Key Stage 2 Christmas Carol Concert
Key Stage 2 were fantastic this morning in church for our annual Christmas Carol Concert. Everyone remembered their lines and said them so clearly, and the carols were sung beautifully by all. Well done KS2! Happy Christmas!
Year 5 R.E. - Sorting the Nativity Story into Matthew's Gospel and Luke's Gospel
In R.E we are learning about the Bible story of the Nativity. We have compared the story in the Bible to what we already know about the Christmas story, and found that some elements are in Matthew's Gospel (the three wise men) and some are in Luke's Gospel (the shepherds)! We then thought about why the two accounts are different, and the Gospel's audience and purpose .
Year 5 R.E. - Learning about Holy Books
As part of our R.E. Bible Topic, we have studied Holy Books from World Religions, including the Torah and the Qur'an, comparing these sacred texts to the Bible. We learned that the Torah is made of scrolls and must be handwritten, and that Muslims must learn the Qur'an by memorising the text. We played a game where the children tried to memorise parts of the first verse of the Qur'an to tell their team - against the clock! It was difficult, but a lot of fun!
Nursery - RE - Show And Tell: Recognising Family Members And Different Family Structures
During RE this week, Nursery class looked at our different families. We started by looking at a picture of baby Jesus and his family, the children noticed and named Mummy and Daddy in the picture and showed a good understanding of Jesus' immediate family. The children then got to show everybody their own family members! They took great joy in telling their friends about the pictures on the screen and naming who they could see. Some of our friends had really BIG families with lots of people and some of our friends had small families, we even had some pictures of fur-family members.
Nursery - Literacy - Creating Marks And Following Patterns
Making links with Diwali celebrations, Nursery class have been making marks and following patterns in glitter. The children selected their mark making tools and used their fine motor skills to draw in the glitter, noticing the black void that their movements had made. The children were encouraged to copy the shapes made by their teachers, mimicking small and big movements. Some children were also able to slowly trace the patterns drawn under the glitter to reveal the lines.
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Year 4 Holy Communion
On Tuesday this week, Year 4 joined Rev Kev and some of the local community in church for a communion service. We enjoyed singing the beautiful hymn chosen, and listened and thought reflectively about the words spoken in the service. We had written our own hymns and some of us read them out, while others read part of a Bible reading.
Year 5 R.E. - Researching the Timeline of the Bible Translations
Year 5 used a website about the history of the Bible to help make timelines of Bible translations, going all the way back to the 1300's!
Year 6 RE
Year 6 followed the journey made by Bishop Philip and made lots of decisions to tell him where to go.
Year 1 R.E
Year 1 have been learning about the Hindu creation story. They made groups pictures of what they had learned.
Year 4 RE - Why Do We Pray?
We have been looking this week in to 'Why' people PRAY... We came up with: To Praise, To Repent, To Ask and to Yield... we then made this into a colourful acrostic art.
Year 5 R.E
In our R.E lesson this week we researched Deborah from the Bible. The children then noted down what makes a good leader and judge. The children came up with some fantastic answers.
Year 2 Holy Communion
On Tuesday we went up to St James' Church to experience Holy Communion with the local congregation and Rev Kev.
Year 3 Liturgical Board - Courage
Year 3's Liturgical board is linked to the school theme of worship Courage. We talked about what courage is, how we show it and people of courage such as Martin Luther King Jr and Harriet Tubman. We also listened to the story of David and Goliath.
Year 5 Thinking About the Decisions Moses' Mother had to Make.
Year 5 are currently looking at certain influential women in the Old Testament. This week we focused on Moses' Mother's hard decisions. The children had to decide if they agreed and also how her decisions affected her. It was an absolute emotional lesson where the children shone in their empathy and understanding. I was very proud of each and everyone of them.
Reception RE: The Good Samaritan
In RE today, Reception class acted out the parable of The Good Samaritan. They were shocked that religious leaders would walk past a very badly hurt person but someone from an "enemy country" would stop to help and care for him. We talked about how we can show love to everyone.
Pre School-R.E- Noah and the Ark
Noah and the Ark In our R.E lesson the children have been learning about the story of Noah and how God sent a big flood. Noah and his family saved two of each animal from the flood. They waited 40 days before seeing land again. The children enjoyed role playing with the different animals and adding them into the Ark. The children also created their favourite animal from the story.
Year 5 RE
In our RE lesson the children firstly had to decipher why certain women in the old Testament were famous from looking at the pictures. They then researched each of the women to find out exactly why they were in the Bible. Some of the children were surprised by the answers !
Year 2 RE Investigating Mosques
In Year 2, we looked at the features of a Mosque using religious vocabulary. We then created our own Islamic pattern designs.
Year 5 RE
The children researched significant females from the Bible and then fed their research back to the class.
Year 6 Chip Party!
Year 6 joined a Zoom call yesterday in preparation for our Leavers Service at Blackburn Cathedral on July 2nd. Chip Kendall, who will be hosting the event, taught us some songs for the service and then we had some chips!
Year 1 R.E. - Creation
Year 1 experienced creating new things during their first lesson on our unit of Creation.
