St Joan of Arc RC Primary Year Two and Three Parents’ Curriculum Meeting
F R I D A Y 4 TH OCTOBER Aims of the meeting
Give you a better understanding of your child’s learning this term Share our aims Help parents/carers to feel empowered to support their children Give you the opportunity to ask questions Introductions
Miss Newman– Year 2 and 3 lead. Behaviour lead Supporting classroom teachers Developing good classroom practice Monitoring pupil progress Part of the English and PE teams Homework - Reading
At least 10-20 minutes daily in Year Two, and at least 20 minutes daily in Year Three. Signed reading record (comments are really helpful) Discussion about the text Sounding out and applying phonic knowledge Reading around the word Checking for understanding Predicting Inference and deduction Intonation and expression Comprehension cards
Reading Records
National Curriculum statements at front Signed off by teacher during guided reading Comment in book only if child not meet the statement in the lesson Ideas for home reading in the middle
Homework - Reading
Roy had waited a long time but nothing was happening. Then suddenly the line jerked. In his excitement he tripped over my bag and fell head first into the water.
a. What was Roy doing before he fell?
b. Why did he become excited?
Homework - Reading
By the time we reached the small village the sun was going down. After so long on the road we were glad to be able to take off our boots and rub our sore feet.
a. What time of the day was it?
b. How did they get to the village ? Homework - spellings
Common exception words (Year 2) High frequency words (Year 3) Spelling rules Examples given Research other words that follow the rule. The spelling rules will be from the Year 2/3 English Programmes of Study.
Homework - handwriting
Expectation for Year 2/3 to join writing Correct use of diagonal and horizontal strokes Writing capital letters and digits of the correct size, orientation and relationships to one another and to lower-case letters Using spacing between words that reflects the size of the letters Home handwriting for those who would benefit from extra practice Minimum 1 page per week
Homework - Maths
Maths slips – compulsory - to be completed in the blue homework books. This will be reviewed in Friday’s lesson.
Overview- for 2019/20
Sixth year of the new National Curriculum (September 2013) which was implemented from September 2014. Fifth year of the current format for the end of Key Stage One tests. Year Two teachers will use the results of national tests in reading and maths to help assess the children’s levels of attainment at the end of Year Two. We purposefully, try to keep these assessments as low key as possible and would encourage you to do the same. These will only be one factor in the teachers’ judgement. Overall, Reading, Writing and Maths will all be teacher assessed. Children will be deemed to be working towards, working at or working at greater depth against the national standard for Year Two. SPAG test- Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar test no longer statutory. Children at SJA will be taught but not formally tested.
How we deliver the programmes of study
The National Curriculum sets out the statutory requirements of the Year 2 and 3 curriculum. Progress across all of key stage 1 is assessed in the end of Year 2 tests. Year 3 pupils will be assessed at the end of Key Stage Two when they are in Year Six. New this year is the national times tables tests in Year 4 so year three children will sit this next academic year.
St Joan of Arc uses the White Rose Maths and No-Nonsense English schemes of work to ensure complete coverage of the statutory curriculum requirements. This is supplemented by other schemes of work at the teachers’ discretion.
Children’s progress will be tracked using Target Tracker- all teachers assess pupils against national attainment expectations for that year’s programme of study.
Statutory Subjects https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england- primary-curriculum
Figure 1 – Structure of the national curriculum
Key stage 1 Key stage 2 Key stage 3 Key stage 4 Age 5 – 7 7 – 11 11 – 14 14 – 16 Year groups 1 – 2 3 – 6 7 – 9 10 – 11
Core subjects English Mathematics Science
Foundation subjects Art and design Citizenship Computing Design and technology Languages1 Geography History Music Physical education
1 At key stage 2 the subject title is ‘foreign language’; at key stage 3 it is ‘modern foreign language’. The Core Subjects- Mathematics
• There is higher expectation overall – pupils will be benchmarked against age-related expectations in other nations.
