This document provides information for parents about their child's Year 2 class. It includes: - An introduction of the Year 2 teaching team. - An overview of the Year 2 curriculum including subjects like English, maths, science and specialist lessons. - Details about homework expectations, communication methods, school initiatives and positive behavior systems. - A list of important dates for the term including parent-teacher meetings and class assemblies. - Suggestions for how parents can support their child's learning at home.

1. Welcome to Meet the Teacher.
3rd September 2015

2. 225 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
The Year 2 Curriculum
How Do Children
Learn?
By having open-ended opportunities
By having real experiences and resources
Through natural curiosity
By revising, practising, reviewing, consolidating
When they can make
connections between their
experiences
By becoming deeply
involved in exploration
Through play
By doing rather than being told

3. 33rd September, Meet the Teacher
Aims of the Session
• To introduce the Year 2 Team
• To provide a Curriculum Overview
• To share information about homework and home
reading
• To highlight the different ways we can communicate
• To share key dates during Term 1.
• To share ways you can help support your child’s
learning
• To explain our Community Service initiatives
• To share the ways we promote positive behaviour.
• To provide the opportunity for you to ask questions.

4. 425 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
The Year 2 Team
2B Ms Aoife O’Connor and Ms Phuc
2I Mr Graham Tait and Ms Lan
2S Ms Clare Lowson and Ms Chau
2V Ms Hannah Lewis and Ms Huyen
Cover Teacher - Mr Pete, Music – Ms Fran,
Singing – Ms Beth, PE – Mr Richard, ICT – Ms Gemma

5. 525 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
Curriculum – English
Speaking and Listening
• Can’t say it, can’t write it
• Role Play
• Across the curriculum
Reading
• READING FOR PLEASURE!
• Library – Choose any book. Can change before/after school or
once a week as part of lesson.
• More than just decoding. Comprehension and ability to
discuss text. Extending vocabulary.
• Expressive reading.

6. 625 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
Handwriting
• Working towards joining
Writing
• Phonics – informed of groups next week. Groupings take in to
account previous assessments, what they are working towards.
Homework set on a Thursday, related to that week’s learning.
• Study a range of fiction and non-fiction genres.
Curriculum – English

7. 725 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
Curriculum – Maths
• Number
• Shape, Space and Measure
• Data Handling
• Using and Applying
• Problem Solving

8. 825 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
Curriculum – IPC and Science
IPC Science
Term 1 People of the Past
Transport
Materials
Forces and Movement
Term 2 International Week
Circus is Coming!
Electricity
Healthy Living
Term 3 Our World, the Environment Plants and Animals
Variation

9. 925 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
Specialist Lessons
Music and Singing 30 minutes and 45 minutes
Swimming 30 minutes
PE 30 minutes
ICT 45 minutes
MFL 20 minutes
Library 30 minutes
Vietnamese Culture 45 minutes

10. 1025 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
Homework
Reading
• Read aloud with an adult and discuss their book for
10-15 minutes each day. Guidance on the inside cover of
the Primary Diary
Weekly Homework
• Discussed and handed out on Fridays and to be returned the following
Wednesday. (Phonics – Thursday)
• Talk Homework – alternate Thursdays. Relates to creative writing
opportunities on Friday. Talk in home language. NO WRITING! Process
not the outcome
In addition to reading, homework should be completed in 1 hour or less.

11. 1125 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
Communication
• E-mail
• Children’s diaries
• Class blog
• Teacher – Parent Meetings
• Reports
• Class representative
• Come and see us!

12. 1225 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
BISCAT & Community Service
B – Being Equal
I – Internationalism
S – Sustainability
C – Community
A – Adventure
T – Taking Charge
Beginning in Term 1, children will begin
meeting with children from Anh Minh
School for the Deaf.
We visit the children at their school and
also host at BIS.
The children will learn some sign
language and have a chance to discuss
the challenges and rewards of the
project in class circle times.

13. 1325 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
Positive Behaviour
• House Points
• Golden Time
• Star of the Week
• Hummingbird Award
• Excellence Certificate

14. 1425 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
Dates
• Teacher – Parent Meetings – Tuesday 15th and Wednesday
16th September
• Reading Workshop – Tuesday 22nd September
• 2V’s Class Assembly – Monday 5th October @ 9.40am
• Calculation Workshop Y1-3 – Tuesday 6th October
• Business and Enterprise Day – Thursday 15th October
• Sports Day – Thursday 3rd December
• Christmas Play – Wednesday 9th December

15. 1525 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
How You Can Help
• Discuss and involve your children in everyday learning
opportunities.
• Reading is the key to all learning – read as much and as often
as possible with and to your child, including stories in your
home language.
• Please read the weekly Learning Letter with your child.
• Make sure the child knows who is collecting them. Teachers
must be informed if children are being collected by anyone
other than their usual person. That person must have the
identity card.

16. 1625 August 2015. New Pupil Orientation
How You Can Help
Collect your child from class at 2.30pm.
Please label all of your child’s possessions, including water
bottle.
Birthdays – a cake can be shared. Contact me the week
before to identify a mutually convenient time.
Out of school achievements – let us know and the children
can share their success in assembly.

17. Thank you
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