National Standards

National Standards - for 2nd Year students

Here is a brief overview of what we are aiming to achieve with your child by their seventh birthday:

Maths 

• solve problems using numbers up to 100
• count in 2s, 5s and 10s, forwards and backwards
• find ½ and ¼ of simple shapes and sets of objects
• sort objects into common groups and describe what they have done
• ask and answer questions and display their findings
• give and follow directions
• measure objects using their hands, feet or a pencil.

Writing

• write stories and other kinds of writing that they can use at school and at home. This includes simple instructions, explanations of what happens and the way it happens, simple descriptions of people, and of things they have done and seen, know about or are making up
• use full stops, question marks and capital letters most of the time
• spell many words correctly, and try writing new words using what they know about other similar words
• write longer sentences and use simple connecting words ("like", "and") to join sentences together.

Reading

• use what they know about letters and other words to work out new words
• read whole sentences without big pauses, and use the punctuation, so that the reading sounds smooth and interesting
• notice when they make important mistakes (especially if things stop making sense) and know how to fix them, most of the time
• use labels, speech bubbles, charts and tables to help them understand the stories
• read silently by themselves
• tell if the story is real or made up, remember important parts of it and be able to find parts that answer questions.

If you would like more information please visit http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards where you can find pamphlets that can be downloaded.  The pamphlet 'After two years at school' outlines the National Standard and provides examples of work we hope children would be able to do at the end of their second year at school.