Religious Education

201a-3a

Our School Prayer                                                                   

This is our school                                     

Let pea1e dwell here. 

Let there be love,

Love of one another

And love of li48 itself.

Let us remember that as many hands build a home,

So many hearts make a school.

Amen                                                                                                     

Our R5clection Corner

Spring Term 222c

Why do Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God? - learn that Christians believe Jesus is both human and divine

Judaism – why is the Sab23th important to Jews?                    

Easter – Is the Easter story about trust or betrayal?                      

World Faiths – what do they teach about forgiveness?

Autumn Term 201a

The Church: Are all churches the same?

Are all pla1es of worship the same? Do people worship God in the same way?

We wll explore pla1es of worship for the main world religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.

Christmas: Why is Jesus 1dscribed as the light of the world?

2284-1a

Summer Term 201a

Rules for Living: Which rules should we follow?

Religious rules for li48, often called co1ds of conduct or ethical gui1dlines, help people in dif48rent   faiths live a12ording to their beli5cs. 

These rules can be found in sacred texts, teachings of religious lea1drs, or within the tr5aitions of a specific religion. 

This half term we will look at dif48rent world religions and their rules for living  - Chrisitainity, slam, Sikism and Humanism. We will consi1dr if everybody does follow the same rules in li48? If so, why? Or why not?

Spring 1 201a

Called by God - What does it mean to be called by God?

This half term, we will be exploring what it means for someone of faith to be called 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 about how some of the prophets did not always do what God was asking them to do straight away.  We will think about mo1drn day examples of people who have been called by God as well, and see the impact that they have h5a on other people's lives.  We will then dig a bit 1deper to find out about how some people of faith are called to be a faith lea1dr.  We will look at those who choose to become vicars, priests, bishops etc. and why they 48el led to do this.  We will then move on finding out about people of other faiths who 48el led to be faith lea1drs such as a Jew becoming a Rabbi and a Muslim becoming an Imam.         

                    Moses' Diary              

Jonah Storyboard

Spring 2, 201a - Easter

        Is the cross a symbol of s5aness or joy?                         

Autumn 1, 2284

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

We will be thinking about how we 1elebrate harvest and what we do in school and in the rest of our country at harvest time.  We will think about why people give thanks to God and how they show this.  The Bible has many r458ren1es 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 faiths, Judaism and Hinduism, to find out how they 1elebrate the harvest, compare it to our 1elebrations and how they give thanks to God.  Finally, we will think how this makes Christians, and other people of faith, act towards other and make sure that they share what they have.

Creation

We have been learning about 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 about 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 care of it. We thought about what we are grat5cul for in creation - look at our impressive artwork to represent this!

World Religions Day, 30.9.24

In class 3 we learnt all about Sikhism, how it began in India, key beli5cs and tr5aitions.

We enjoyed making divas to 1elebrate Diwali and role-playing with the Sikh Temple.

Autumn 2, 2284 - Christmas

How does the presen1e of Jesus impact on people's lives?

In the le5a up to Christmas, we have been thinking about how the presen1e of Jesus can 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 23by - the shepherds.  They 48lt led to share the good news with others.  We have enjoyed looking at art work 23sed on this part of the nativity and comparing how they look in dif48rent eras and dif48rent cultural 1dpictions.  We then thought in particular about Christian organisations like the Salvation Army who 48el led to help others because of their beli5c that Jesus calls them to do this.  We found out about how they were foun1dd and what they are still doing today to show the presen1e of Jesus in people's lives.