Author: Gilly

Mathematics
Read and write numbers to at least 100 in numerals and words
Recognise odd and even numbers to 100
Count in steps of 2, 3 and 5 from 0
Recognise place value of each digit in 2-digit numbers
Compare and order numbers from 0 to 100 using the >; <; and = signs
Name the fractions 1/3 ; ¼ ; ½ and ¾ and find fractional values of shapes; lengths and numbers
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10x multiplication tables
Add and subtract: two 1-digit; 2-digit and a 1 digit; 2-digit and 10s; two 2-digit and three 1-digit numbers
Solve problems with addition and subtraction
Understand commutativity in relation to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Choose and use appropriate standard units to estimate length/ height/ temperature and capacity
Tell and write the time to 5 minute intervals
Recognise and use the symbols £ and p when solving problems involving addition and subtraction of money
Describe the properties of 2D and 3D shapes to include: edges, vertices and faces
Interpret and construct pictograms, tally charts, block diagrams and simple tables

Ashby Hill Top Primary School

End of Year Expectations for Year 2

This booklet aims to provide information for parents and carers on the end of year, national age related expectations for children in our school.
These expectations are the minimum requirements a child must meet in order to ensure continued progress throughout the following year. These statements are to act as a guide to enable parent’s to understand the standards the school is working towards
All the objectives have been worked on throughout the year.

Reading
Word Reading
Decode automatically and fluently
Read accurately by blending the sounds in words that contain the graphemes taught
Recognise and read alternative sounds for graphemes
Read accurately words of two or more syllables that contain the same GPCs
Read words containing common suffixes
Read and notice unusual correspondence between grapheme and phoneme
Read aloud books closely matched to their improving phonic knowledge, sounding out unfamiliar words accurately, automatically and without undue hesitation
Read books fluently and confidently
Reading Comprehension
Talk about and give an opinion on a range of texts
Discuss the sequence of events in books and how they are related to each other
Use prior knowledge and context and vocabulary explored to understand texts
Retell orally some stories, including fairy stories and traditional tales
Know and recognise simple recurring literary language in stories and poetry
Talk about favourite words and phrases.
Increase repertoire of poems learnt by heart, appreciating these and reciting some, with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear
Answer and ask appropriate questions and make predictions on the basis of what has been read so far
Draw simple inferences from illustrations, events and characters’ actions and speech.

Writing
Transcription
Segment spoken words into phonemes and record these as graphemes
Spell words with different alternative spellings, including a few common homophones
Spell longer words using suffixes such as ment, ness, ful, less, ly
Use knowledge of alternative phonemes to narrow down possibilities for accurate spelling
Identify known phonemes in unfamiliar words and use syllables to divide words
Form lower case letters of the correct size relative to one another
Begin to use some of the diagonal and horizontal strokes needed to join letters
Understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left unjoined
Write capital letters and digits of the correct size, with correct orientation and relationship to one another and to lower case letters
Use spacing between words that reflects the size of the letters
Composition
Write narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional)
Write for different purposes, including real events
Plan and discuss the content of writing and write down ideas
Orally rehearse structured sentences or sequences of sentences
Evaluate writing independently, with peers and with teacher
Proof-read to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation
Use full stops, capital letters , exclamation and question marks accurately to demarcate sentences and commas for lists
Use a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week, and the personal pronoun ‘I
Use subordination (using when, if, that, or because) and co-ordination (using or, and, or but)
Use present and past tenses correctly and consistently including the progressive form
Use the suffixes: s, es, ed, er and ing within their writing