Year 2G 2018 - 2019

Mrs Greaney

Love, Learn and Live like Jesus.

This Autumn term we will be covering 4 different topics in RE.

Family – Beginnings: Children will have the prior learning that God loves and cares for every family and that Jesus was born and lived in a human family. Within the topic they will be taught to know and understand the many beginnings each day offers and that God is present in every beginning. We will be reading the creation story and studying different Psalms.
Judaism – As we focus on the faith of Judaism we will be learning about Shabbat and the reasons it is celebrated. We will be talking about how Jewish people prepare for Shabbat and we will make some Challah bread.
Signs and Symbols – Baptism/confirmation: Children will have the prior learning that Baptism is an invitation to belong to God’s family. We will be exploring our own experiences of baptism and we will be taught to know and understand the signs and symbols linked with Baptism.
Preparations – Advent/Christmas: Children will have the prior learning that Advent is a time of waiting to celebrate Jesus’ coming at Christmas. Within the topic they will be taught to know and understand how we prepare for special times. We will focus closely on the four weeks of Advent as we prepare for the celebration of Jesus at Christmas.

Each topic concludes with a collective worship.

*All year 2 parents will be invited into class to share the collective worship for our final topic this term – Preparations. Date to be confirmed.

Wednesday Word

Every Wednesday your child will bring home the ‘Wednesday Word’. This is a link between home, school and parish and shares the Sunday Gospel. There are also some fun activities that you can share with your child related to the Gospel.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. If there is anything you can send in from home (photos, books, baptism candles etc) to support your child's learning with any of our topics please feel free!

Thank you for your continued support.