Today we received a visit from Elizabeth (the RE storyteller). We enjoyed listening to the Easter story and used props while Elizabeth spoke about the events that took place on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Together, we spoke about why these days are important to Christians.
Last week we had a lovely visit from Elizabeth the storyteller, who told us all about the Christmas Story. The children listened so beautifully and asked some super questions about the Christmas story.
Year 1 have had a visit from Elizabeth, who is an RE storyteller.
She told us all about The Easter Story from the bible.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Year 3 were invited to St Lawrence the Martyr Church to learn about the Christmas story as part of the RE curriculum (What do Christians believe about Christmas?).
We did six different activities representing different elements of the Christmas story.
In RE, we have been learning about the Northern Saints.
Elizabeth came to visit us to tell us more about them.
Christians believe:
We got to hear some stories about St Aidan, St Hild, St Cuthbert, St Bede. We looked at the clothing and objects these saints would have worn and used when they were alive.
We ended the session by writing with ink and a quill, like St Bede would have done many years ago.
Y3 visited St Lawrence’s church to partake in various activities to learn about Advent. We made the angel Gabriel, wrote Christmas wishes on golden stars, made sheep finger puppets, moulded a pipe cleaner person to stand over baby Jesus in the stable, and thought about precious gifts of Christmas we could give for free. We came up with beautiful gifts such as a smile, a cuddle, kind words and visiting church to sing carols. We also thought about the difficulties we can face and how we can help each other overcome them by showing kindness at Christmas time.
Just before half term, Year-5 took part in a workshop about Hinduism as part of the RE curriculum. The children learned about Hindu gods, the culture, dance, music, and also did some dressing up/face painting.
Last week, Year 2 visited St Lawrence’s Church to learn about baptism and how Christians welcome people into their faith. Thank you so much to Sharon and Adam for hosting.
Last week, Year-5 had a visit from Elizabeth the RE Storyteller to tell us all about our current topic, ‘The Northern Saints’. The children had a lot of fun learning about Aidan, Bede, Cuthbert, Hild and Oswald. It was interesting to learn how the Northern Saints helped shape our local region despite dating all the way back to Anglo-Saxon times.
As part of the Easter unit in RE this half term, Year 4 had the opportunity to visit St Lawrence’s Church and take part in Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter related activities.
“We used oil and palm leaves to make a cross on our forehead. When Christians do this they are forgiven for any sins they have done.” Sienna
“We put ribbons on a rope and wrote down our hopes and dreams on butterflies.” Luka
“We shared bread and thought about Jesus sharing bread with his disciples at the last supper.” James
“We wrote down things that we are thankful for onto crosses and then stuck them to the wall.” Isla
The children really enjoyed their visit and we’d just like to say a big thank Adam and all of the volunteers at St Lawrence’s for organising and hosting the activities.
