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Year 3- Class Worship- Helping Other Countries
In our class worship this week, Year 3 discussed the recent news story about twenty world leaders forming a 'coalition of the willing' to support Ukraine- Helping Other Countries. The children felt strongly that everyone needs to work together and find solutions that are good for everyone. Emily then read a prayer, thanking God for the example of the Good Samaritan, who demonstrated compassion by helping a stranger in need. We also explored how other faiths emphasise caring for others and working together to promote peace and justice.
Collective Worship - The Garden of Gethsemane
Our collective worship began with the Year 6 class presenting their learning about Shakespeare. Thank you for sharing, Year 6! Mrs Ham then led our worship about the Garden of Gethsemane and how Jesus spent time praying for strength from God to help Him through the events that were to follow. We spent time reflecting on all of our Lenten events so far: Lent walks, Lenten promises and our 40 acts of kindness. Finally, we took part in this week’s special Year of Prayer by all sharing what was on our minds with Jesus, considering what we are thankful for, by writing these on a leaf. Mrs Ham created a prayer tree in our entrance area with over 200 lovely prayers on leaves from all of our children and staff.
Year 4 - English: Easter Poetry
This week, we began our poetry unit in English. Our topic is the Easter story, with our aim being to produce a piece of poetry, some of which will be displayed in the rose garden at Whitehall Park. We are only in the first stages at the moment; exploring poetry and working on our performance skills, but we had great fun creating and performing Kennings about Judas.
The W.O.W. Group - Lego Serious Play
The WOW group have been working hard to prepare for a very special Lego session over the past few weeks. They have made up individual packs, prepared activities based on BIG questions in RE and this week they have practised the activity ready to deliver it next week. They can’t wait to deliver the session and facilitate some great discussion to explore children’s RE learning so far.
Year 3 - Year of Prayer- Prayers for Healing the Sick
During our 'Year of Prayer' session, the children reflected on who needed healing, focusing on healing the sick, etc. They wrote down names on plasters and we prayed for Jesus to bring them comfort. It was great to see how the children considered not only those they knew, but also those suffering in wider contexts, like wounded soldier, patients at the hospitals and pets that are taken ill.
Year 1 Science and RE- Spotting Signs of Spring (New Life)
This afternoon, Year 1 went to Whitehall Park to look for signs of Spring (new life). They went in search of bird nests, flower buds, flowers, blossom, birds, bees, ladybirds, squirrels and butterflies. They spotted lots of flowers including daffodils, pansies, forget me not and crocus, flower buds, seedlings, birds and were even lucky enough to spot a squirrel.
Year 1 RE- Representing the Events of the Easter Story
After spotting lots of sign of Spring (new life) on the way to Whitehall Park, Year 1 got to work on making an Easter Garden to represent the events of the Easter Story. They mainly focused on the resurrection of Jesus and went in search of a perfect place for the tomb. They were very creative and showed a brilliant understanding. Some children used a plant pot whilst others used a tree hollow or a burrow/hole in the ground. They then collected resources such as a stone to show that the tomb had been opened, sticks to make a cross for the crucifixion and leaves to represent palm leaves. Well done Year 1- they were fantastic! By walking there and back, we also collectively walked 45km to contribute to the Big Lent Walk.
Year 5 - Year of Prayer
Year 5 took part in a special Year of Prayer activity, playing ‘The Floor is Lava’ while reflecting on gratitude and thankfulness. As they moved between safe spaces, they shared what they were thankful for, recognising the joy, happiness and blessings in their lives. A wonderful way to combine faith, fun and reflection!
Year 1- Year of Prayer- Thanking God For His Love
This week for the year of prayer, Year 1 played a game of ‘the floor is lava’ but with huge love hearts that were scattered around the room. They had to move around the room only touching the love hearts whilst thanking God for his love for us. We decided that God’s love is especially important to us when we are finding things tricky or we are feeling sad.
Year 2 - Year of Prayer
Here are the last two weeks of Year 2's Year of Prayer. Both weeks, the children have written prayers for different reasons. Last week, we wrote prayers to say sorry to God. We said sorry for either something we have done or for something happening in the world we are sorry for. After we had written them, we tore them into pieces and threw them into the air. We discussed how doing this was like we were moving on and being forgiven. This week, it was time for a game of the floor is lava! Each child had to jump into a love heart with a partner. Every time this happened, we said prayers to say thank you to God. We had very thoughtful prayers including saying thank you for: fruit and vegetables, our homes, being healthy, our friends, living in a safe country and our families. It was a lovely opportunity to go into their spirituality garden and give thanks for all the amazing things on our lives.
Year 3- R.E- Exploring Sadness and Joy of Easter
In R.E, Year 3 learned about the events of Palm Sunday. They watched a short film showing Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem and discussed the different emotions of the people in the story. The crowd was excited and joyful, waving palm branches and shouting "Hosanna!" because they believed Jesus was their King. The disciples felt proud and amazed as they walked beside Jesus and saw how much people loved Him. Jesus himself was calm but thoughtful, knowing what was to come. However, the Pharisees were angry and worried because they didn’t like how many people followed Jesus. The children learnt that Easter Sunday is both joyful and sad because it brings together the emotions of Good Friday and the Resurrection of Jesus.
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Reception: The Last Supper
Reception continued their Easter learning in RE by finding out about Passover. They listened to the story of the Last Supper and roleplayed the story. The children gave thanks to God and remembered Jesus who sacrificed himself. The children drank juice and shared bread together to remember the story.