The Year 2 Team

The Year 2 Team

Year 2
Mandarin
Year 2
Mandarin
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Y1

30mins

30mins


30mins


/

60mins

Y2

30mins


30mins


30mins


60mins

/
*Mandarin lesson time
*Three pathways :
MFL----- Mandarin as a Foreign Language is
designed for non-native/non heritage students.
MSL----- Mandarin as a Second language is for
heritage students who have been living out of
China (or other areas where Chinese is used as an
official language), or non-heritage students who
have been living in China for a long time and are
fluent in speaking Mandarin.
CNL----- Students in this pathway acquired and
learned Chinese as their 1st language while
receiving their prior school education by using
Chinese as instructional medium.

*Class arrangement:
Y2: 3 MFL classes
1 MSL class
3 CNL classes

6 tutor class, 7 Mandarin class, 8 Mandarin teachers

*Curriculum
CNL: Shanghai local curriculum with approaches that is
suitable for our students.
MSL: Zhongwen with adaptions to our students
MFL: Thematic based approach with the focus on
communication skills and practicality

Reading system
*Communication
*Homework:
MSL: 15 minutes/per week
CNL: 20 minutes/per week


Thank you!

Thank you!

Curriculum
Year 2 Timetable.
Break time 10:30am
11:00am (with Year 1).
Lunch time 12:00pm
1:00pm (with Reception).
Clubs 2:00pm 3:00pm
on Friday.
Mandarin
Children are set for
Mandarin under the
three main pathways.
Mandarin reading
books can be changed
at the start of the
school day.
Maths
We group children
according to ability and
appropriate mathematical
curriculum needs in Y2
Decisions for setting are
based on assessments,
work in class and the
needs of the child.
Phonics
We group children
according to their
understanding of
sounds and their ability
to use them effectively.
The focus in the
phonics session links
to the spelling lists.
Curriculum
Diversity
Literacy
Handwriting
Grammar
Science
Geography & History
Art & DT

To the classrooms
Houses and House Points
DUCKS is continuing to develop the role of Houses this
year.
1 House point awarded for achievement (academic,
personal, social)
2 House points awarded for exceptional achievement.
Year 2 House Representatives will be chosen by students
this term.
Spellings
Lists given out and learned weekly.
Spellings will relate to the sound focus of their phonics group
for that week.
We encourage LSCWC method: Look, Say, Cover, Write,
Check method.
When helping with spelling at home, remember some key
words / camera words are not phonetic.
Homework
1) Spellings, 2) Reading, 3) Mathematics, 4)
Curriculum Diversity (writing, comprehension, map work, research or
creative).
Given out on Monday and returned by the next Monday.
No piece of homework should take longer than 20 mins,
unless it is a project over many weeks. Please feedback to the
teacher if there are any problems.
Flexibility We are aware of other commitments outside of
school.
Reading
In Year 2 we hope that every child will read at home for 10
20 minutes every night. Please sign the link book.
Reading proficiency consists of 2 parts:
Fluency and expression of reading
Comprehension of the text.
Reading tests are conducted by the teacher before a child
progresses onto the next book band.
Reading book bands
EAL & Learning Support
Ms Leanne Le = EAL
Leanne.le@dulwich-shanghai.cn
Ms Rhian Watkins = Learning Support
Rhian.watkins@dulwich-shanghai.cn
Ms Kim Humphreys = Learning Support
Kimberley.humphreys@dulwich-shanghai.cn
General notes.
For those days when your child has PE, please feel free to
send them to school in their PE kit.
Lunch boxes are stored in the labelled cupboards outside
the dining hall on the ground floor. Please have lunch boxes here
before 12pm.
Kumon Maths please be careful with methods you are
using at home. Refer to your Maths teacher if you have any
concerns or queries.
Parent Forums this year
Reading & Writing Forum Wednesday 27
th
August.
Parent Teacher Conferences:
Monday 1
st
September 3:15pm 5:00pm, or
Thursday 4
th
September 3:15pm 7:30pm.
Maths Forum Wednesday 24
th
September.
EAL Forum tbc