Welcome to Year 2

Welcome to Year 2! We are sure it will be a happy Assessment which the children learn to play a variety of instruments. year of opportunities, new learning and exciting The children in Year 2 will be assessed throughout the All music activities require practising out of school hours! challenges! year, particularly in reading, writing, spelling and Other Clubs in Year 2 mathematics. Assessments are used as a tool to support There are several other clubs on offer to your child in Y2. This flyer is to inform you of key learning and the planning and delivery of lessons. In addition, children Some are before/after school hours (Early Bird Tennis, opportunities that your Year 2 child will be involved in. in Y2 will take government tests in the Summer term. ballet, cooking, Zumba) while others take place at Teacher assessment results will be indicated in your lunchtimes (Techno-Kids). Information about all clubs is Curriculum Matters child’s end of year report in July 2017. available from the school office. Throughout the academic year we will be addressing a broad range of learning objectives through short topics Maths and English Friday Arts Afternoon that are linked to English, Maths, Science, History, Maths and English will continue in Year 2 extending the Every Friday the children take part in a rolling Arts Geography, Computing and Art. Topics are as follows: skills taught in Year 1 and introducing new concepts and programme combined with Year 1 children. This is an strategies. excellent way for Y2 to develop their leadership skills as Autumn 1 Year 2 pupils will be in set groups for part of their Maths they work collaboratively with Y1 children in lessons.  Florence’s Marvellous Medicine: Florence and English learning; usually 2 lessons in each subject Nightingale and Healthy eating, exercise and per week. In addition to these lessons, pupils will be Transition to Year 3 medicine given weekly spellings. Please note that no spellings will During the Summer Term, Year 2 children will be part of be given out the week before a holiday. an induction programme to prepare them for their move Autumn 2 to St John the Baptist Junior School. They will meet their  To Infinity & Beyond: Space and forces, The Informing Parents/Carers Year 5 buddy, new teacher and visit St John’s on several Space Race, Neil Armstrong Should you wish to talk to your child’s class teacher, it is occasions prior to moving into Year 3. . best to make an appointment to ensure that this time can Spring 1 be used most effectively. Please read the weekly school To celebrate all the achievements during pupils’ time at  London’s Burning: The Great Fire of London, newsletter and Friends of HWINS information to find out Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School there is a and everyday use of materials about upcoming events at our school! Leavers’ Graduation Assembly and a Year 2 Production There are regular opportunities to meet and discuss your at the end of the year to which parents/carers are Spring 2 child’s progress throughout the year at parents/carers cordially invited. In addition, all Year 2 children will  Seeking South America: South American consultation evenings and after end of year reports. perform in a dance at the May Fair. countries and culture New Experiences in Year 2 Homework Summer 1 School Council Your support is greatly appreciated in encouraging your  The Case of the Wild Wilderness: There are lots of exciting events that go on throughout child to complete their targets. Children’s red Target Classification of plants and animals, habitats, Year 2. The School Council is made up of volunteers Books are sent home monthly and should be used for the observational skills from Year 2 who are important contributors to the positive children to record their work, in addition to daily reading. ethos and development of our school. Meetings are held Please encourage your child to work on their targets in Summer 2 weekly at Tuesday lunchtimes and are run by Mrs J-P. their book and return it with your comments on the date  Totally Teddington: The River Thames and Children in the Y2SC may also choose to become Peace specified. the local area, map skills & Harmony Counsellors and help to ensure that playtimes are both peaceful and harmonious. Your Child’s Teacher School Trips As part of continuing professional development it will Trips are organised throughout the school year and will Music Clubs sometimes be necessary for your child’s class teacher to relate to at least one of the curriculum areas mentioned Our peripatetic music teacher Mrs Griffiths visits the attend important teacher training courses. On these above. Staff always appreciate having volunteer school and is available to teach violin lessons to Year 2 occasions, a supply teacher who has been organised by helpers for trips. pupils on a weekly a basis. Our music teacher, Miss the school and provided with full planning for lessons will Wilson, runs a weekly Y2 choir meeting. Throughout the teach your child’s class. year the choir will have the opportunity to take part in All teachers are legally entitled to PPA time for planning, events, including performing at a local theatre. In preparation and assessment. Full-time teachers are addition, Miss Wilson runs a weekly recorder club in entitled to approximately ½ day cover each week. Management and Domestic Issues Lateness We are very enthusiastic about welcoming The school monitors all lateness; if your child arrives late parents/carers into class to support a whole variety of you will be issued with a red lateness letter. If late arrivals activities. We know that so many of you have talents rise to more than 10% per term you will be given a letter and skills to share, such as supporting reading, art from the school. This will then be followed up the activities and the other 101 small but very important Education Welfare Officer. jobs that need to be done. Please speak to class staff if you would like to volunteer to come in. All parent/carer Medical volunteers MUST attend an induction meeting with Mrs In the event of your child requiring medicine to be Johnson-Paul prior to helping in class. administered during school hours, please visit to the school office as a medical consent form will need to be Starting Year 2 Your child will be responsible for their own book bag signed. This also includes inhalers. We can only and other belongings whilst in the playground before administer prescribed medication. 2016-2017 school in the morning. Staff are on duty in the playground at 8:45am and children will be supervised If your child suffers from a bout of vomiting or there from this time until 9 a.m. when lessons begin. diarrhoea please ensure that they are kept at home for at least 48 hours after the last bout of sickness and/or Uniform diarrhoea. If an incident occurs at school you will be Mrs Faye James Each child must have a named pair of shorts, school T- contacted immediately and asked to collect your child as Year 2 Team Leader shirt and a pair of plimsolls in a named bag to be kept soon as possible and will be reminded of the 48 hour in school to be readily available for PE sessions. absence policy. This is to prevent the spread of any Children are expected to wear the correct school infection. Please ensure that all contact phone uniform. Please ensure your child’s clothes are numbers are up-to-date. Miss Nav Uppal clearly named. Appropriate footwear, with socks should be worn in school, as open-toes sandals can be Behaviour dangerous. No trainers please. We have codes of conduct for school, playground and lunch times devised by the children of the School Miss Babita Kumar Absence Council. If your child is absent please call the School Office or email via the ParentMail app on the first day of absence so that staff are aware. Legally, we will also require a written note explaining the reason for the We expect all Year 2 children to set a high standard of absence. If your child’s absences rises to more than good behaviour as a positive and kind example to the 10% per term you will be given a letter from the school. younger pupils in our school. This will then be followed up the Education Welfare Officer.

Requests for Holiday during term time The school year is designed to give families the We look forward to a happy and productive year and opportunity for holiday breaks without having to disrupt hope that positive relationships between home and their children's education. Parent/Carers should not school will continue to grow arrange for their family holiday to be taken during term- time as all holiday absences will continue to be marked as unauthorised by the school unless there are exceptional circumstances which will be determined by the Headteacher.