RB learning about Specialness and Special Things

In Reception we have been learning about the concept 'Specialness' and theme 'Special Things'.
We sorted what was special and what was not special e.g. party shoes and normal shoes, a tree and a christmas tree. We then looked at what was special to Jewish people and why e.g. a Synagogue and The Torah. We made our own Torah covers called a 'Mantle' with special symbols important to us.

Shabbat Shalom!

Last term in reception we have been learning about how some people celebrate Shabbat. We talked about how this can be similar or different to celebrations in our own lives. In addition, we talked about what festive days we celebrate and understand that all of us are different and may celebrate different things. We are now excited to focus on 'Specialness' and 'Special Things' in RE this term.

Religious Education in Year 1

Our Religious Education focus this half term is "Change" and looking at how Jesus changed the lives of the people he met. We started by talking about what "change" meant to us and thinking about things that have changed in our own lives. We then explained how this made us feel and decided if they were good changes or bad changes.

Collective Worship in Year 4

This week our theme has been Generosity. We have learned and reflected  that to be generous we have to be kind, help others and respect others. We listened to a story from the Bible called 'The Widow's Mite' which showed a poor widow ,who gave less,  was actually more generous because she didn't have much to give compared to the wealthy men. We listened to the following prayer:

 Dear God, it is so easy to want things for myself.
Please help me to think of others instead.
Amen

RE in Year 4

During Spring 2 our key concept was Symbols. First, we explored what a symbol is and what symbols can represent. We then began to mind map what symbols we have in our lives and what they mean to us. Having discussed symbols in depth, we then looked at the symbol of bread and wine and what these mean to Christians, linking to the Eucharist. We then wrote diary entries to explain how we would feel if someone destroyed a symbol that was meaningful to us. Now, we understand the importance and their use in a variety of religions. 

RE in Year 4

During Spring 1 our key concept was Identity. First of all, we explored what makes our identity. We then looked at how the celebration of Baisakhi helps Sikhs feel a sense of identity. We received news that the Prime Minister was going to introduce a new law to forbid people from wearing religious clothes or jewellery. We wrote persuasive letters to the Prime Minister to explain how we would feel if this law happened. We had to convince Theresa May to change her mind as we felt  we should  have the right to express our identity.