• Progression shown year-by-year – but it will be for teachers to set out their year-by-year approach in their school curriculum.
• All pupils will be expected to build firm foundations and not be accelerated to content expected in older years.
• The school have adopted a ‘mastery’ based approach to teaching mathematics- there are more opportunities for investigative work, more use of manipulatives and teaching will be slower but deeper (each strand will be studied at greater depth).
The Core Subjects- Mathematics
• All pupils will access manipulatives to reinforce understanding. This will not always be recorded in books.
• All pupils will participate in 15 minute daily maths fluency sessions in addition to the longer daily maths lesson. These sessions allow for regular revisiting of previously taught areas.
• Children will complete weekly arithmetic practice.
• Pupils across all year groups will complete termly reasoning and arithmetic papers from the White Rose scheme (providers of our maths curriculum planning).
Year 2 Maths objectives
Year 2 Maths Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Count in steps of 2s, 3s and 5s, and steps of 10 2 Recognise place value in two-digit numbers 3 Compare and order numbers up to 100 using <, > and = 4 Recall and use number addition/subtraction facts to 20, and derive related facts 5 Add and subtract mentally and with objects one- and two-digit numbers 6 Understand and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction 7 Know 2×, 5× and 10× tables, including recognising odd & even numbers 8 Calculate mathematical statements using x and ÷ symbols 9 Recognise, find, name and write 1/3, 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 of size, shape or quantity 10 Write simple fraction facts, e.g. 1/2 of 6 = 3 11 Combine amounts of money to make a value, including using £ and p symbols 12 Tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes, including drawing clocks 13 Describe properties of 2-D shapes, including number of sides and symmetry 14 Describe properties of 3-D shapes, including number of edges, vertices and faces 15 Interpret and construct simple tables, tally charts and pictograms
Year 3 Maths objectives Year 3 Maths Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Count in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100 2 Compare and order numbers up to 1000 3 Add and subtract numbers mentally, including round numbers to HTU 4 Add and subtract using standard column method 5 Estimate answers to calculations and use the inverse to check answers 6 Know 3×, 4× and 8× tables 7 Count up and down in tenths 8 Understand that tenths are objectives or quantities divided into ten equal parts 9 Compare and order simple fractions 10 Recognise and show equivalent fractions 11 Find and write fractions of a set of objects 12 Add and subtract fractions with common denominators (less than one) 13 Measure, compare and calculate measures using standard units 14 Measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes 15 Add and subtract money, including giving change 16 Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals 17 Estimate and read time to the nearest minute 18 Identify horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular lines 19 Identify whether angles are greater or less than a right angle 20 Interpret and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables
Year 2 Maths SATS Papers
The 2019 KS1 mathematics test consists of: An arithmetic paper A mathematical reasoning and problem solving paper
The two papers are not strictly timed since the ability to work at pace is not part of the assessment. The whole maths test should take approximately 55 minutes. Pupils can be awarded up to 60 marks which are split as follows: 25 marks for the arithmetic paper (paper 1) 35 marks for the mathematical reasoning paper (paper 2)
The arithmetic questions will be context-free calculations. Each question will be worth one mark.
Paper 2 will present questions in a range of formats. It will start with six aural questions, and also include multiple choice questions and questions that require children to construct an answer.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum-assessments-practice- materials
Reasoning Paper Sample Questions The Aims of the English Curriculum
The overarching aim for English in the national curriculum is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment. The national curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils:
read easily, fluently and with good understanding
develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information
acquire a wide vocabulary, an understanding of grammar and knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language
appreciate our rich and varied literary heritage
write clearly, accurately and coherently, adapting their language and style for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences
use discussion in order to learn; they should be able to elaborate and explain clearly their understanding and ideas
are competent in the arts of speaking and listening, making formal presentations, demonstrating to others and participating in debate.
