On Thursday, Year 3 went on a very special trip to a local Gurdwara as part of our RE topic: What does it mean to be a Sikh in Britain today? While we were there we were given a tour of the building, learnt lots about Guru Nanak and the Guru Granth Sahib and some of...
On Friday, we welcomed our family and loved ones into school for our Year 6 collective worship. As we commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day on Monday at St Aidan’s, we focused our collective worship on the Christian value of forgiveness. We shared stories of two...
This week, Year 5 had the opportunity to visit a reformed synagogue located in Gosforth. Year 5 are currently learning about Judaism in their RE lessons and had excellent knowledge on the topic when questions were asked upon the visit. Our tour guide Linda educated us...
This week in school, the children across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 have performed their nativities in front of their parents and carers. KS2 performance was called ‘Straw and Order’, a lawfully good nativity, with a fun twist on the classic nativity story. The story begins in...
Earlier this week, some children in Year 5 were lucky enough to be chosen to read some prayers that would be broadcast all around the UK on Christian Radio. The children worked alongside Mrs Gourley whilst writing their prayers. Every prayer was unique and the...
This morning in Year 5, the children have been creating their own Wise Men posters for their Christmas Nativity; ‘Straw and Order’. In the play, the wise men have fans who adore and worship the ground they walk on, so they have created posters for the fans to hold up...