Welcome to Year 2,

Our important dates to remember can be found by clicking this link

Meet the teachers: 

Important information:

• Our school day starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3:15pm. 
• If you are late (9:00am onwards), please sign your child in at the main school office.
• If you need to collect your child early from school, please go to the main school office to sign them out. Please present relevant evidence for the early collection at the office. 
• Please can you remember to pre-order your child's dinner on Parent Pay. Year 2 children are able to have a free school meal under the government's scheme. If you need any support or further information, please contact the school office. Alternatively, you may provide your child with a healthy packed lunch.
• The KS1 Breakfast Club and After School Club are both located in the Whitehouse Centre. There is a charge for using this facility, please speak to the club teams or the school office to find out more.
• Children are expected to wear full school unform. To find out more click here. We also have a selection of pre-loved uniform, please see Evelyn Uche, Parent Support Officer for more details. Evelyn can also signpost families to apply for uniform assistance. 
• Our PE days are as follows:
• 2AC- Wednesday and Thursday
• 2RB- Tuesday and Thursday
• 2CM TBC
• Please send all children into school in their PE kit. Please click here for more details of safe and appropriate outift in accordance with the school uniform policy. 
• If your child has an after school sports club, please send them into school in their uniform and they will be given time to change into their PE kits before the club starts. 
• For up-to-date information, please go to the School Spider App, as all school correspondence will be sent through this method. For support and/or login details please speak to the main office. 
• Don't forget to check the school calendar on the website for upcoming events.  
• Our important dates to remember can be found by clicking this link

Reminders:

• Please would you be able to provide your child with a water bottle for use throughout the day which is clearly labelled.
• We are a Healthy School so please can you ensure that your child's water bottle is only filled with water and their snacks follow the Healthy Schools Policy.
• Don't forget to write your child's name in any clothing/shoes to prevent them from getting lost or mixed up.
• Please send your child into school with their reading book and planner everyday.  Reading books will be changed every Thursday. 
• The weather is very changeable, so please make sure your child is dressed for the day. Please remember waterproofs, scarfs, hats and wellies need labelling as well if you are bringing them into school. Please take umbrella's home if your child is using them on the way to school as the children do not use them on the KS1 playground. We ask on sunny days for families to put suncream on their children before they attend school, bring in a sunhat with their child's name in it, and make sure your child has a water bottle with them. 
• Book Bags need to come into school every day. 

Homework:  

• Maths and Literacy: Every Friday your child will bring home a piece of maths and literacy homework which needs to be completed and put in the homework box by the classroom door before the following Friday. The homework set will be a task to support what they have been doing that week in school, so it is important that it is completed and returned.
• Read Write Inc: Your child's phonics teacher and/or class teacher will send home a copy of the book that they have been reading in their Read Write Inc lessons and also a corresponding book bag book. It is important that your child brings their book bag into school daily so that their book can be changed when the next book is ready to be sent home. Please read with your child for 10 minutes each day.
• Bedtime Story Books: Each night you can read this story to your child to help develop their understanding of books and stories. It is an opportunity to ask questions about the book such as Where is the front? What is the title? What is the job of the person who writes the book? It is also a time where you can dive into the book and find out more, for example, Who are the main characters in the story? Where does the story take place? What do you think will happen on the next page? If you could change the story, how would you? Which parts did you like/dislike and why? These books can be changed daily by the children.
• PurpleMash: Your child has also received their log in details to access PurpleMash online. There are various tasks that you can access to help support your child's learning in lots of different ways, including 2Dos set by the team in school.
• Times Tables Rock Stars: In your child's planner they will have a login for TT Rockstars, it is important that they go on this as often as possible to help develop their knowledge of their times tables and the corresponding division facts. They are able to compete with their peers and teachers, as well as buy items for their character in the shop with the coins they earn for answering each question correctly.

General:

The topics that we will be looking at this half term are: 

• History - Royal Family
• Art - Brigit Riley and Andy Warhol
• RE - Islam and beliefs
• Science - Living in Habitats
• ICT - Online Safety and coding
• Music - Pulse, Rhythm and Pitch

Important website links: 

Here are some links that will be useful throughout this year: 

• https://ttrockstars.com/
• https://www.purplemash.com/
• https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to Mrs Collighan, Miss McCormack, Mrs Byrne, Miss Kerr or any other member of Year 2 at drop off or collection.