Autumn 2024

Our last section on looking at creation was to think about how Christians help to look after the planet. We looked at the work of LaRocha and EcoChurch before thinking about why we should look after creation. The children created something out of playdough and were then asked to squish it to help them think about how it felt to destroy something they had made. We then thought about how God might feel when the world (His creation) isn't looked after. The children then drew pictures based on what they thought 'The best thing about the world is...'

In RE, we looked at some art work inspired by the days of creation. The children looked at days 1-5 and then had to paint their own version of day 6.

This week, the children were thinking about how we can be thankful to people who help us. After eating a piece of fruit to encourage our thoughts about slowing down to really enjoy things, we thought about how we can encourage people by writing encouraging messages and saying thank you to those who provide our school dinners.

The children have been exploring what it means to be thankful for creation. The children had a range of activities available for them to explore this idea. They created a thankful tree, did crosswords, acrostic poems and created something they were thankful for out of playdough.

Summer 24

Judaism

This term the children have been learning about Judaism. We have been learning about Shabbat and what Jewish people do to celebrate. We learnt that in the Jewish home part of the traditions are to light two candles and eat a challah loaf together. Mrs Bradley made a challah loaf for one of the lessons and we shared it together.

Spring 2024

Easter Traditions

The children have been learning about Easter Traditions in the UK. One of these is the eating of hot cross buns. After the children had learnt about them, they got to try one! 

Easter Story Spinners

In RE, the children visited some exploration stations that were connected to the Easter Story. The children had to work out why the objects/pictures were there and what the connection was to the Easter Story.

Autumn 2023

The Story of Jonah

In RE, we have spent the first half of this term exploring the question 'What do Christians think God is Like?' through stories and parables. One of these stories was Jonah and the Whale. The children acted out the story as well as working together to sequence it.

2022-2023

Humanism  16.06.23

We explored the meaning behind humanism. We discussed how humanists do not believe in a God, but look for science to explain the world. They believe that human's are responsible for the world and each other. 

Salvation 10.03.23

We kicked off our Salvation topic by exploring what we know about Easter. We related our own experiences of Easter to discuss why Easter is celebrated and it's importance to Christians. Here's an example of what the children came up with.

Gospel – 25.01.23

Today we explored how Gospel fits into the bigger picture of Christianity. Children found key parts in the frieze frame and annotated them using their knowledge of creation and incarnation. Children know that gospel means good news. 

Spring 04.01.23

Children explored Daniel and the Lion's Den. This biblical story underpins our value of Trust, showing how Daniel demonstrated in trust in himself, the king and within God. The children rewrote the story using pictures to aid their memory. We then reflected on how we show trust in ourselves, in others and in God. 

Judaism (13.05.22)

Today, we explored the Torah teaching of 'giving the law.' (Exodus chapters 19&20)

We discussed how this Jewish story is so powerful that it has changed how people think all over the world today.  We used Godly Play to explore, discuss and ponder about Moses before looking into the 'Ten Commandments' 

1. Put God first.

2. Don’t worship anything that isn’t God.

3. Be serious when you say God’s name.

4. Have a special day for rest every week.

5. Respect your parents.

6. Do not murder.

7. Keep your promises.

8. Don’t steal.

9. Don’t lie.

10. Do not long for other people’s things.

We then engaged in verbal wondering, exploring which commandement we feel were the most important and whether we'd change any to meet the needs of today's world. 

RE Experience Day  (13/12/21)

Today we have spent time  learning about the Christmas Story. Every class across the school focused on retelling the story from a different perspective. We became shepherds for the day and told the story of Baby Jesus from our point of view. 

We also iced biscuits using icing, marshmallows and decorations. We enjoyed mixing and pouring the icing to create melted snowmen! 

We spent some time making Christmas crafts which included paper decorations and cards. The children got creative with finger painting and very sparkly with bauble decorating.