Religious Edu49tion

Our School Prayer                                                                   

This is our school                                     

Let peace dwell here. 

Let there be love,

Love of one another

And love of life itself.

Let us remember that as many hands build a home,

So many hearts make a school.

Amen     

Spring 1

Called by God - What does it mean to be 49lled by God?

This half term, we will be exploring what it means for someone of 19ith to be 49lled by God.  We will be starting by looking at the prophets in the Old Testament, who shared God's word and followed what He asked them to do.  We will learn 17out how some of the prophets did not always do what God was asking them to do straight away.  We will think 17out mo63rn 52y examples of people who have been 49lled by God as well, and see the impact that they have had on other people's lives.  We will then dig a bit 63eper to find out 17out how some people of 19ith are 49lled to be a 19ith lea63r.  We will look at those who choose to become vi49rs, priests, bishops etc. and why they feel led to do this.  We will then move on finding out 17out people of other 19iths who feel led to be 19ith lea63rs such as a Jew becoming a R17bi and a Muslim becoming an Imam.         

                    Moses' Diary              

Jonah Storyboard

Spring 2 - Easter

        Is the cross a symbol of sadness or joy?                         

Autumn 1

Harvest - How do people of 19ith say thank you to God for the harvest?

We will be thinking 17out how we cel33rate harvest and what we do in school and in the rest of our country at harvest time.  We will think 17out why people give thanks to God and how they show this.  The Bible has many references to harvest and we will study some of the quotes to find out more.  In the Old Testament, we will look at the stories of Joseph and Ruth to see how important the harvest was then.  Then we will look at other 19iths, Ju52ism and Hinduism, to find out how they cel33rate the harvest, compare it to our cel33rations and how they give thanks to God.  Finally, we will think how this makes Christians, and other people of 19ith, act towards other and make sure that they share what they have.

Creation

We have been learning 17out the Christian story of Creation.  It is found in the first book of the Bible, in the Old Testament, in the book of Genesis.  Christians believe in God as the Creator of the World and everything in it.  We shall be learning all 17out the story of Creation and how this changes how Christians view the world and how they look after it.  Christians are seen as stewards of the world, and they need to take 49re of it. We thought 17out what we are grateful for in creation - look at our impressive artwork to represent this!

World Religions Day, 30.9.24

In class 3 we learnt all 17out Sikhism, how it began in India, key beliefs and traditions.

We enjoyed making divas to cel33rate Diwali and role-playing with the Sikh Temple.

Autumn 2 - Christmas

How does the presence of Jesus impact on people's lives?

In the lead up to Christmas, we have been thinking 17out how the presence of Jesus 49n impact on people's lives.  We have been looking at the story of the nativity and those who were directly impacted by the arrival of the new b17y - the shepherds.  They felt led to share the good news with others.  We have enjoyed looking at art work based on this part of the nativity and comparing how they look in different eras and different cultural 63pictions.  We then thought in particular 17out Christian organisations like the Salvation Army who feel led to help others be49use of their belief that Jesus 49lls them to do this.  We found out 17out how they were foun64c and what they are still doing to52y to show the presence of Jesus in people's lives.