English In Years 2 and 3
Children will have the chance to create an extended piece of writing once per half term in Year 2 and 2-3 times per term in Year 3. Redrafting is given great prominence. This is a piece of planned, edited, independent writing following on from analysis of a high quality text. Each child will participate in Guided Reading once a week. Spelling homework is given on Mondays and is revisited on Fridays. Formal reading assessments in 2/3 – ensure accurate assessment once children have completed ‘benchmarking’ and good preparation for 4/5/6. Handwriting practice will continue 4 x weekly in class Phonics and spelling: 4 times a week in Year 2 and 3. For those pupils with a strong command of phonics, the teaching explores word meanings and spelling conventions in greater depth.
Reading Buddies
Half termly Reading in Year 2
Year 2 Reading Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Read fluently using decoding skill 2 Read accurately by blending, including alternative sounds for graphemes 3 Read multisyllable words containing known graphemes 4 Read common suffixes 5 Read exception words 6 Read most words quickly and accurately without overt sounding and blending 7 Discuss and express views on a wide range of poetry, stories and non-fiction 8 Recognise simple recurring literary language in stories and poetry 9 Perform poetry learnt by heart with appropriate intonation 10 Discuss and clarify the meanings of words 11 Discuss the sequence of events in books 12 Make inferences on the basis of what is being said and done 13 Ask and answer questions about a text 14 Predict what might happen based on reading so far 15 Explain and discuss understanding of a range of reading
Writing in Year 2
Year 2 Writing Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Break words into phonemes for spelling 2 Know some spellings which use variations of standard phonemes 3 Use the possessive apostrophe 4 Spell some words with contracted forms 5 Use suffixes to spell longer words, including -ment, -ness, -less, -ful, -ly 6 Form lower-case letters of the correct size relative to one another 7 Write capital letters of appropriate size 8 Write for different purposes 9 Read aloud using appropriate intonation 10 Use noun phrases 11 Use four main types of sentence appropriately 12 Use present and past tense correctly 13 Use some coordinating and subordinating conjunctions 14 Use appropriate demarcation punctuation 15 Use commas for lists
Punctuation and Grammar in Year 2 Year 2 – English Overview
English SATS in Year 2
Children have to sit national tests in Reading. The spelling, grammar and punctuation test is no longer compulsory. Last year’s papers and the sample papers are available on line. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum-assessments- practice-materials In English the children complete two Reading papers. The children in Year 2 will complete practice papers during the Spring Term. This is done to develop learning rather than just to assess pupils. At St Joan of Arc we ensure that the children do not feel pressurised when taking these tests and that they are aware that they are used to aid their learning and development. Pupils’ writing attainment is assessed by the class teacher in collaboration with moderators from Islington. The class teachers also have the final judgement on pupils’ writing attainment. Test scores help to inform these judgements. The papers are marked internally by St Joan of Arc staff and are used to measure attainment since the start of Key Stage 1. They will later be used to measure the progress the children have made during Key Stage 2, when ks2 outcomes are compared to end of Key Stage 1 performance. KS1 Reading Paper Overview
Reading in Year 3
Year 3-4 Reading Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Read aloud and understand words based on knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes 2 Read further exception words, including those with unusual spelling/sound links 3 Retell some fairy tales or traditional tales orally 4 Identify themes and conventions in a range of books 5 Perform plays and poetry aloud using intonation, tone, volume and action 6 Recognise some different forms of poetry 7 Use dictionaries to check the meanings of words 8 Check that a text makes sense, including explaining the meaning of words in context 9 Identify and summarise the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph 10 Draw inferences about feelings thoughts and motives 11 Use evidence to justify inferences 12 Discuss words and phrases which capture the reader's interest 13 Identify how language contributes to meaning 14 Identify how structure and presentation contribute to meaning 15 Retrieve and record information from non-fiction texts Years 3 and 4 share the same programme of study in Reading and Writing. Writing in Year 3
