in R.E we gave been learning about a community project called Umuganda in Rwanda, where every month the whole community gather together to take care of their environment cleaning and caring for their village. When the community gathers this build the foundations for...
This morning, Year 5 visited a Jewish Synagogue in Newcastle as part of their learning of; Judaism in RE. We met Jonathan and Helen Brady who were our speakers for the day and who lead their progressive synagogue. First, we learnt that the lectern that was in...
This afternoon, we visited a mosque and took part in a workshop led by the Islamic Diversity Centre. We discussed the significance of the mosque in the Muslim community and found out more about the Five Pillars of Islam, which guide Muslims in how to live their lives....
This week Nursery have been learning about Diwali. Diwali is the festival of light and is celebrated by Hindus. We heard the story of Rama and Sita, made some diva lamps, dressed in traditional clothes and painted some pictures of the characters from the story.
As part of our RSHE and RE curriculum, we have been thinking about similarities and differences between us and our friends. We read Elmer and celebrated being special in our own way with our own elephant parade. What super art skills !
On Friday, Year 6 led the whole school and their parents and loved ones in a collective worship focusing on the theme of welcoming everyone and celebrating diversity. We reminded children, teachers and parents of groups of people who had been discriminated against...