On Monday we shared an extended curriculum opportunity for all of our children in the form of our annual celebration of cultural diversity and
spiritual tradition – World Religions Day. In the morning, our whole school also came together for an assembly to consider how in many of the world’s major religions, the importance of love is central to the faith. Following this, as in previous years, each year group focused on looking at a different religion:
Year 3 – Buddhism Year 4 – Judaism
Year 5 – Sikhism Year 6 – Hinduism
Back in their classrooms, each year group explored their given religion by learning about the origins of the religion as well as their key beliefs, holy texts and places of worship (including virtual tours!) Following this inquiry and investigation, pupils presented their understanding through a variety of creative activities including creating their own prayer flags and glass paintings. In the afternoon all of the children spent time pondering their religion and completing related activities researched a topic of their choosing, linked to the religion they had learnt about in the morning and displayed their findings in double page spreads. A particular highlight for Year 6 was visiting our Year 2 classes at WIS to create Rangoli patterns and origami lotus flowers. Overall, this day of celebration created an atmosphere of respect and
curiosity, with our aim of supporting our children to better understand the diverse beliefs of people across the world.
Mrs Ransom RE Co-ordinator and Year 3 Class Teacher
