Blog by Tag: Religious Education

Year 5 went to mass today to celebrate The Feast of the Sacred Heart.

Year 3 children dressed in blue, learnt about the Visitation, made miraculous medals, created prayer books and said the Rosary. We had a great day.

Year 2 dressed up in blue to celebrate Saint Mary. The children learned all about how Catholics celebrate Mary during the month of May. Then they found out how Mary has many different names all around the world. They had great fun finding out the names that different countries call her.

Year 6 took part in a special service at St Mary’s Church to celebrate the month of Mary alongside representatives from other local schools. They sang beautifully in church and placed their flowers on the alter at the Grotto.

Reception learnt about the ‘Good News’ Jesus spread.  They listened to the Bible story of ‘The Good Samaritan’ and reflected on the message within the story. During worship time Reception shared when they have spread good news by showing acts of kindness and following in Jesus’ footsteps.  They…

Reception celebrated St George’s Day, who is our class saint by wearing red. We made our own St George’s flags and created a mask from the story of St George, a dragon, a princess or his horse. We learnt about his life and how he was a good man. We also created the cross from the flag with our red…

Year 6 worked collaboratively to produce artistic interpretations of the Stations of the Cross in preparation for our Easter Service. 
 

Last week in R.E. the Year 2 children went outdoors to act out the story of the events on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. They reflected on how he died for us and came back to life. This week they have been thinking about how they give thanks and what for. Then they acted out the story of the Last…

 Year 5 were honoured to be visited by Bishop  Swarbrick today after they wrote to him to ask him questions about being a Bishop. He was kind enough to give up his time to come into school to answer them. Every child in the class had a chance to ask a question and the children were captivated and…

Year 4 made bread today - this links to our work on St Joseph’s Day and the symbolism of the different shapes of bread. The children worked as a team to design and make their own bread. 
 

Year 6 are using their sketching skills to create posters of the Stations of the Cross in preparation for our Easter

Year 2 spent today celebrating their class saint, St David. They found out about his life and why he became a saint after his death. They also learned about how St David’s Day is celebrated in Wales. They all enjoyed tasting Welsh cakes before they created a non-fiction text and a video about what…