Religious Education

Our School Prayer                                                                   

This is our school                                     

Let peace dwell here. 

Let there be love,

Love of one another

And love of life itself.

Let us remember that as many hands build a home,

So many hearts make a school.

Amen                                                                                                         

Spring 1

Called by God - What does it mean to be called by God?

This half term, we will be exploring what it means for someone of faith to be called by God.  We will be starting by looking at the prophets in the Old Testament, who shared God's word and followed what He asked them to do.  We will learn about how some of the prophets did not always do what God was asking them to do straight away.  We will think about modern day examples of people who have been called by God as well, and see the impact that they have had on other people's lives.  We will then dig a bit deeper to find out about how some people of faith are called to be a faith leader.  We will look at those who choose to become vicars, priests, bishops etc. and why they feel led to do this.  We will then move on finding out about people of other faiths who feel led to be faith leaders such as a Jew becoming a Rabbi and a Muslim becoming an Imam.         

Spring 2 - Easter

        Is the cross a symbol of sadness or joy?                         

Autumn 1

Harvest - How do people of faith say thank you to God for the harvest?

We will be thinking about how we celebrate harvest and what we do in school and in the rest of our country at harvest time.  We will think about why people give thanks to God and how they show this.  The Bible has many references to harvest and we will study some of the quotes to find out more.  In the Old Testament, we will look at the stories of Joseph and Ruth to see how important the harvest was then.  Then we will look at other faiths, Judaism and Hinduism, to find out how they celebrate the harvest, compare it to our celebrations and how they give thanks to God.  Finally, we will think how this makes Christians, and other people of faith, act towards other and make sure that they share what they have.

Creation

We have been learning about the Christian story of Creation.  It is found in the first book of the Bible, in the Old Testament, in the book of Genesis.  Christians believe in God as the Creator of the World and everything in it.  We shall be learning all about the story of Creation and how this changes how Christians view the world and how they look after it.  Christians are seen as stewards of the world, and they need to take care of it. We thought about what we are grateful for in creation - look at our impressive artwork to represent this!

World Religions Day, 30.9.24

In class 3 we learnt all about Sikhism, how it began in India, key beliefs and traditions.

We enjoyed making divas to celebrate Diwali and role-playing with the Sikh Temple.

Autumn 2 - Christmas

How does the presence of Jesus impact on people's lives?

In the lead up to Christmas, we have been thinking about how the presence of Jesus can impact on people's lives.  We have been looking at the story of the nativity and those who were directly impacted by the arrival of the new baby - the shepherds.  They felt led to share the good news with others.  We have enjoyed looking at art work based on this part of the nativity and comparing how they look in different eras and different cultural depictions.  We then thought in particular about Christian organisations like the Salvation Army who feel led to help others because of their belief that Jesus calls them to do this.  We found out about how they were founded and what they are still doing today to show the presence of Jesus in people's lives.