Transitions 2025-2026

Mrs Harper is the Year 2 teacher at Harlaxton CE Primary School. Below is some transition information informing you of a little bit about Year 2 before you begin. We are very friendly and hope to see you soon. 

School Year 2025 - 2026

Autumn Term 2025

Welcome to the Year 2 page. We have a busy term planned with some adventures to support us answer the question: What wonders lie in the Enchanted Woods? Please read the topic web below to find out all of the fun learning opportunities that we have planned. 

School Year 2024-2025

Are Monarchs better than Peasants? 

Welcome to the Summer Term. We have lots of fun activities planned including a trip to Harlaxton Manor. Information will follow in due course. We are fortunate to experience a change in monarch in our life times, this will start our history project. We will look at current and past monarchs of the United Kingdom and also local monarchs, Dukes and owners of stately homes and manors. We will finish this term with a banquet day where we will debate the essential question, are monarchs better than peasants? 

Dates and House Keeping

Monday 

Reading books will be checked and changed if following the RWI scheme. Four or more reads in a week will earn a bonus house point and every 10 reading house points will earn a small prize! Free readers can change their books once completed in the classroom library. 

Tuesday 

PE - please make sure children have suitable clothing for indoor and outdoor PE. Earrings must be removed.

Wednesday 

Opportunity to change Reading for Pleasure books - these are for families to enjoy and read as a bedtime story.

Thursday

Homework books to be handed in for marking. 

Friday

Spelling tests for our phonics/spelling pattern words (see below for termly grid). 

PE - please make sure children have suitable clothing for indoor and outdoor PE. Earrings must be removed. 

- Children can also bring a healthy snack daily although a portion of fruit and vegetables is provided for children in Key Stage 1.

- Milk can be purchased from Cool milk which can be given mid morning. 

- Refillable bottles with water in the classrooms only please - juice can be drunk but in the locker area to prevent spills on work. 

Please provide your child with weather appropriate clothing for the typical British weather, the playground is a large open space so even on warm days it can be breezy so a thin coat, hat and sun lotion should see us through any weather! Please apply sun lotion in a morning and children can reapply at lunch as necessary. Sun lotion must be a roll on or cream and not a spray bottle.

Please make sure all items are named - anything unnamed can be found in lost property at the front of the school. 

King Charles III

The children in Year 2 have been learning about the current monarch of the United Kingdom, King Charles. They have studied his coronation and the changes he has brought upon the country as well as charities and initiatives he has promoted. The children wrote a letter to King Charles III informing of their interests in this as well as writing a poem to describe his coronation crown. 

Wonka Bars

The PTA held a Wonka bar sale recently. We enjoyed listening to our favourite songs and dancing in class for one of the rewards. 

Cricket Day

Some of us went to the Cricket ground to learn skills needed to play cricket. We had lots of fun playing games. Fielding was tough as there was lots of running, but bowling was really fun!

Those that didn't go to the Cricket ground, stayed at school and learnt skills too. We soon realised the further we hit the ball, the more runs we could earn! 

History

We have spent the past few weeks looking at the monarchy of the United Kingdom. We have looked at the current monarch, King Charles III and the previous monarchs, including Henry VIII. 

So far, there have been a few changes since King Charles III has become king, but before this role, he has created many charities and initiatives to support people.

Science

We have explored the weather in Spring in the UK. We created wind socks to check the level of wind and direction. 

Phonics 

Resources below to support learning the sounds and rhymes following the Read Write Inc. (RWI) scheme we follow. 

Useful Websites for additional homework ideas