Welcome back after the summer holidays. Thank you for all the postcards you sent us; it’s been great to hear about your adventures.
We had a great first day back and it was lovely to see all the children ready for a brand new year.
There was a lot of information to take in but we are sure the children will enjoy taking more responsibility (one of our 8Rs for Learning) this year and will soon get to know the new routines.
We welcome Ms Slater who will also be supporting the class.
Here are a few things to be aware of:
- Please ensure that you complete your child’s reading record; books won’t be changed unless parents / carers have informed us that the book has been completed.
- Books are changed twice a week (Monday and Thursday). It is your child’s responsibility to put their book and reading record in the basket for changing.
- Homework and spellings will be sent home on Fridays and can also be found on the website. Homework should be returned by the following Thursday and spellings will be tested on the Friday. Spelling tests will now be done in the back of the homework books so you will be able to see your child’s results.
- PE days are Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure all clothes (uniform and PE kit) are labelled clearly.
- In a change to our uniform policy, earrings must not be worn for PE. Therefore if children cannot take them out themselves at school, they should not be worn on Tuesday or Thursday.
- Water bottles should be in school every day.
- Henry, as named by the children on our transition afternoon, is our new class mascot. He’s looking forward to visiting all the children at home, for a weekend, over the year. Please support your child to complete some sentences and maybe a picture in his diary and return to school on a Monday.
For the first two weeks, our topic is based around the text Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers, before we begin our geography-themed Big Topic, Explorers.
Please refer to our expectations for teaching and learning to see what the children will be learning across all subjects in Year 2.
There is a lot of information on our website for supporting your child at home and you will find some key information in your child’s homework book too.
We look forward to working with you this year and if you have any questions, please do come to see us at the classroom (Mrs Taylor on Monday and Tuesday and Mr Wilks on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday).