Welcome to Australia! (Year 2)
Class Information
In Class Australia our teachers encourage us to always try our best and never give up. We look after our friends and celebrate our achievements together.
Our Australia class teacher is Miss Luczyszyn, we also have our amazing teaching assistants Miss Baker, Miss O’Connor and Mrs Grimes.
Zones of Regulation
Every child has created an individual plan to help them to regulate their emotions so that they are ready for learning. Each morning and afternoon session begins with a ‘check in’ where we discuss our emotions, take part in class yoga and breathing activities. Pupils can also request individual ‘check ins’ with adults.
Water bottles
Please remember to bring in your school water bottle every day. Water is very good for our brains! Water bottles will be sent home every night to be washed and refilled ready for the next day. School water bottles can be bought from the office.
PE
Australia have PE on a Wednesday.
Pupils must wear their PE kit into school. For outdoor PE, pupils can wear a tracksuit. Other kit can be a white T-shirt, black shorts/leggings and pumps or trainers.
Homework
Australia will receive their homework every Friday. It will consist of Handwriting, phonics and Maths work. We also encourage you to access you Times Table Rockstars and Numbots account.
We hope to become super readers but we need your help. Please try and read with your child every night or work on the sounds which have been sent home, which are linked to our learning in school. Really focus on asking questions about their book as this will help them with their reading comprehension. When children are ready they will begin to access our reading scheme which allows them to choose books at the right level and take quizzes to check their understanding.
Curriculum Map
Use this link to find out all about our plans for this year.
Curriculum-Overview-Map-Year-2
Class Timetable
See below the class timetable.
Class Dojo 
Please follow us on our class dojo page to find out about all the hard work that we get up to.
Important Dates
Keep an eye out for any inportant dates you need to know.
Wednesday 3rd Septemeber – Back to school!
Helpful resources
Contact information
If you need anything at all please do not hesitate to conact Mrs Luczysyn.
Use of social media platforms as communications tools
- Where staff use social media platforms (such as Seesaw. Class Dojo and others), we will expect a professional, courteous and productive dialogue between staff and parents.
- Parents/carers are encouraged to use Class Dojo to message teachers and open a positive dialogue or contact the school office or meet class teachers at class doors.
- Staff reserve the right NOT to respond to messages which are received out of normal school hours, which are sent via Class Dojo
- Staff reserve the right NOT to respond to messages which are inappropriate, offensive, threatening or abusive.
- Parents/carers MUST only message using polite, courteous and respectful language
- Photos may be shared between parents and staff through school’s approved social media platforms – if they are appropriate, non-offensive and celebratory
- Staff reserve the right to log out of school approved social media platforms after school hours.
- Staff will use our platforms to share news, learning, updates, key notices and to share achievements and celebrations with parents/ carers.
- Parents are encouraged to ONLY message on Class Dojo between the hours of 30 and 16.30 on school days.
- Parents must be aware that responses on Class Dojo may be delayed whilst teachers conduct their daily duties and statutory tasks.
- Parents are discouraged from messaging staff on Class Dojo on weekends, after 16.30 and on school holidays. Messages received within these times may not be responded to.
- Teachers may choose to reply to messages outside of school hours, but these decisions rest with individual teachers and may change.