Welcome to ID2s

Information Evening
Agenda
About Me
Timetable
School times
English
Maths
IPC
Specialist Lessons
EAL
Circle time and
golden time
Homework




Assessment and reporting
Leave of Absence
School prospectus
Class parent
Expectations from children
and parents
Birthdays
Lunches and water bottles
Other notices
About Me
Born in Abu Dhabi; moved to UK when I was 6 and
lived there until I got married.
Parents are from India/Pakistan
Fourth Year in HSV and taught in the UK
Worked in the co-orperate industry for 4 years.
Live in Amsterdam with my husband
Love shopping; cinema; travelling the world and
home improvements.
Timetable
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8.25 8.45 Activities Activities Activities Activities Activities
8.45 9.15 Literacy Guided Reading
Red
Guided Reading
Yellow
Guided Reading
Blue
Guided Reading
Green

9.15 10.00 Class Time Spellings/Phonics Literacy Literacy Literacy
Assembly 9.30 Library
10.00 - 10.30 Snack/Break Snack/Break Snack/Break Snack/Break Snack/Break
10.30 11.15 Gym

Music Literacy Gym IPC

ICT
11.15 12.00 Numeracy Numeracy Numeracy Numeracy
Numeracy
12.00 13.00 LUNCH LUNCH Buddying LUNCH LUNCH

13.00 14.00 Dutch/EAL
13.00-13.30
Dutch/EAL
13.00-13.30
Spellings/Phonics Circle Time
13.00 13.30

Golden Time
13.30 14.30

Class Time
14.30 15.00
IPC IPC Dutch/EAL
14.00 15.00
IPC

School times
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday
8:15 - gates open
8:25 - children enter classroom for
silent reading and spelling
8:45 - register. Classes begin.
10:00 - snack and break
12:00 - lunch and break
3:00 - home time
3:15 - gates close





Wednesday

8:15 - gates open
8:25 - children enter classroom for
silent reading and spelling
8:45 - register. Classes begin.
10:00 - snack and break
12:30 - home time
12:45 - gates close





Please ensure that your child is punctual in the mornings as lateness is
recorded. 3 lates meeting with class teacher, 6 lates meeting with Loation
Leader; 9 lates rported to the Leerplicht.
Please collect your child on time as I often have off-site meetings to attend in
the afternoons straight after school.



English



In ID2 we cover the following units:
Instructions
information texts,
poetry
and traditional story writing
Literacy skills will be taught through speaking and listening, reading
and writing. Handwriting will be taught twice a week.
Phonics and spelling: spellings will go home in folders on Thursdays to
practice at home. We will have an informal spelling quiz in class!
How can you support our literacy program?
Read with your child at home and practice spellings.
Encourage your child to read a range of text types from a range of
sources.



Maths
We follow the Primary framework for Numeracy
from United Kingdom.

The curriculum is split into 5 blocks:
Counting, partitioning and calculating
Securing number facts, understanding shape
Handling data and measures
Calculating, measuring and understanding shape
Securing number facts, relationships and
calculating




How can you support our numeracy program?
Encourage mathematical thinking in everyday settings (eg. shopping)
Ensure your child practices times tables and plays educational Math
games.




IPC
IPC stands for International Primary Curriculum

In ID2 we cover the following units:
Clothes
Celebrations
Buildings and Structures
Im Alive
Toys

IPC is a topic based curriculum that ensures all major subject areas are
covered (eg. science, history, art etc)

Before each unit begins, you will receive a letter outlining the goals of each
topic. This will be sent on email along with information on any related
events.




Specialist lessons
Music with Ms Anouk
Dutch with juf Sabine and Mr Matthieu
Gym with Mr Sytse
Gym t-shirt and bags available from the office
Non-marking trainers
Dark shorts
Kits will go home whenever dirty.
Please name ALL clothing.



EAL
English as an additional language with Ms Natalie & Ms Cara
In class with me for those whos priority is to master basic English
Instead of Dutch lessons
As well as additional intervention out of class from our EAL teachers.




Circle Time
Every Friday afternoon
IPC Personal Goals
Themes include: feelings, affirmation, caring, friendship, co-operation,
gender, changes, conflict resolution, problem solving
International days e.g Tourism; chocolate; Peace



Every Friday afternoon
Reward for following the Golden Rules
Alternates between in-class and whole school
Every time we will do workshops that last 3 sessions would love YOUR
expertise!!



Golden Time
Homework






10
11
12
13

10
11
12
13

Spelling
Follow National
Literacy Strategy
Spelling Bank
Test and introduce
new words every
Tursdays.
A range of strategies
to practice spellings from
Letters and Sounds.








IPC
Before each topic the
children will be given a
mini-project to
complete at home.







Reading
Children take home
a leveled book and two
library books.
Expected to read at
least 3 times per week
and track reading in
reading journal.
For breadth, please
encourage your child
to read a range of texts
from a range of sources
especially non-fiction
texts.
Comprehension








Assessment and
Reporting
Assessment conducted throughout the year:
In class assessment (ongoing)
Next week Single Word Spelling Test
This week Writing assessment
Writing assessments, PIE (Progress in English) and PIM (Progress in Maths)








Reporting: Based on the ID2 learning goals
New school report format and schedule
October Autumn short report
February Spring short report
June/July End of year report
Parent consultations
Autumn Term
Spring Term







Leave of Absence
Up to 10 days per year ONLY once
Leave must be approved by the head of the ID in advance.
Fill in form which can be found in the reception downstairs and give to me.
If your child is unwell, please contact the school as soon as possible via
email to me or leave a message on the school answer phone
Please see the school prospectus for more information.







School Prospectus
A paper copy should have been provided last week.
A downloadable copy is available on the website.
Please review internet and email information.
Check out the website I will update once a fortnight with what we are
up to at school.














Class parent
Role involves:
Communicating between parent group and me.
Organising parent assistance for class trips.
Assisting in the classroom and around the school if necessary.
Any volunteers? Please let me know ASAP please






Expectations from
children
Remember to pass messages between school and home.
Complete homework given every week.
Follow school golden rules at all times, including during breaks.
Use the toilet during the breaks, and not during learning time.
Remember Gym Kit and Library books on correct day.






Expectations from
parents
Allow children sufficient time each night for homework, and provide them with
a quiet, comfortable area (free of younger siblings and television) to complete their
homework.
Speak with me if you have any issues or concerns. Please dont allow concerns to
simmer. We can arrange a meeting via email.
Notify the school of any changes of address or phone numbers.
Read emails/newsletter which will be delivered electronically.






Birthdays
Please organise for invitations to be distributed after school. This cannot
be done during class time.
Birthday treats are always welcome! Please keep treats small and avoid
chewing gum and nuts.






Lunches and water
bottles
Please supply your child with a healthy lunch and snack. Fruit,
vegetables, crackers, and sandwiches are excellent brain food!
No chocolate please (except for birthday treats).
Please encourage your child to bring a named water bottle to school. It
can be left in the classroom next to the sink and accessed at any time.






Other notices
Student Data forms has everyone handed theirs in? Are there any
changes needed to be made? If so please send an email to Ms Wittenberg.
Are all children allowed to be on the school website? If not please let me
know via email asap.
School Bus Ms Wittenberg has a company called 8taxi who can
provide a service to and from school. Anyone interested let me know please.
International Food Fair Friday 19
th
September 3pm 4pm held at
school please can you bring finger food from your home country to share
for 20 people.
Maths Calculation Policy for your attention.
Comprehension Questions for home.







Thank you for
coming!

Are there any
general questions?

Personal questions