During the Spring terms, the children in R1 looked at the importance of Easter and why it is celebrated. The children were very fortunate to help decorate the Easter Garden at the church with Reverend Andy and Bea. Whilst we decorated the Easter Garden, the children learnt all about the Easter story and we replicated this through our own garden. The children also created a section each of a collage of Jesus at Easter.

We have also looked at what places are special and where we may belong. We acted out our own version of a Baptism and thought about the importance of this to some Christians. We also looked at where and how we belong as individuals.

During Christmas, the children in R1 took part in their own nativity. In class, we broke down the Christmas story in more detail and looked at why nativity’s are important to some Christians.

Reception and Year 1 exploring The Creation Story.

 R/1 have been exploring the theme of belonging. The children have thought about how they belong to their families and friends, how they belong to Loddington Primary school, and how they belong to different clubs. The children then learnt about Christenings and how this is an important part of Jesus welcoming people into the Christian faith. The children enjoyed a wonderful talk by Reverend Andy and learnt all about the 3 key parts of a Christening. What wonderful learning this half term R/1. 

In Year 2, we have been exploring the good news that Jesus brings. We first looked at friendship and acted out Jesus calling Matthew. The children re-enacted the scene in groups and discussed how Jesus showed friendship to Matthew. We then explored the theme of forgiveness and discussed times where we may need to be forgiven. Next, we explored the concept of peace and we discussed how peace could be represented in the world, in our hearts and through others’ behaviour. Finally, we discussed how Jesus brings peace to Christians around the world.

This Spring term Year 2 have been exploring Islam and have been learning about what Muslims believe in. We have explored the ways Muslims might describe God by learning about the 99 names of Allah. We learned about the Prophet Muhammad and retold the story of Muhammad and the cat through drama.  We then explored features of a Mosque and the importance of the Qur’an. Year 2 created their own guides to support others in handling the Qur’an respectfully. We then ended our unit of learning by visiting the Mosque in Wellingborough where we learned about the 5 pillars of Islam.

In Year 2, we explored the big question- Why does Christmas matter? We went on a story walk around the school and acted out the Christmas story in groups. We later made our own nativity boxes, making sure that all the people who were there to celebrate Jesus' birth were present. 

Year 2 then explored the big question- Who is Muslim and what do they believe? The children spoke about who and what is important to us. We then explored the word God and what is means to us. We drew where we think we can find God/Allah (making sure we did not draw Allah himself). Later in the unit, we looked at the significance of a Mosque for Muslim people and visited a virtual mosque. We matched lots of different vocabulary to the different features in a Mosque. 

In Year 3 and 4, we have been working on a unit on "What is the Trinity?" The children made cards and bookmarks to represent the idea, which could be sold on the christian gift company website. 

We'd looked at symbolism in past lessons, its representation in artwork, and last week we looked at the Christian gift website and identified symbols of the trinity in the gifts they sell.  The children were then given the choice of making a card or bookmark which could be sold on the website.