This week Year 4 Maple have enjoyed our first Forest School session. We are linking our sessions with RE in the lead up to the celebration of Easter. Today we learnt all about the beginning of lent and why we celebrate with pancakes. We then enjoyed some pancakes by the Read more…
This morning, Year 6 had a visitor, Reverend Kirsty who came in to task about Ash Wednesday. The children took part in lots of discussions where they had to decide how sorry they would be for a particular incident. Ash Wednesday is all about how Christians confess their sins and Read more…
Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Lent – what do these days mean Christians? Today Year 6 explored the topic of lent, looking in detail at Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Easter. We discussed that Shrove Tuesday is a Christian observance, where people prepare for Lent by eating pancakes and sweets and partaking Read more…
This week we have been learning about France, looking at the language they speak, the food they eat and also landmarks within France. Bertie had been to France and left us a letter to read and we guessed where we thought he was. We then worked together to write him Read more…
This week the whole school took part in the Christingle service by Rev. Kirsty. The children discussed the purpose and the meaning behind the Christingles before making their own. The children recognised that Christingle is a joyful celebration that brings families and communities together to share the light of Jesus Read more…
Today we have learnt about Diwali and why some people celebrate it in different religions. We spent all morning creating rangoli patterns and making our own mehndi hand designs. We learnt about bonfire night and why we celebrate it on the 5th of November. We took part in creative activities Read more…
In RE we have been looking at how we need to respect and look after everyone. After a discussion we went outside then used chalk to draw around each other. We then added words to explain how we are all unique and valuable. We discussed how we are unique as Read more…
We have really enjoyed our RE lesson’s this half term about Islam. We looked at significant Islamic resources: We also had a trip to Mecca in our immersive room:
We have been learning lots about Islam this half term and we have remembered lots of facts about Muslims. Today we looked at the festival of Eid and how it is a celebration that happens at the end of Ramadan. While we completed our work we listened to some music Read more…
This week we have been celebrating Easter. We have had lots of fun and completed lots of different activities. We have been decorating eggs, Easter baskets and colouring in egg notepads. Reception have also been very busy making their own Easter cake and Easter nest. They used clay to make Read more…