Today, we continued our work on the Easter story. We examined the role of Peter. We did some role play of the key events such as Jesus’ arrest and Peter denying he knew Jesus three times. We looked at forgiveness and what this means to us and also examined the Bible to see what this says about forgiveness.
Today, we sequenced and examined the Easter story and identified elements of trust and betrayal. We discussed the thirty pieces of silver Judas received and tried to think of thirty reason to explain why he betrayed Jesus. We then looked at various paintings of ‘The Last Supper’ and ‘The Betrayal by Judas’. We looked really closely and gave our opinions of each picture. To finish we carried hot a hot seating activity asking Judas questions.
As part of our RE topic on the Easter story we have been examining trust and betrayal. We completed an obstacle course blindfolded and had to trust our partner to guide us safely around. A test of trust and communication! We then examined some of the Bible stories such as Jesus calming the sea to help explain why the disciples trusted Jesus.
We have started spring 2 looking at the Easter Story. This has involved some planting to represent new life and the resurrection of Jesus. 
Reception have been exploring the qualities of a good friend as part of their current RE topic. They have been finding out about who Jesus’ friends were and the things they enjoyed doing together. The children enjoyed re-enacting the story of ‘Jesus calms the storm’ and role-playing Jesus and his friends fishing together.
Last week, Year 5 and 6 were treated to a live presentation and Q and A session with a group of teenage Sunni and Shi’a Muslims from Redbridge in North London know as AFABs (Ambassadors of faith and belief). As part of their studies in KS5, these young people are involved in a project to teach others about the diversity of their faith and help deepen knowledge of their faith with primary-aged pupils from across the UK. We were joined by children from other primary schools across Cumbria.
We have certainly deepened our knowledge and understanding of so many aspects of Islam including: the five pillars of Islam, the different branches of Islam, Ramadan and Eid, pilgrimage, prayer, dress and symbolism.
Florence – ‘I didn’t know that Muslims believe in Heaven.’
Grace – ‘I learnt that not all Muslims cover their heads but those that do choose to wear a Hijab to show respect and be closer to God.’
Eleanor – ‘I learnt more about the Kaaba being a very sacred place’ at the centre of the most sacred Mosque.’
Koby – ‘I learnt that over 3 million Muslims travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia every year as part of hajj.
Class 4 have been learning about the Pentecost in RE lessons. We have heard how Christians believe Jesus ascended to heaven so that the Holy Spirit could come down to the world and bless Christians worldwide.
But what does the Holy Spirit actually do? What even is a Holy Spirit? What does it look like? We looked at a range of artwork on the theme of the Holy Spirit, from stained glass windows, classical paintings and modern interpretations. We found that the same symbols are often used to represent the Spirit of the Lord, including the Dove and ‘tongues of fire’. We used this as inspiration to create our own Holy Spirit artwork using a variety of methods. Check out our finished work below!
We have learnt so much this week during our focus on the sacred texts of four different religions – Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism.
Each day, every class learnt about one of these religions with one of our four class teachers which culminated in sharing all our learning in our Celebration Assembly on Friday morning.
On Friday we also reflected on what we had enjoyed about our learning and why it is important to learn about religions followed by millions of people both in Britain and across the world.
The sun was shining once again as Class 3 visited the Buddhist Temple for World Peace in Ulverston. This was lovely end to our topic on places of worship, Our visit included some meditation, acting out the story of the life of Buddha, sketching some of the Buddhist symbols along with a picnic in the sunshine.
A huge thank you to Dan and Helen from Bay Search and Rescue who came to visit us this morning in Class One and talk to the children about their roles. They showed us photographs of the types of rescues they are involved in and the vehicles they use. Dan and Helen also gave us some important safety advice about when we are out on the sands and near open water. We were then lucky enough to see the pick up in real life, try on equipment and listen to the sirens. We learnt so much and had a wonderful time! Our current Christian Value is Service and this was a great example of how people in our community show service to others, something we have been exploring through our whole school assemblies.
