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Understanding Muslim pilgrimage

The children continued to think about life for Muslims in Britain and how the pilgrimage to Makkah is an important Pillar in their faith.

R.E. Zakah

The class learned more about the importance of Zakah, as one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
They created lovely posters too!

R.E.

Year 5 have been thinking about what it means to be a Muslim in Britain today. The class looked at the Five Pillars of Islam and the role they play in the life of a Muslim.

Significant Events and our Life Journey in RE

Today we started our new RE topic which is our Life Journey and any significant events that we may have experienced in our lives. This was interesting to see how many of us have had very significant events in our lives like Baptisms and Celebrating Eid.

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How and why do people try to make the world a better place?

Year 3 are learning in RE about how people from different religions and beliefs try to make the world a better place 🌍 exploring kindness, charity, and the Golden Rule in action.

RE in Nursery – Churches

In RE today the children learnt all about special places to Christians which is a church, then they created some lovely stained glass windows and churches independently in small groups.

Happy Easter

The children enjoyed a special Easter breakfast in class with a wide variety of pastries, pancakes and danishes, as we listened to a story called The velveteen rabbit by Margery Williams. Then the children became very excited during our Easter egg hunt, searching everywhere in the classroom for the hidden treasure.

Easter Activities 🐰

This week the children have celebrated Easter with lots of fun activities, they have created some wonderful easter cards and pictures, made some delicious rice crispy cakes and had a very special visit from the Easter Bunny after our Easter Egg hunt!

Ramadan

We have been thinking about the Muslim festival of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. Fortunately two parents came to visit us to talk about their faith, fasting and this special celebration. The children listened with interest asking questions about this holy month and were given gifts and pictures of a Mosque to colour and decorate which was very much appreciated.

Ramadan Celebrations🏮🌙

Nursery have been learning all about Ramadan and Eid this week, the children watched an information video about how Muslims celebrate Eid. The children then created these fantastic lanterns in our directed activity and mehndi patterns in choose.

RE Visitor

Today we had our visitors in again to deliver another session about Easter. We watched a video and then played a game where we had to rescue the fish.

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The children discussed the Ten Commandments this afternoon before debating the merits of the first three.

Independent writing

The children in Reception have had a wonderful time learning about different cultures and celebrations. We took part in Lion dances, made dragon masks and visited the Chinese arch as part of the Lunar New Year celebrations. To consolidate our experience some children chose to write about our trip to Chinatown demonstrating their phonic knowledge, good pencil control and letter formation.

A trip to Chinatown for EYFS

We had a wonderful time visiting Chinatown to see the largest Chinese arch outside of China. The arch was imported from Shanghai in 2000 and is decorated with 200 dragons made from a mixture of wood and marble. The children noticed the lion statues that are on both side of the road bringing good fortune to visitors to the city.

Chinese New Year Celebrations 🐴🐲

Nursery had a fantastic time celebrating Chinese New Year. The children enjoyed making colourful lanterns, tasting delicious noodles, and watching exciting dragon dances. We also went to visit the beautiful Chinese arch, which helped us learn more about the traditions and celebrations. It was a wonderful opportunity to explore a different culture through creativity, food, and movement.

Festivals and Celebrations

We have been thinking about different celebrations, this week the children enjoyed listening to a book about the how people celebrate the Lunar New Year. We then took turns to wear the lion costume and take part in the Chinese lion dance. Some children played the drums and tambourine to create the music for our dance.

RE Visitor

Today we had two visitors in today to explain to us and help us understand why Christians call it Good Friday. This was very interesting to learn about the reasons why The Bible tells us certain stories and the history behind it all.

We got to talk through the story of Easter and then did activities to talk about how certain characters of the story might feel.

RE – Exodus story

The children sequenced and discussed the Exodus story today before thinking about the challenges faced by Moses.

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Year 3 have been learning about Islam in RE today 🕌
We explored what matters to Muslims, focusing on trust in Allah and the meaning of key words such as Islam, Muslim and Salaam. We discussed how faith can guide people’s lives and reflected thoughtfully on trust and belief, great discussions and respect shown throughout.👏🌍

The story of Moses

The class began their R.E. topic by thinking about the early life of Moses.

Easter Sunday and Salvation in RE

Today we started learning about Easter. We began with Salvation to understand what happened around Easter and why Christians celebrate it. We looked through the slides and then had conversations with our partners about what Salvation is and how we celebrate Easter now compared to the story from The Bible.

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In RE, Year 3 are learning about what a covenant means. They have been finding out that a covenant is a special promise or agreement between people, and in the Bible, it is a promise between God and His people. The children are exploring different examples of covenants, like God’s promise to Noah, and thinking about why keeping promises and showing trust are important.

Diwali celebrations in Nursery🕯️

This week, our Nursery children have been learning about Diwali, the Festival of Lights. They explored the celebration by creating beautiful patterns and decorating their own Diya lamp paper plates with bright colours, glitter, and sequins. The children enjoyed talking about light, colour, and celebration, helping them to learn more about different traditions and festivals from around the world.

Diwali 2025

The class watched some video clips this morning as they learned more about Diwali – Festival of Light.

RE: In the Beginning

Our nursery children enjoyed looking at the book In the Beginning, which shares the Christian story of how the world began. We spent some time looking at the front cover, noticing the colours and images, and talking about what the story might be about.

Together we discussed some of the ideas in the story light and dark, land and sea, animals and people as part of our wider exploration of different beliefs and stories about how the world was created.

How could we celebrate Diwali?

In RE we were set the task of planning a letter to the consulate to apply for funding for a programme of events celebrating Diwali. Using what we have been learning about Hinduism, each group suggested an in itinerary of activities such as fireworks, wearing red for luck and visiting a Hindu temple.

RE: Why is the word “God” so important to Christians?

For RE this week the children thought about what was the most beautiful thing in the world. Some children said that the earth, sun and park are the most beautiful thing in the world and other children said their families and animals. The children then had a think as why the word ‘God’ is important to Christians. The children then decorated the word ‘God’.

R.E. – Pilgrimage

The children continued their enquiry about what it means to be a Muslim in Britain, focusing on the pillar of Hajj.

R.E.

The class looked at the history of mosques in the UK today and predicted how many Muslims they thought were in England and Wales. They were surprised by the actual numbers!

Radha Krishna Temple

Year 4 has visited the Hindu Temple today. We have learnt very interesting facts about this religion and its festivities.

RE: Special places.

This term Reception are looking at special places within different religions, this week Reception explored what a special place for a Muslim was and they looked around a Mosque online to see what a special place it is and why people go to mosques. The children the coloured in some beautiful prints that can be found in a mosque.

Exploring examples of religious art in the Christian faith.

Today in Class 6 we worked in pairs to explore examples of religious art in the Christian faith. We then worked in small groups to learn about how the paintings are inspired by stories from the Bible and Jesus.

Synagogues

The class have been looking at differences between different synagogues.

RE: Special Places

In RE Reception have been learning all about special places, this week they have learnt about churches and what inside a church looks like, the children created some fantastic stained glass windows inspired pictures.

Reception have also learnt about Ramadan this week and celebrate the beginning of Ramadan the children created some beautiful lanterns.