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Cherry Class
Our Big Question is: 'Why do Christians put a cross in the Easter Garden?'. Our theme this term is salvation.
This week we looked at the symbolism of hot cross buns:
'It has a cross because Jesus was on the cross'
Then we ate them, yummy!
Next, we made our own paper plate Easter Gardens. The children made a cave for Jesus's tomb and decorated a cross for the garden.
Oak Class - RE
Term 4
Our Big Question is 'Why does Easter matter to Christians?'.
Our memorable experience for this project was investigating Spring. We searched for signs of Spring in the outdoor environment. We discussed how Spring represents new life and how this relates to Easter.
We explored the Easter Weekend. We looked at hot cross buns and noticed they had the cross on them to represent Jesus dying on the cross. We made Easter Gardens ready to celebrate Easter.
Term 3
Our Big Question was, "Why was Jesus welcomed like a king or celebrity by the crowds on Palm Sunday?". Throughout the term, we will be learning about how Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem on the meaning of Palm Sunday.
Term 2
Our Big Question was "Why does Christmas matter to Christians?". We learnt about the Nativity Story and went on a story trail to find out more. We discussed the meaning of Advent and what traditions Christians have during this period. We made advent wreathes and thought about the symbolism of these.
Term 1
Our Big Question was "Who made the world?". We are learning about the concept of Creation within Christianity. We have thought about how Christians believe God created the world and read Geneis 1.
We have discussed how Christians thank God for our creation through prayer and gratitude. We created Harvest prayers thinking about what Christians may want to thank God for during Harvest.
Oak Class - Collective Worship
In Collective Worship, our current value is perseverance. We have started to reflect on stories from the bible that demonstrate examples of perseverance. We have thought about why it is important to keep on trying and how this makes us feel.
We have explored the bible story of Daniel in the lions den and discussed how Daniel persevered in his commitment to praying to God, and persevered in his trust that God would protect him.
We have thought about things we find difficult and set ourselves challenges. At the end of the term, we will review our challenges and think about how and why we made progress.
Hebrews 12.1: Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us that is before us.
Deuteronomy 13.6: The Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you of forsake you
Cedar Class - RE
Term 4
Religious Education
In RE this term we have been exploring the BIG Question: In RE this term we have been looking at sacrifice and how sacrifices big or small can create change for the better. We looked at the sacrifices Jesus made but also those of the modern martyrs celebrated at Westminster Abbey.
What did Jesus do to save human beings?
Term 3
Religious Education
What would Jesus do?
In RE this term we have been exploring our BIG Question:
We have been focussing on Jesus' miracles and how he resolved problems. We have then been looking at how we can apply the messages in these stories to our everyday lives.
Term 2
Religious Education
In RE this term we have been exploring our BIG Question:
Was Jesus the Messiah?
We have been learning about Jesus, the menaing behind his visit, and his messages to us. We have also been lookling at evidence in text to support our views. Cedar mader links to other cultures, religions and areas of learning while drawing their conclusions. We finished the topic off by examinging his messages to the world and imagining what messages he would share with us if he were to return to Earth today.
Term 1
Religious Education
In RE this term our big Question was:
How do Hindus show commitment to god?
We looked at routines and rituals around prayer, such as puja worship, and we looked at pilgrimages, particularly those like the pilgrimage to the sacred river Ganges alongside the concept of Dharma.
Prayer space
Prayer spaces enable children and young people, of all faiths and none, to explore life's questions, spirituality and faith in a safe and creative ways.
Term 4
In prayer space this term we have been engaging in a variety of activities:
1. Global Hunger Zambia - The children meet a child ('Honest') helped by world vision. The learn about his plight and how world vision helped by donating goats. The children then write prayers and or messages on goat cut outs to pin up in our prayer space.
Term 3
In prayer space this term we have been engaging in a variety of activities:
1. I have a dream - In which children using the Martin Luther-King quote 'I have a dream' are to write their hopes for a brigther future.
2. Leaders for change - In which the cnhildren consider changes they would like current and future leaders to make.
3. Doves of peace - The children post prayers written on doves to cover words often associated with war.
Term 1 and 2
In prayer space this term we have been engaging in a variety of activities:
- Shredding worries - We write our worries on a piece of paper before shredding them (see picture).
- Stop, think, draw - Take a moment to draw something in nature you find beautiful and be thankful for it.
- Turning over a new leaf - We write what we want to improve on one side of the leaf and how we will achieve that on the other.
Cedar Class - Collective Worship
In Cedar class this term we have been focusing on the value of Perseverance. We have been reading related bible stories and discussing how we can take this learning and apply it to our lives. We also tried some physical activities to see how persevering, even when it is tough, can be rewarding.
Romans 2:6-7 God “will repay each person according to what they have done.” To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honour and immortality, he will give eternal life.