Year 3-4 Writing Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Spell words which are often misspelt from the Y3-4 list 2 Use the possessive apostrophe accurately with plurals 3 Use a dictionary to check a spelling 4 Use appropriate handwriting joins, including choosing unjoined letters 5 Adopt the features of existing texts to shape own writing 6 Build sentences with varied vocabulary and structures 7 Organise paragraphs around a theme 8 Develop detail of characters, settings and plot in narratives 9 Use simple organisational devices in non-fiction 10 Suggest improvements to grammar and vocabulary 11 Proofread own work for spelling and punctuation errors 12 Read their own work aloud using appropriate intonation, tone and volume 13 Use a range of conjunctions to extend sentences with more than one clause 14 Choose nouns and pronouns for clarity and cohesion 15 Use conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time, cause & place 16 Use fronted adverbials 17 Understand the difference between plural and possessive '-s' 18 Recognise and use standard English verb inflections 19 Use extended noun phrases, including with prepositions 20 Use and punctuate direct speech correctly
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar in Year 3
Year 3: Detail of content to be introduced (statutory requirement) Word Formation of nouns using a range of prefixes [for example super–, anti–, auto–] Use of the forms a or an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel [for example, a rock, an open box] Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning [for example, solve, solution, solver, dissolve, insoluble] Sentence Expressing time, place and cause using conjunctions [for example, when, before, after, while, so, because], adverbs [for example, then, next, soon, therefore], or prepositions [for example, before, after, during, in, because of] Text Introduction to paragraphs as a way to group related material Headings and sub-headings to aid presentation Use of the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past [for example, He has gone out to play contrasted with He went out to play] Punctuation Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech Terminology preposition, conjunction for pupils word family, prefix clause, subordinate clause direct speech consonant, consonant letter vowel, vowel letter inverted commas (or ‘speech marks’)
Children are expected to know the words in the Year 3-4 word list by the end of Year 4. These are taught alongside spelling rules. Year 3 – English overview RE- Come and See Scheme of Work
As a Catholic School, RE is taught for 10% of the timetable-2.5 hours a week- in both Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 2. Year 2 Science Key Objectives Summarised form
Science -Year 2 1 Use simple equipment for observations 2 Link ideas and answers to observations 3 Collect information to help to answer scientific questions 4 Describe how some plants and animals are suited to different habitats 5 Describe how animals obtain food by eating plants or other animals 6 Describe the basic needs for plant growth (light, water, appropriate temperature) 7 Describe the basic needs of humans and other animals (water, food, air) 8 Describe different uses of materials according to their properties
In Year 2, the science objectives are taught in a cross curricular way, where possible, linked to English, geography, history and art. Year 3 Science
Year 3 Science Key Objectives Summarised form
1 Set up simple fair tests 2 Collect and present data from scientific experiments Use results from experiments to draw simple conclusions or suggest 3 improvements Describe the main requirements for plant growth (air, light, water, nutrients from 4 soil, and room to grow) Explain the main stages of plant reproduction (pollination, fertilisation, seed 5 dispersal) 6 Explain some functions of skeletons and muscles in animals 7 Identify the three main rock types and describe their properties 8 Notice that light is reflected from surfaces 9 Find patterns in the way that the sizes of shadows change. 10 Group materials according to their magnetic properties
Science is taught discretely in Key Stage 2 on a weekly basis. Other Subjects
This year the children in year 3 will be taught Spanish for half an hour every week by a specialist Spanish teacher. Geography, history, art and D&T (including food and nutrition) are changing this year and will be taught in half termly blocks. You can find more details on these on the Curriculum overviews Singing practice takes place on a Friday afternoon E-safety lessons will have increased prominence this year in line with the Government’s requirements. Details can be found on the curriculum overviews. Year 3 will be swimming on Wednesdays during the Summer Term.
Date for your Diaries
Friday 11th October – 9:00-9:30- Martin Galway, English consultant, Will be presenting a workshop on helping to develop your child’s reading.