Year 4 Holy Communion
This week Year 4 have been to church to celebrate Holy Communion. The class were an asset to the school showing respect and prayer. We had some great readers and prayer intentions.
Year 1 Courageous Advocacy - Marcus Rashford
Year 1 talked about being brave and how to be brave to 'stick up' for someone else. They learned about the famous footballer Marcus Rashford. Marcus was a courageous advocate for children who do not have enough to eat. He wrote to the Prime Minister on behalf of all the children in the country to ask if they could have free school meals.
Year 2 Courageous Advocacy
Year 2 took part in Courageous Advocacy Day and learned all about justice. Year 2 found out how Jonah helped the people of Nineveh to live fairly by God's rules Then how David showed courage when facing his fears. We then learned all about Rosa Parks.
Reception Class - A Visit from Rev Kev!
As part of our Courageous Advocacy Day, Rev Kev came in to visit the Reception to talk about the work he does in the community. He talked about the food bank and helping those around us. The children also enjoyed drawing pictures of Rev Kev doing his work!
Reception Class -David and Goliath - Exploring Courage
As part of our Courageous Advocacy Day, Reception talked about what it takes to be brave and courageous. We learnt that we do not have to be big in order to be brave. By acting out the story of David and Goliath, we learnt that when God is on our side we do not need to be afraid. A little person can make a big difference!
Reception Class - Jonah and the Whale
As part of our Courageous Advocacy Day, the children in Reception learnt about justice and speaking up for doing the right thing. They learnt this through acting out the story of Jonah and The Whale and they enjoyed creating whale pictures and sentences about how God wants them to be.
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Year 6 RE: What Do We Learn About God From the Words and Actions of Jesus?
We discussed the question "What do we learn about God from the words and actions of Jesus?" and then wrote an answer to the question. The children used pictures of Jesus' actions and the words from the sermon on the mount as prompts to help with their writing.
Reception RE Lesson learning about The Mosque.
In Reception, we have continued our RE topic on Special Places. This week we were learning about The Mosque. Ms Dalal, Mrs Patel and Sohail from Year 6 answered many questions and showed us how they pray using a special counter. We were impressed that many children, including Sohail, go to The Mosque every day to learn the Quran. We were told that the boys and girls go in separate rooms and everyone takes off their shoes to show respect.
A Visit to our Church for our RE Unit on Special Places.
As part of our RE unit on Special Places, Reception visited our local church. Rev Kev was there to show us around and the children enjoyed spotting all the crosses in the church. They could also see the font that is used to baptise babies, all the silver cups for communion and a beautiful stained glass window with a picture of Jesus .
Year 3 - Church Visit - Communion
Today, Year 3 went to church to take part in the communion service. They read aloud their own prayers and also a reading to the congregation. After the service they stayed to have their lunch.
Reception RE: Talking about our Special Places.
In Reception class we have been talking about places that are special to us and also where people go to pray and learn about their faith.
Year 2 Religious Education - Church
Year 2 RE - Year 2 went to visit Church to look at the special features it had. We found things like the altar, font and stained glass windows.
UTW- Celebration of Eid
Celebration of Eid The children today learnt about Eid. How it is celebrated and what happens before and on this special day. We had children from Year 6 that came down to nursery to talk about Ramadan and how they fasted for 30 days and did not eat in the day time. After this time the children talked about Eid and how they celebrated with family and friends, they went to the Mosque and received gifts. We then sat together to enjoy some food.
Year 6 RE- Who is Jesus?
Year 6 are learning about who is Jesus, and are hard at work thinking about what other people have said about Jesus - including famous people such as Elvis Presley and Albert Einstein, and also what is said in the lyrics of some worship songs, including Waymaker.
Year 1 - R.E - Baptism
Year 1 are learning about Baptism in R.E. In this lesson we were exploring different forms of Baptism ceremonies from around the world. We talked about the images and wrote down our thoughts and questions.
Year 5 - Holy Communion
Year 5 enjoyed Holy Communion and then had dinner with Rev Kevin and the congregation at St James' parish.
Reception- RE - The Wise and Foolish Builders
Yesterday in R.E we looked at the story of the wise and foolish builders. After reading the story together we decided to create this scenario ourselves. The children built two lego houses, one of them stood on a solid foundation and the other stood on the sand. We used lots of water to mimic a flood, one house stood strong and the other fell down! The moral of the story being, if we listen to the words of God we will be wise and stand strong just like the builder who built his house on the rocks.
Easter Competition Winners
A huge well done to the winners of this years Easter competition! Rev Kev and Miss Greenwood had the difficult decision of selecting 3 winners form each class. We had over 20 family entries too, which was great! Congratulations to those winners.
Pre School - Making Easter Bunnies
The children have had so much fun making Easter bunnies at the workshop table. The children used different materials and techniques to create their own bunny.
Reception Class - Easter Crown Craft
Reception class have been busy working on their Easter crowns for our competition. They have been selecting different shapes and sticking them on to their Easter crowns.
Reception - RE - The Last Supper
In RE yesterday the children were learning about the last supper. They washed their feet, just like Jesus and his disciples would have done. They then re-enacted the story together.
