Year 2 curriculum evening presentation for parents.

EnglishWe follow the New National Curriculum which includes;Spoken LanguageReading: Word Reading (Phonics)Reading: ComprehensionWriting: Transcription (Spelling)Writing: Handwriting & PresentationWriting: CompositionWriting: Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation

Phonics

Over this year the children will be revising Phase 5 and completing Phase 6 of a synthetic phonics scheme.

We have a 20 minute phonics lesson every morning. Activities include word hunts, interactive games, word building and sentence work.

Phase 6

SpellingThe children will learn new ways to spell

phonemes, apply spelling rules, use apostrophes, distinguish between homophones and add suffixes.

Every Friday the children will bring home new spellings to learn based on what has been taught that week.

They will be tested the following Friday and should return their Spelling books then.

The words will be tested as a list and within dictated sentences for the children to write correctly, including punctuation.

HandwritingThe children practice joined handwriting

every morning and are encouraged to use this throughout all of their writing

They should continue to ‘lead’ in every letter from the writing line.

Reading:We strive to hear the children read as much as possible through a variety of activities.This can be done through; Reading questions or extracts and texts in

literacyGuided readingIndividual readingWritten and spoken comprehension activities

We cannot emphasise enough the importance of you listening to your child read as much as possible.

Writing Composition:We will be covering;Writing about real eventsStories with familiar settingsFairy stories and traditional talesPoetryNon-Fiction writing, structured in different

waysWriting for different purposes e.g.

instructionsThe children will be taught to make simple additions, revisions and corrections by proof reading their work.

Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation

Learn how to use punctuation marks correctly including full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks, question marks, commas for lists and apostrophes

Identifying a sentence as a statement, question, command or exclamation

Identifying and using nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs

Subordination (using when, if, that, because) and co-ordination (using or, and, but)

Present and past tense (she is shouting/she was shouting

Learning outcomes for the end of Year 2:Literacy: Listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers Speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard

English Give well structured descriptions, explanations and opinions Tell real and imagined stories using conventions of story language Routinely apply phonic knowledge when reading difficult words and use

knowledge of word structure to support reading Read whole books independently, commenting on features and giving

reasons for them Explain organisational features of the text and how particular words are

used Sustain form in narrative and non narrative writing, including purpose and

tense using simple and compound sentences Make adventurous word and language choices appropriate to style and

purpose of text as well as presentation styles Spell new words using phonics and self checking strategies Write legibly using upper and lower case letters appropriately, working

towards a cursive style

MathsWe follow the New National Curriculum which includes;

Number: Number & Place ValueNumber: Addition & SubtractionNumber: Multiplication & DivisionNumber: FractionsGeometry: Properties of shapeGeometry: Position & DirectionMeasurementStatistics

Learning outcomes for the end of Year 2Number

• Count, order, read and write numbers to at least 100.• Count forwards and backwards from any 2 digit number in steps of 2, 3, 5 and 10 • Recognise the place value of each digit in a 2 digit number• Use the symbols < > = + - x ÷• Recognise odd and even numbers• Solve number problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and

division• Add and subtract numbers fluently to 20 in their heads• Recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition & subtraction and

multiplication & division• Know pairs of ‘tens’ numbers that make 100, e.g. 30 + 70.• Double and halve small numbers• Know by heart the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.• Recognise, find, name and write fractions ½ 1/3 ¼ 2/4 ¾ • Solve simple number problems, and explain how to work them out

Learning outcomes for the end of Year 2Measurement Choose appropriate standard units to estimate and measure length, mass,

temperature and capacity using rulers, scales, thermometers and measuring vessels

Use £ and p signs, combine amounts to make a particular value Find different combinations of coins that equal the same amount Solve money problems involving totals and change Tell the time to 5 minute intervals, including quarter past/to the hour

Learning outcomes for the end of Year 2Geometry Identify and describe 2-D shapes, including the number of sides and

symmetry Identify and describe 3-D shapes, including the number of edges, vertices

and faces Use mathematical vocabulary to describe position, direction and

movement in terms of half/quarter/three quarter/whole, clockwise, anti-clockwise and right angle.

Statistics Interpret and construct simple pictograms, tally charts, bock graphs and

simple tables Ask and answer simple questions and totalling and comparing data

Learning outcomes for the end of Year 2We also use the Year 3 objectives to challenge

children and help them progress further

Science:This year we will be covering the following topics: Animals including humans- Basic needs for survival, animals

and their babies, exercise, hygiene and healthy eating Working Scientifically- Performing simple tests, making

observations, recording information Uses of everyday materials- Identifying and comparing

everyday materials, changing the shape of materials Plants- Growing seeds and bulbs, conditions for growth Living things and their habitats – Comparing living/non-living

things, identify and name a variety of plants and animals, comparing habitats

Computing:This year we will be covering the following

topics:Word processing and animationGraphics and artworkPrograming using Probots, 2Control and

Music softwareDigital imagery using Foto FlexerE-safety and emailingCoding and debugging

History:

Over this academic year we will be covering the following topics:

Remembrance Day and Bonfire NightFlorence NightingaleParalympics – Stoke Mandeville

Geography:

Locational knowledge - |world, U.K. and localPlace knowledge – Isle of CollComparing the U.K. to Australia

Art and D&TThis year the following topics will be covered:Creating our own lighthouses with moving

mechanisms.Art skills – colour mixing, observational

drawingPuppetsConstructing islandsAustralian ArtPlanning a party – D & T food

Homework:There will be homework set every week and

this alternates between Literacy and Numeracy.

The homework is handed out on a Wednesday and is due in the following Monday.

Spellings will also be given out every Friday for a test on Friday. The spellings are based upon key words or the phonics the children will be learning in that week.

How can you help your child at home?

English:By reading a variety of texts and discussing

them, pointing out the key features.

Practising reading and the spelling of high frequency words regularly.

Playing verbal games with words, creating stories, creating characters and orally describing items.

How can you help your child at home? continuedMaths:By making sure the children are confident of

their number bonds to 10 and 20.Working with them to improve their accuracy

in adding one and 2 digit numbers together in their heads and on a number line.

Understanding about numbers being greater than or less than other numbers.

Counting accurately and being confident with numbers up to 100.

SATsIn the summer term 2016, children in Year 2

will sit new SATs papers. SATs have been overhauled to reflect the changes to the National Curriculum.

The children will take SATs in: - Reading - English grammar, punctuation and spelling - Maths

School tripsThis term we are walking down to the

memorial in Chalfont St Peter and going to the pantomime.

Next term we will be organising a visit related to our topic on Florence Nightingale.

The Shortenills trip is in the Summer term. More details about the trip will be given closer to the time.

Swimming:Swimming is already taking place for Beech

Class this term and half of the following term.

Swimming will take place for Chestnut Class in the second half of term 2 and all of term 3.

The children will be taught by both teachers and by qualified staff at the Chalfont Leisure centre.

Any Questions?We hope we’ve given you an insight into what happens in Year 2!