Religious Education

8Jul2021

This afternoon, Year 5 were lucky enough to have a visitor in school! As we haven’t had one all year due to COVID, the children were very excited – as were the staff! Omair from Newcastle Central Mosque came in to help the children develop their understanding of Muslim prayer and worship, with a foc

24May2021

In RE, the boys and girls have been learning about the importance of Moses to people of the Jewish faith. They enjoyed listening to the story before ordering the events and verbally retelling it to their partners. The children were all very curious and asked some great questions along the way. They

1Apr2021

It has been great to have all of our children back in class over the last four weeks, and they have settled back into the school routine brilliantly! They are however, ready for a well-earned Easter holiday where they can now enjoy spending time with more of their family and friends. This week in sc

1Apr2021

The children in Year 1 have been learning about how we celebrate Easter.  First we watched the story of Easter and how Jesus died on the cross. Then we discussed how Easter is celebrated at home. We came up with many different ideas including having a family meal on Easter Sunday, eating hot cross

1Apr2021

As part of our learning about Easter, Year 5 have studied the Rosary. They learned about the different parts of the prayer, and how the different elements relate to different people in the life and learning of Jesus, as well as how Christians sometimes use the beads to help them keep count of how ma

26Mar2021

In Year 6, the children have been learning about the Passover Festival. They have enjoyed learning about Moses and the plagues that were sent upon Egypt, resulting in the final plague where death of the first born son passed over the doors of the Jewish households, which were marked by lambs blood.

12Mar2021

This week, the children have enjoyed learning about the Jewish holiday of Purim. It commemorates the time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved by a Jewish woman named Esther. We had a virtual visit from Mr Glickman who shared the story of Esther with the children and explained how Jewi

17Dec2020

This week, Year 3 have been looking forward to Christmas. Monday began with a bang – their Christmas party! The boys and girls had loads of fun playing games and showing off their dance moves. They also enjoyed watching the Northern Stage’s first ever virtual Christmas show, ‘The Emperor’s New Cloth

11Dec2020

This half term in RE, Year 5 have been studying Christianity. We began by focussing on the Ten Commandments; we discussed what each commandment meant, and although we understand they’re all equally as important overall, we decided which we thought was the most important to us as individuals, and why