Year 2 - Deman

Parents/Carers & Children

Welcome to
Meet the Teacher
Miss Perfect
Mrs Russell
 Staff in Deman Class

● Miss Perfect - teacher (Mondays and Tuesdays)

● Mrs Russell - teacher (Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays)
● Mrs Mulford and Mrs Holloway- LSAs
 Reading
This term we will be learning about World War II, reading children’s stories
and poems based around war life and how WW2 impacted our local area.
As well as this, we will be reading information texts about Winston
Churchill and things which we had in place on a day to day basis
throughout the war (air raid shelters, ration books etc).

Your child will be read with every week, spending half an hour completing
guided reading tasks, focused on a scheme called Project X.

Children will have a reading record and we encourage

parents to read daily with your child and log it in this book.
 Writing
This year will be continuing to focus on ways to improve children’s
writing, developing their understanding of VCOP (vocabulary,
connectives, openers and punctuation).

Through the scheme Read Write Inc Language and Literacy and the
Power of Reading, the children will be given many writing opportunities
that will be assessed and kept in their writing portfolios.

We also teach writing creatively across the curriculum and through our
whole school challenges.
 Maths
This year we will begin following a mastery based scheme called White
Rose Maths which covers the National Curriculum.

We will begin the year with a focus on Number then lead into other
units such as geometry and measurement, as well as looking at formal
methods for addition and subtraction.

Our school ethos encourage a kinaesthetic approach, involving lots of

actions linked to maths concepts and games.
 Invicta Primary School’s
Visual Calculation Policy

Link:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQpTmDrgF8xACEfBkp1vcEp_5KEDpPlUA
AFsS5AV2gMn8oUAvoH-Ata7nSvT_yyK3xjom_D6UKdMU_m/pub?start=false&loop=false&del
ayms=60000

Written September 2018 - The Maths Calculation Policy is on the

Google Classroom.
Fluency Records

● Key fluency targets that

Children need to work on
throughout the year.
● Bronze/silver/Gold
Children will receive a
certificate when they have achieved gold.
● Targets that children need to practice at school and at
home.
● Children will be tested weekly on targets.
● Two copies:
○ One stays in school and is updated.
○ One stays at home.
 Handwriting & Spelling
● Spelling rules and patterns will be given out weekly and assessments of the
children’s progress will take place each week by the teacher, these
assessments however will not take the form of formal ‘spelling tests’ but do
give an accurate picture of how your child is achieving.
● The National Curriculum statutory spelling list will also be sent out at the
start of the year, we encourage you to support your children in learning
these spellings.
● At Invicta we teach a continuous cursive joined-up handwriting that will help
children to develop a fluent and confident writing style. Handwriting practice
will continue to be at the start of the day during registration.
 Creativity
● We provide children with creative opportunities to learn discover
and express themselves in a variety of different ways.

● Music lessons will be taught by Miss Alexander

● Art Lessons this term will be linked to our challenge and include
creating silhouette paintings, air raid shelters, propaganda posters
and wartime paintings based on the work of John Piper.
Emotional Health & Well Being
● We strive to enable children to understand and value, their own
and others, social and emotional needs, and to implement this in
their day to day lives. We will start off the year, learning about a
positive mind-set & determination.
● We also teach our school values using ‘think sheets’
● Miss Webber is our Child and Family support leader - happy to
meet families by appointment. a.webber@invictaprimary.co.uk
 Physical Activity
● We provide children with opportunities to grow, learn and thrive
through physical activity, outdoor learning opportunities and
hands-on experiences.
● PE is taught by Mr Waller, his team and Miss Ellsworth.
● Swimming – Wednesday morning. Swimming costume (one piece)
for girls, tight trunks for boys, swimming hat (for girls and longer
hair), a towel, goggles if they wish. Please ensure children are not
wearing any jewellery on swimming day.
● PE – Tuesday afternoon - white round neck T-shirt, dark shorts
and trainers. In winter tracksuit bottoms and a jumper.
 The Big Challenge

This term our challenge is:

What are the achievements of

our rich and diverse community?
 Special Events

This term we will be going on a trips to:

● HMS Belfast on Friday 11th October

● Eltham Palace (date to follow)
● After half term we will be hosting a WW2 day (date to follow)
 Homework
● Homework folders are being provided for your child to help keep
reading books safe and in good condition.
● Lost reading book- we are asking for £2 towards replacing the
book. This is payable on Parent Pay.
● Homework will be put on to google classroom on Fridays and will
be expected back in school the following Tuesday.
 Homework
● Reading – children must read at home at least 4 times a week and this must be logged
in their diaries (either by the adult reading with them or by the child themselves).
● Spellings – each week your child will be given a set of spelling words. Please practise
these at home. Children will receive spellings to practise each week. Please practise these
with your child and they will play games in school using these words.
● Maths - times tables practise using Times Tables Rockstars.
A ‘grid’ with 8 ideas for homework activities will also be issued each half term -
children/parents can then choose activities that they wish to do from a range of ideas,
including writing opportunities, research, projects and problem solving.
To start off, we are sending out homework in a folder and later on in the year it will be issued on Google
Classroom. This folder will have:
● Homework grid. Google
● Reading book and reading record Classroom pin:
● Google classroom logins.
● Times Tables Rockstars logins. r83rman
● Statutory spelling lists.
 Behaviour Expectations
● Golden Rules
● Silver Rules

● Traffic light system- Good to be Green

● Marbles

● House points

● Behaviour policy on the website

● Barney
Special Educational Needs and
Disabilities

Our SENCO at Blackheath is

Robyn Heath
● r.heath@invictaprimary.co.uk or make an
appointment via the office
 Communication
● Quick messages can be shared at
start or end of the day but please
make an appointment for
lengthier discussions
● Do not hesitate to contact us via
e.perfect@invictaprimary.co.uk or
e.russell@invictaprimary.co.uk
● You will receive a termly class
newsletter.
● Half termly school newsletters are
posted on the website
● Trip and information letters are
posted on the website
 Mini Challenge
If you are out and about in Greenwich, pop into the Maritime Museum
and take a selfie with John Deman, painted in this picture. We can share
them in class!
 Thank You

We are looking forward to a

wonderful year of learning with
your children!