An outline of the year ahead for parents

1. Welcome to
Liberton Primary School’s
CurriculumEvening
Primary 2

2. ThePrimary2 team
P2a
• Mrs Safi
P2b
• Miss Sloan
P2c
• Mrs Govan
Pupil Support Assistants – Mrs Bringhurst and Mrs Clark
There may be various students or volunteers working with us throughout the year.

3. Our plans for this year- Topics
•“Have You Filleda Bucket Today?”(Healthand Wellbeing)and “Respect
Yourself”(Whole SchoolResilienceTheme)
•Weather (Science)
•Houses and Homes (SocialStudies)
•The Body andSenses (Science)
•The LighthouseKeeper’s Lunch (Technologies)

4. Weekly Overview –Term 1
• Literacy Rich phonicsprogramme x 4
• Reading x 4
• Big Writing
• Numeracy/Maths x 5
• Monday and Tuesday afternoons all 3 classes move round PE, ICTand Art lessons
**please note children will sometimes do Art in their PE kits so if any PE kit gets a bit
messy wewill send them home more frequently!
• Topic – Interdisciplinary Learning
• R.M.E
• Circle time
• Assembly, Thursday mornings
• GoldenTime on Friday as a reward for positive behaviour

5. • P2 ‘Literacy Rich’ phonics programme follows on from P1
• In Week1 we revised voweldigraphs and tricky words
• We have moved on to teachingnew trickywords, sounds and spellingrules
startingwith blendingwith theconsonants, e.g. sc, cr, fl
• Weekly homework sheet willprovide details of learningin
literacy
Our plans for this year- Literacy

6. • Reading
• Oxford Reading Tree books will continue
• 3/4 day structure depending on pace of group
• Instructions and guidance will be provided in your child’s Reading Record
• Handwriting
• Cursive handwriting continues
• Bigger focus on joining
• As part of Literacy lessons once a week
Our plans for this year–Literacycont.

7. • Big Writing
• Weekly lessons will continue
• Period of discussion and activitiesto prepare for writing, followed by period of extended
writing
• VCOP
Our plans for this year–Literacycont.

8. Numeracy
• StagesofEarly ArithmeticLearning (SEAL)continuing
Maths
• Began withshape
• Other topics– money,time,measure,informationhandling,symmetry,position &
movement
Our plans for this year–Numeracyand Maths

9. Homework
Weeklysheet(given out on Wednesdays – does not needto be returned)
• Literacy -new sounds/spelling rules & common words. Bankof suggested activities will
be provided for practise at home.
• Numeracy – activities/games to support learning in class.
Reading
• Follow instructions provided in Reading Record. Specific pages to read – please do not read
ahead.
Littleand often
If any questions, please ask!

10. Timetablesand routines
• Please name everything! (e.g. clothing, snackboxes, lunchboxes, water bottles)
• PE
• All classes have PE twice a week
• Monday and/or Tuesday plus onemore if required
• PE kit
• Please provideboth indoor and outdoor kit
• All named!
• Gym shoes can be used as indoor shoes
• Water bottles – plain water only in class(juice only for packed
lunch)
• Snack– please provide only one snackthat canbe eaten outside
(we would encourage a healthy snack)

11. Communicationbetweenhome andschool
• Plasticfolders in green book bags
• Returnevery day – main tool for communication
• Readingbooks and Reading Records, homework and letters for parents will be
placed in here
• Pleasedo not use the book bags for snacks or water bottles – theseare for
school books and communicationonly
• Childrenwillbegin takingresponsibility for checking
theirown book bags for letters, forms, etc.

12. Communicationbetweenhome and school
If you need to speak to a teacher
• Speak to us at theend of the day
• Puta note in your child’s book bag
• If urgent, speak to the officestaff who will pass on themessage
• Termly overviews will besent home and put on thewebsite at thebeginningof each
term
We are very happy to speak to you if you have a query or concern, so we can
resolve it and prevent any worry.