In RE this half term Year Three have been learning about Christianity. This week Scotland Class learnt about the parable of The Good Samaritan and also acted out the story. We definately have some budding actors in our class. The children also enjoyed their non-uniform day today which they earned for great attendance last week. Well done Scotland Class!
Continuing with our RE unit on Judaism, the children in Scotland Class learnt about some items that might be found in a Jewish home, such as a Torah, Menorah and Dreidel. Do you know what any of these objects are?
In RE, we have been learning about the Hindu faith. Today, we have looked at the importance of the Hindu pilgrimage to Kumbh Mela. During this pilgrimage, Hindus would place paper boats filled with flowers in the Ganges (a river in North India) as an offering. In year 4 we made our own paper boats and decorated them with things that we are thankful for. We found making the boats a lot harder than we thought!
Here are some examples
In RE this half term the children in year 3 have been learning about Judaism. This week they learnt about why Jewish people keep Shabbat and then created their own artwork inspired by the Shabbat Queen.
Today, India class accessed a 360 virtual tour of a mosque. We looked at where men and women would pray and why there was not much furniture within the mosque.
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Currently, in RE the children are learning about Sikhism and so far they have learnt some interesting facts about this religion. For example, they have learnt who the founder of Sikhism was (Guru Nank) and why he is significant for Sikhs.
It is fortunate that at Mead Primary School, we have a teacher (who is Sikh). She was more than willing to lead an assembly and answered as many questions, asked by the children linked to Sikhism. Year five had so many varied questions.The children showed enthusiasm and listened attentively.It enhanced the children's understanding and knowledge. There is no doubt, that this session will help the children to continue to deepen their understanding of Sikhism.
In RE this unit, Year 5 have been looking at why prayer is important for religious believers. Last week Year 5 looked at two prayers that are important to Christians and Muslims. The children compared the two prayers and looked at the similarities and differences between them. Then the children created pieces of artwork based on these prayers.
England Class made flower garlands in our RE lesson about Hinduism. We really enjoyed learning about Hindu worship.
The voices of angels could be heard coming out of the KS2 hall today. This term year 3 are learning about how people express their faith through the arts. This week we have been making links between Christian beliefs and music. We were incredibly lucky to have Mabel from The Gospel Touch Choir. It was such an incredible day learning the songs ready for our performance this afternoon. Thank you to our amazing audience from year 4 and 5 for joining us. We have some amazing talent at Mead.
Mead Angels -Link to video on Facebook of year 3 singing
In RE this half term year three are looking at how people express their faith through the arts. This week we looked at paintings depicting Bible stories and painted our own interpretations using watercolours. They did a great job, as I'm sure you will agree.
