Year 2
Class Saint: St Bernadette
Class Teacher: Mrs. S. Willsher and Miss. H. Eke
Curriculum
Sensational Safari Adventures! - May 2025
We began our learning by locating Kenya on the world map and discovering which continent it belongs to. We talked about how far it is from the UK, what the weather is like, and why Kenya is such a popular place for safari adventures.
We explored traditional African tales and used these as inspiration to write our own fables, setting them in the Savannah and choosing animals as our characters to help teach a moral. The children thought carefully about the language they wanted to use and have written some detailed fables.
Art and design were a big part of our topic too. The children had great fun making beautiful African necklaces using pasta, paper plates, and string. A huge thank to Mrs Cooch for suppling the pasta and volunteering her time to make our beautiful necklaces. Each necklace was uniquely decorated with bright colours and patterns, and it was lovely to see the children so focused and proud of their work. We also brought a bit of the African sunset to our classroom by creating stunning silhouette pictures of animals and acacia trees set against bold, painted sunsets.
A highlight for many of the children was learning about the “Big Five” animals – the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino. We discovered fun facts about each one, compared them to animals we might see in the UK, and discussed why they are so important to Kenyan wildlife conservation. To celebrate all of our hard work, we held a class assembly where we shared everything we had learned with our families. The children loved performing and were so proud to show off their artwork and share fascinating facts about Kenya. We ended with “Hakuna Matata” from The Lion King, complete with actions and big smiles!
We’re so proud of how engaged and enthusiastic the children have been throughout the topic – it’s been a real adventure!
R.E. - Investigating 'Forgiveness' - April 2025
In RE this half term, we have been learning about forgiveness by looking at Jesus’ ministry and His Crucifixion. We thought about how Jesus forgave the people who crucified Him when He said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” This helped us make links to Jesus’ teachings about love and mercy, like in the parable of the Prodigal Son. Acting out the Crucifixion and creating freeze frames helped us reflect on what Jesus’ forgiveness means and how we are called to forgive others too.
We also discussed how Lent is a time for us to reconcile with God by saying sorry and making changes in our lives. To explore this, we created artwork of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, thinking about how the crowd welcomed Him with palm leaves and calling out “Hosanna.” We enjoyed singing “Singing Hosanna to the Lord,” celebrating Jesus as the Saviour.
We then then reflected on what they can do during Lent to seek forgiveness and forgive others. Acting out the Last Supper helped us think about how Jesus forgave His disciples and showed His love by breaking bread with them. To finish, we wrote our own forgiveness prayers, asking God to help us be more forgiving. Through all these activities, we learnt that Lent is a time to grow closer to God and get ready to celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection at Easter.
