Amethyst Class

We are really excited to be welcoming your children into Year 2 this year. The children have all returned to school with a really positive attitude and we are sure that we will have a successful year together. In line with our SHINE motto ‘Learn Together, Shine Forever’, we have gemstone names for each class. From now on we will be known as Amethyst class.

Themes

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Theme	The Victorian Era	Lost in London	Nurturing Nature
Value	Hope Peace	Respect Forgiveness	Community Faith
The overarching value is Love

A typical day in Amethyst Class:

Our school gates open at 8:40, with registration at 8:50.

Phonics

Collective Worship (Assembly)

Maths

Break

English (inc. handwriting)

Lunch

R.E.A.L Curriculum (RE, PE, Music, Art, DT, Science, Geogrphy, History, Coputing, SCARF)

*Home time is at 3:05 for KS1*

Snacks and Water

All children in Key Stage 1 are entitled to a free piece of fruit every day. Children do not need to bring any other snack. If they do wish to bring their own snack, please make sure it is healthy (no chocolate or sweets). Your child will need to bring a water bottle to school every day. Water is the only drink allowed in the classrooms.

PE is on a Tuesday afternoon. Please make sure that your child has a suitable PE kit and that all items are named. PE kits should include:
• Dark blue/ black shorts

• Black jogging trousers (outdoor PE sessions) • t-shirt/polo shirt (the colour of your house)

• Plimsolls (outdoor & indoor PE sessions) – Velcro fastenings are essential for younger children.

• School jumper P.E kits are encouraged to be left in your child’s locker.

Our Partnership with Parents

We value our links with parents and aim to create strong communication between school and home.

Ways we achieve this:

Showbie – We use an online learning platform to communicate with parents and the class. We encourage all parents to capture some of your child’s ‘wow’ moments at home and share them with us wherever possible.

OPAL Play – We look forward to inviting you to OPAL Play sessions where parents are invited to be part of your child’s learning experience.

Our Partnership with Parents

We value our links with parents and aim to keep you updated regularly on the children’s learning and key events. This is done through Showbie, weekly newsletters, the school website and Facebook.

You can access Showbie using your child's login, which can be found in their reading record on page 14/ We use Shpwbie to share important messages, letters, homework and photos/ You can also use Showbie ti message us if you have any questions or concerns.

Reading

Practice is the only thing that can help a child to improve their reading. Please listen to your child read as often as you can to increase both their fluency and confidence. Comprehension is also very important and children should be able to answer a variety of questions about what they have read. Please sign your child’s reading diary when you have read with them even if they have not finished the book yet. We change books on a Monday and ask that they bring their book in every day in case they need to read with an adult.

It is very important that your child’s individual reading book is kept in the zip lock wallet provided to ensure we keep them protected and in the best condition possible.

Every Friday your child will bring home a ‘Shared Reader’, which they have chosen from our class library and would like to share with you at home. By modelling your love of reading to them you will support your child to develop their own love of reading. It is also simply a really lovely thing to do together.

Common Exception Words

Each half term your child will be given a set of common exception words to learn to read and spell. Common exception words are words that cannot be sounded out. They are words we just have to remember to read and write by sight. In Year 2, there are 60 words in total, which have been broken down into terms. These words are assessed at the end of each half term. Each half term, the focus spelings can be found attached to your child's reading record. Any practise, in both reading ans spelling these words, would be greatly appreciated. We will share some spelling activity ideas on Showbie.

Maths

Homework online at maths.co.uk

Every wekk, your child will have homework set that is based on maths learning from that week. It helps embed their new knowldge so they can progress throughout the year. If you have not yet had information on how to access this, please ask Mrs Ainsworth.

Uniform expectations

Please ensure that your child is wearing the correct school uniform and appropriate shoes (no trainers). A polite reminder that children are only allowed to wear small, stud earrings and are not to wear nail varnish to school.

Trips

We have recently sent out letters about our trip to The Black Country Living Museum. We are currently working together to plan other trips and visitors throughout the year.

Parent Helpers

We are always looking for volunteers to hear readers. If you can offer any reading support, during the afternoons, please let us know.

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