Year 2 - Super Stars
Welcome to Class 2
Adults
Mrs Malpass and Mrs Wright are the class teachers. Mrs Malpass teaches Monday to Wednesday and Mrs Wright teaches Thursday and Friday. The teaching assistants in class 2 are Mrs Griffiths (HLTA) and Miss Mitchell. Mrs Griffiths covers PPA and leadership time in the class.
PE
Mr Wood (Sports Coach) teaches the children PE and your child has their lessons on Mondays and Fridays. Your child will need to come to school on those days in their PE and remain in it for the whole day. Please can all long hair be tied up and earrings be removed or covered up with tape/plaster on PE days.
Homework
Spellings
Your child will receive spellings every Friday to practise at home. On the following Thursday, your child will be tested on these spellings. Your child may have some spellings repeated. Please can your child bring their spelling book to school every Thursday. The first set of spellings will be sent home on Friday 11th September.
Maths
Every Wednesday your child will be set a maths homework task in their homework book. The homework task will reinforce their current maths learning in class. Please can all homework books be returned by the following Tuesday. The first piece of homework will be sent home Wednesday 9th September.
Reading
All children have been recently assessed on their reading and grouped accordingly. Every Monday your child will bring home their new reading book/s and reading record.
In the reading record can you please record down when you have listened to your child read their school book at home. These records and comments are really important and keep us informed how your child is getting on with their reading at home and if there are any issues we need to address in school.
Please can your child bring their reading record and reading books to school every day in their book bag. The first set of Reading Books will be sent home on Monday 7th September.
Library Books
On Wednesdays, your child will select a library book they would like to borrow to share with their families at home. These books are pitched as age-appropriate books for your child but they are not decodable like their Read Write Inc books. The aim of these books is to develop a love of reading through the enjoyment of sharing and reading these books together at home. Please can your child return their library books every Wednesday so they can select a new book each week.
Rewards
We award merit stickers in class for good behaviour, working hard, being kind etc. These stickers are stuck in children’s individual merit cards. Children receive bronze, silver and gold merit stickers for filling their merit cards. In addition, we have table points, children can earn points for their table. These points are totalled up each week and the table with the most points receive a little prize from the treasure box! We also award raffle tickets for completing homework, reading regularly at home and getting all their spellings correct. Raffle tickets are drawn out half termly to win a little prize.
Keeping in touch
Any messages to be passed on or any queries can usually be addressed through speaking to one of the class 2 members of staff on the door when children are dropped off in the morning or collected at the end of the school day. If a member of class 2 staff is not present on the door, please ask and we can often come and speak to you. Otherwise, you can contact the school office and a phone call or meeting can be arranged with the relevant member of staff.
Lunch
Please, if possible, can you select your child’s lunch using the online system as it saves a lot of time during registration. This includes if they are having a packed lunch too.
