Welcome to Year 2, Sky Class at Shalfleet Primary
I want to warmly welcome you all to Year 2, we will be busy and we will have lots of fun!
Staff – I am Mrs Thompson, the class teacher for Sky Class. Teaching assistant support will be provided by the wonderful Miss Cowdrey in the mornings and the lovely Ms Heimour in the afternoons. Mrs Walldock will also be in our classroom every morning supporting the learning. On a Tuesday afternoon the children will have Mrs Cuff whilst I have my School Leader time.
Please see below for key information.
Click to download the following planning documents
Please find below information on this years planned events/trips – please note these may be subject to change.
This years class charity is The Donkey Sanctuary
Autumn 1
Autumn local walk
Fort Victoria to Yarmouth Castle
Autumn 2
Christmas Creations – Parents in
Christmas production with Y1 – Parents in
Spring 1
Around the World cooking
Visit from Chef
Spring 2
Victorian Day – Parents invited in
Summer 1
Osbourne House Trip
Summer 2
Marwell Zoo Trip
AM & PM Routine
Early morning routine – As you know we have the drop off scheme and the gates open at 8.10 until 8.25am. The children need to be in school by 8.30am when we will register them. As the children arrive in the morning, there are early morning work for them to complete which are linked to English and Maths.
End of the day routine – The day ends for the children at 3:05pm and you can collect your child using the pick up scheme at 3.05pm for singles and 3.15pm for siblings.
Uniform
Please label your child’s uniform and P.E kit clearly and ensure they have appropriate clothing for our changeable weather. We will be outside rain or shine!
PE & Outdoor Learning
Our P.E. sessions will be on a Monday and a Tuesday morning. Please can the children wear their PE kits on these days. When the colder and wetter weather arrives please could all children wear jogging/ tracksuit bottoms/leggings as P.E. will continue outside even in colder weather. The children will continue to have Forest School on a Monday morning with Miss Gates so please remember to send in waterproofs and wellies. These can stay in school if you would like them to and I will send them home with the children at the end of every half term.
Homework
We will send spellings, English and Maths activities home in a homework book once we are settled into our routines. More information will be in the front of these books and I will let you know when I start to send home their homework books.
Food & Drink
Fruit and drinks – We will provide a piece of fruit or a healthy snack for morning break time, however the children are more than welcome to bring in their own fruit or healthy snack. Each child will need to bring in a named water bottle to drink throughout the day. Water bottles will be easily accessible in the classroom and the children are given lots of opportunities to have a drink throughout the day.
Lunchboxes – These will be stored together the classroom. Please remember we are a nut free school and operate a Healthy Lunchbox policy.
Reading
Each child has been given a reading record so that any reading done at home or school can be logged. Even 5 minutes at home each day makes a huge difference. It does not necessarily have to be their school reading book that they read at home. Any book they read can be recorded in their reading record. If a child reads at home then they can earn a dojo to go towards their dojo point prize. We have a fantastic library here, as well as many lovely books in our classroom for children to enjoy. We hope to be able to visit the school library on a regular basis for the children to enjoy more books at home.
Class Dojo
This is how we will give you any important information and how you can keep in touch with us if you have any concerns or wish to celebrate something your child has done, please do send me a message. I will reply as soon as I can.