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DISCOVERY BAY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 2016/2017 Welcome to Year 2 OUR MISSION “As an international community school, our mission is to provide an outstanding education to students in an inclusive and nurturing learning environment. We seek to inspire and empower students to fulfill their individual potential in a rapidly changing world.”

MEET OUR TEAM! Lisa Mastroianni Lisa Mori Jeana Dingley Y2LM Fiona Ieronimo YEAR GROUP LEADER Grazyna Bobrowska Helen Reid Katy Day Y2HR EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS Emily Sharman Hannah Cole Y2ES DEPUTY PRINCIPAL Y1-3 Jack Hoskin Susan Walter Y2JH HEAD OF PRIMARY

What we want to achieve this year? HAPPY INDEPENDENT ENQUIRING STUDENTS RESPONSIBLE ENTHUSIASTIC MOTIVATED

Welcome Letter ● Term overview ● Timetables ● Homework ● Parent Portal ● Uniform ● School diaries expectations ● Junk modelling ● Parent teacher ● Pick up and drop off conferences ● Supervision after ● Class parents hours ● Healthy lunches and snacks

Moodle Moodle is an online personalised Moodle is like the ‘homebase’ for all students ➜ learning to access their home learning. platform that can be used in It is password protected and every child has ➜ school and at their own login information. This will be home. given via the reading diary. Most Year 2 Students can access the Year 2 home page, ➜ students will Spelladrome, Mathletics, Sunshine Online already be and MyiMaths via Moodle so there is no familiar with need for parents to try to remember many Moodle from different websites this year. Year 1.

Reading Homework Reading every day helps children to Two guided reading books per week ➜ develop their appropriate and specific to your child’s personal communication reading level skills, develop logical thinking One RWI book (average once per week but may ➜ skills, master vary depending on your child’s RWI group) language, enhance One library book chosen by your child ➜ concentration, build family Logging books in the reading diary ➜ bonds and also develop a love iRead: Crystal, Sapphire and Platinum ➜ for reading.

Spelling Homework The Fundamental Five First, the task has a clear academic purpose, such ➔ as practice, checking for understanding, or applying knowledge or skills. The best homework Second, the task efficiently demonstrates student ➔ tasks exhibit learning. five characteristics Third, the task promotes ownership by offering ➔ choices and being personally relevant. Fourth, the task instills a sense of competence. ➔ Last, the task is aesthetically pleasing—it appears ➔ enjoyable and interesting (Vatterott, 2009).

Spelling Spelling Homework Programme Monday: Children are taught a new spelling rule ➔ New National in class and given their spelling list. At home, they Curriculum choose one activity to complete from a list of fun 2014 activities. Magic Words Tuesday: Children write three ‘super sentences’. ➜ Each sentence should include at least one word Programme from their spelling list. Spelladrome Wednesday: Spelladrome task. ➜ Thursday: Return the homework. ➜ Friday: Spelling list check-up in class. ➜

Maths Homework Maths homework tasks aim to Each week your child will be given a task to ➜ help your child complete on Mathletics. consolidate the Mathletics is personalised to your child’s own ➜ learning from level. class. On average, once per month, your child will be ➜ Mathletics given an additional maths challenge to complete. This will come in written form via their maths MyiMaths homework folder. Monthly Maths You will also have access to MyiMaths although ➜ Challenges we will not be setting homework via this in Term 1.

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IPC Homework Year 2 IPC Units of Enquiry: From time to time your child will be given a ➜ Healthy Minds, homework task related to their current IPC Happy Bodies unit. Transport from It may be a simple task such as remembering ➜ A to B to bring their toothbrush to school. It’s Shocking! It may be a more involved project, such as ➜ conducting personal home research about a Living Things particular topic or concept. and Habitats We will inform parents of any IPC homework ➜ Let’s Celebrate tasks in advance via the reading diary.

Welcome Letter ● Term overview ● Timetables ● Homework ● Parent Portal ● Uniform expectations ● School diaries ● Parent teacher ● Junk modelling conferences ● Pick up and drop off ● Class parents ● Supervision after hours ● Healthy lunches and snacks

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