by Mrs Gaukrodger | Jun 11, 2025 | Classes, News, RE, Year 2
We have been learning about the Muslim festival of Mawlid al-Nabi when Muslims remember the birthday of the prophet Muhammad. On Mawlid al-Nabi, Muslims remember what Muhammad’s character was like, his teachings, how he suffered and his ability to forgive. Muslims...
by Mrs Gaukrodger | Jun 10, 2025 | Classes, News, RE, Year 3
In our RE lesson today, we have been finding out about the Muslim naming ceremony. The naming ceremony lasts for seven days and is called Tasmiyah. The ceremony allows the new baby to be accepted and protected by Allah. Parents take requests for names from family...
by Miss Goddard | Apr 11, 2025 | Art and Design, DT, Early Years Foundation Stage, History, Maths, News, RE
This week in nursery we have been talking about a family custom which may happen in our house, Easter! We discussed the different things which may happen/ change in our house for Easter. Lots of us mentioned the Easter bunny and chocolate eggs. We used this tradition...
by Mrs Gaukrodger | Apr 9, 2025 | News, RE, Year 2
Year 2 have been learning about the Torah and its importance to Jewish people. We learned that although Moses was given Ten Commandments, there are actually 613 laws in the Torah. Today, we learned about Jewish dietary laws. We learned that Jewish people eat food that...
by Mrs Gaukrodger | Apr 1, 2025 | Classes, RE
In our RE lessons we have been learning about the Easter story and why Easter is important to Christians. We have found out the events of Holy Week including Palm Sunday, The Last Supper, the death of Jesus and his resurrection.
by Mrs Armstrong | Mar 26, 2025 | Events and Visits, News, RE, Year 5
The children in Year 5 visited Birtley Methodist Church to learn about the Easter Story. At the church, the children re-enacted parts of the days before the crucifixion , including welcoming Jesus into the town and visiting the temple. The children had the opportunity...
