Year 2

Welcome to Year 2, 2024.  We are looking forward to being part of your child’s learning journey this year.

Please note, Full School Summer uniform is to be worn on day 1, Tuesday 30 January 2024.

We look forward to meeting and welcoming those of you who are able to attend the Junior School Parent Information and Welcome Evening at 5.30pm on Thursday 1 February. Please RSVP here.

Term 1 is a 11-week term, with Easter falling within the Term, Friday 29 March – Monday 1 April.

• Families may drop off student books on Monday 29 January between 2pm and 3pm. Teachers will also be available at this time.

Please bring or send the following to school with your child on day one of term:

• Labelled art smock if not already at school.
• Library bag if not already at school.
• Blue reading bag if not already at school.
• 1 x Pulteney play hat (2 if your child attends OSHC/co-curricular).

The children are required to wear their sport uniform to school on the following days:

• 2K  Physical Education days – Monday and Wednesday
• 2T Physical Education days – Monday and Tuesday
• Any other day that your child participates in cocurricular activities.

Children are to wear their formal uniform, School on the other days.  Play hats are required every day at school and worn during Recess and Lunch when the UV rating is 3 or above.

Please pack a healthy snack for a morning Brain Food break, along with an optional afternoon snack.  This snack could consist of fresh fruit or vegetables, cheese or dried fruit. No processed food please. Please be aware our school is a nut aware school, so nuts or nut products are not to be brought to School.  

Recess and Lunch should be packed into your child’s lunch box.  Tuck orders are also available to order through the Qkr! App.  Any recess and lunch orders on the Qkr! App website must be completed by 8.30am on the day.

Please send a drink bottle containing water for your child to drink during class time.

MORNING

• Please wait with your child in the playground until the Courtyard glass doors are opened at 8:15am by a staff member.
• Reception to Year 2 students will no longer line up on the blue mats when the bell goes. Parents and caregivers are welcome to walk their child into the classroom. If children are being dropped off from 8.15am once yard duty commences, they can leave their bags on the blue mats and once the bell goes, children can walk themselves into the classroom. Children are not permitted to play in the courtyard before the 8.30am.
• Alternatively, you may choose to drop your child at the Symonds Place ‘Kiss and Drop’ from 8.10 – 8.30am.
• When the bell rings at 8.30am, parents are welcome to bring their child up to the classroom. Alternatively, children can head upstairs independently.
• Classroom learning will commence at 8.30am promptly. Please ensure your child is at school on time as learning will begin promptly at the start of the day.
• Students arriving at school later than 8.45am need to be signed in at Wheaton House before coming into class.

Children are encouraged to be independent with the following morning tasks:

• Carrying their own school bag to and from school.
• Placing their drink bottle on the tray each morning.
• Changing their reader (if needed) and sitting at their desk with their blue reading folder to begin learning from 8.30-8.45am each day.

AFTERNOON

• In the afternoon the school day ends at 3.25pm.
• Children will be taken downstairs to the Year 2 pick up area by their teacher. Please wait for your child by the white Inclusive Learning building in the yard for pick up.
• It is important that children say goodbye to their class teacher each day so that we know your child is safely with you.
• Children attending OSHC will walk to the OSHC building.
• Children not collected from the designated area will be walked to the blue boxes in the outside playground and remain with the teacher on duty until 3.40pm. Children remaining after this time will be taken to OSHC.  If the weather is inclement the children will remain in the under-croft steps with the teacher on duty.

• All toys, games and precious items are to remain at home please.
• Birthday invitations – Please use addresses located in the ‘Buzz Book’ which can be accessed via the Parents Community Portal link on the Pulteney website to send birthday invitations to home addresses. Please do not give invitations out at school as it could cause upset to some students not invited.

Thank you for your support with this.

Please email us if you have any queries.  Our email addresses are:  kate.dodd@pulteney.sa.edu.au and harry.selwood@pulteney.sa.edu.au

Kate Dodd and Harry Selwood