Year 2

Class Saint: St Bernadette

Class Teacher: Mrs. S. Willsher and Miss. H. Eke

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.