Parents and Parents and Carers Welcome Carers Welcome

MeetingMeeting

Class NamesClass Names

Nursery: Carle ClassReception: Wordsworth ClassYear 1: Rosen ClassYear 2: Donaldson ClassYear 3: Bloom ClassYear 4: Gravett ClassYear 5: Milligan ClassYear 6: Eliot Class

Staffing TimetablesStaffing Timetables

Mr Feldon: Mr Feldon: Monday and Tuesday

Mrs Wilkins: Mrs Wilkins: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Miss Mullins: Miss Mullins: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

KaganKaganCooperative Learning refers to methods of instruction that involve having students work together in groups. There are many approaches to cooperative learning. What distinguishes the Kagan approach is the use of structures.

Kagan Structures are simple instructional strategies that are used to increase student engagement, achievement, and social skill development as part of any lesson. Whereas other approaches to cooperative learning emphasise complex lessons that take planning and/or special materials; Kagan Structures are used without special planning or materials. The teacher delivers the same curriculum as always; they change how they teach, not what they teach, making implementation easy.

EnglishEnglish• Writing– Power of Reading

• Reading– Guided Reading– Independent Reading– Home Readers (change twice a week:

Tuesdays and Fridays)• Phonics– Letters and Sounds

• Spellings– 8 spellings will go out on Fridays with

homework• Handwriting– Taught within Power of Reading lessons

Impact on Children:

Outstanding progress in reading with children making the equivalent of a year’s good progress in just 2 terms in reading and in writing. This is the equivalent of just over one full level’s progress in a year

Raised attainment in reading – with rates of progress for boys helping to narrow the gap with girls;

Raised motivation as readers. The percentage of motivated readers increased from 48% to nearly 80%, with evidence of greater motivation for boys;

Raised enjoyment and attainment in writing;

Improved speaking and listening skills.

Impact on school:

Made significant contribution to schools’ development of a creative curriculum;

Engaged reluctant readers and writers in literacy learning;

In some cases improved behaviour of individuals and class;

Supported an inclusive curriculum.

Impact on teachers:

Increased knowledge of children’s books;

Raised awareness of their role in enthusing children as readers;

Re-energised and enabled them to develop creative approaches to teaching literacy.

MathsMaths

• Year 2 will follow the new National Curriculum.

• The government have raised the bar slightly so children will be challenged by doing some work that they would have done in Year 3 previously.

• Maths will include work covering number, measure, statistics and geometry.

ScienceScience

Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2Animals, including humans

Differences: Boys & Girls; Male & Female; Naming

Body Parts

Uses of Everyday Materials

Plants Living Things &

their Habitats

Everybody Needs Caring

For; Looking

After The Body

IPCIPC

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1

Summer 2

Hooray…Let’s Go

On Holiday

History – People of the Past

From A to B

The Stories

People Tell

The First Olympians

The Circus is Coming to Town

The International Primary Curriculum will allow children to enhance their history and geography skills through various topic work. This makes their learning more meaningful.

R.E. and P.S.H.ER.E. and P.S.H.E

• For R.E. we follow a multi-faith syllabus where our aim is to have a mutual respect for all beliefs and celebration of diversity.

• For P.S.H.E. we follow a scheme which focuses on various aspect of social welfare such as bullying, friendship and feelings.

Physical Education

P.E. is taught twice a week (one indoor lesson and one outdoor lesson).

P.E. is on Monday and Friday!

It is extremely important that all children have an appropriate P.E. Kit with them in school on these days.

Autumn 1 Autumn 2

Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1

Summer 2

Indoor DanceLevels, Directions and Speed

GymnasticsJumping and Landing

SAQSpeed, Agility and Quickness

GamesTOPS PlayTOPS Games

GymnasticsSequencing6+

Athletics/GamesScoring Points

Outdoor InvasionFootball

InvasionRugby

SAQSpeed, Agility and Quickness

Multi-skillsRefining Skills(Fitness Testing)

OAAOutdoor Play

AthleticsTOPSSports Day Preparation

Music and Art

•Music and art is taught by specialist teachers in 6 weeks block.

•This will be changed at half term with P.E. and computing.

PresentationPresentation

AssessmentAssessment

• Children will continue to be tested with SATs papers, however, final judgements will be made by teachers through on-going assessments and moderations.

• Children will be assessed regularly throughout the year through various testing and moderation.

HomeworkHomework• Homework is sent out on Friday and should be return

by Tuesday (or Monday).• If not handed back to the teacher before Tuesday it

will not be marked.• We would like you to work with your child on their

homework to find out about their learning and increase awareness of their understanding at school.

• It is extremely important that children read regularly at home. A recent study by the Institute Of Education found that children that read for pleasure will do significantly better at school than those that don’t.

“Children who were read to regularly by their parents

performed better in all three tests at age 16 than those who were not helped in this way.”

Home JournalHome Journal

• The home journal is handed out on Friday and return to school any day before the following Friday.

• It can be taken away with you on holidays or weekends away.

• Be creative as you like – photographs are a great way to get the children to write captions.

Classroom ExpectationsClassroom Expectations

• Grace and courtesy• Indoor voices• No rubbers• House Teams• Toilets• Water• Attendance and punctuality

Questions or Suggestions

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