games to increase confidence

9. Feedback Symbols We use a range of symbols when giving feedback in books. Hardwork Target Met Next step Good Presentation Self assessment Improvement

10. Learning logs • An opportunity to share and extend their learning. • Use as a dialogue about their learning. • We are very happy to look at, share and celebrate any work your child has done. • This is an opportunity for the children to get into the habit of doing additional homework before they go the The Junior School.

11. Thursday open afternoon • A chance for you and your child to share the week’s work. • Confidentiality • A chance to celebrate

12. Can you lend a helping hand? • We are extremely keen to create a parental skills database. • Do you have something to offer? • You will need a DBS check. • Hampton Court Trip on Wednesday 9th November – we would be grateful for your help. We will be asking for helpers nearer the time. • Owl puppets

13. Library • Help rota • Returning books – Please ensure books are returned regularly. Snowy Owls have their library session on Wednesday afternoon.

14. Drawing and Talking • What is Drawing and Talking? • Drawing and talking is a safe and effective method of working with children to help them to overcome any emotional barriers that may be affecting their learning and behaviour. The core of the method is encouraging the children to draw with a person they feel comfortable with regularly at the same time each week, and this person asking some non-intrusive questions about the child’s drawings. • If you feel that your child may benefit in any way, please let us know. We will be starting the first round shortly.

15. Topics this term Autumn Term • Owls • Food Glorious Food • The Tudors