Year 3 RE The Easter Story
In today's R.E. lesson year 3 have been thinking about the Easter Story. They have looked at and talked about different artists pictures then ordered them to follow the story. They used post it notes to write a key word for each picture and to draw a happy or sad face to say how it made them feel.
Reception RE - The Walls of Jericho
In RE, Reception used their amazing acting skills to learn the story of Joshua and the walls of Jericho. Some children built the city of Jericho and then others followed Joshua with their trumpets and walked around the city 7 times. The walls came down with a lot of noise!
Pre School RE Epiphany
We have had a great first week in nursery and today we have had our R.E session. We have explored the meaning of Epiphany. The children played with the three kings and went to meet Baby Jesus in the stable. We had to think about what we would give baby Jesus if we went to see him.
Reception - RE - Diwali
In R.E this week we have been looking at Diwali, the Hindu festival of light! We spoke about the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. Even the smallest light cannot be dimmed by the darkness. We used glow sticks and torches to test this theory, the result was beautiful and the children thoroughly enjoyed our own mini festival of light.
Year 1 - RE
In R.E. Year 1 have been learning about the differences between the world Jesus grew up in and the world they are growing up in. This week we talked about clothing and footwear. The children make some sandals from construction card that people would have worn in Jesus' day.
Reception Class - Learning About Prayer
Reception class had their first RE lesson this afternoon! We introduced the children to our 'chatterbox' which contains different items that we talk about each lesson. Inside our chatterbox today we had different items relating to communication, we spoke about how we can talk to God and discussed what a prayer was. The children gave some great answers!
Y4 RE - Places of Worship Around the World
Today in R.E, we have been looking at different places of worship around the world. We have made a presentation showing the different ones we found.
Rev Kev Visits Y2 - The Last Supper
Rev Kev visited school on Monday to talk to the children about the Last Supper and linked this to The Eucharist. The children had the opportunity to taste some (unblessed) bread. They also asked and answered questions in detail showing him just how hard we have worked on our Easter unit.
Y2 RE The Easter Story
In RE this week Y2 have been looking at the Easter story and as a class they put the different events, from Palm Sunday to Easter Monday, in order.
Reception RE - The Wise and Foolish Builders
This afternoon, some of Reception class have been exploring the story of 'The wise and foolish builders'. The children worked together to build two houses, one on the sand and one on solid ground. Once they had finished building I told the children that we were going to pour lots of water on top to mimic the storm in our bible story. They were very excited about this! But first we made our predictions on what we thought would happen to each house. They all thought the house on solid ground would be the strongest and the house on the sand would fall! So we put their predictions to the test! And sure enough the house on the sand did fall down, it wasn't strong at all. Meanwhile the house on solid ground didn't budge!
Y4 Cathedral and Mosque Trip
What an exciting first day back at school year 4 have had today, visiting two places of worship, Blackburn Cathedral and Jaame Masjid (Central Mosque). We have learnt so many interesting facts and have definitely been “wowed” by lots of things. Well done year 4, you have made us very proud today.
Y2 RE - The Bible
In RE this term Y2 are learning about the Bible. Rev Kev visited class yesterday and showed the children a selection of different types of Bibles and allowed the children to explore them. He taught them a lot of interesting Bible facts and read different stories for them to enjoy.
Y1 - RE - Harvest
Year one have enjoyed talking about Harvest in our R.E lesson today, and where all different types of food come from. Year one all tried 3 different types of apple and we loved the Pink Lady apples, they are lovely and sweet.
Y6 Church Visit - Eucharist Service
Year 6 had a great time in church this morning learning all about the Eucharist service with Rev Kev. We helped to set up the church, tried the unblessed wafers to see what they taste like, and then stayed for the service - Rev Kev even asked us to help out with a Bible reading! Well done Mark and Amy! And very well done to all the children, your behaviour was wonderful and so respectful, and I was very proud
Easter Competition.
Our classes have been extremely busy creating their Easter entries for our competition, and what a fabulous job they have done! Miss Earp and Mrs Gettins have had the difficult job of judging the entries and choosing a first, second and third place for each class. The lucky winners will be announced in our Easter Worship tomorrow afternoon.
Y1 - RE - Palm Sunday
Year 1 learned all about Palm Sunday. We talked about Jesus riding on a donkey and the crowd waving palm leaves. We all made palm leaves and acted out the events from that day long ago.
Y5 - RE, The Easter Story
In RE today the children have been looking at versions of the Easter Story and the similarities and differences within them. We looked at Easter Angels, The garden, the cross and the curtain, and a YouTube adapted cartoon. We then discussed if the adaptations showed Easter as a time of victory. The children had some great ideas and worked brilliantly together, demonstrating their teamwork skills from Skills Builder too.
Year 2 RE
In RE this week we have been learning about The Last Supper and how Jesus shared bread and wine with his 12 disciples and washed their feet before he died.
Reception Class - RE.
This half term in RE Reception Class have been learning about stories Jesus heard. This week the story ws Noah's Ark. The children created their own loypop stick Arks and colourful rainbows.
Making Shoes - Y1
Year 1 had a great afternoon making shoes that could have been worn in Jesus’ time.
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