Today the children have been learning about harvest. We thought about the food that grows outside and who else might also like to eat it. We then made scarecrows to scare away the birds.
1 Blue went to visit our local church and were introduced to Reverend Ian. He was very informative about the routines and customs in a Christian church and gave the children a guided tour. The children had a brilliant afternoon and can’t wait to go back!
1 Red thoroughly enjoyed their visit to our local church and Reverand Ian was extremely informative. We had a great time and really want to visit again soon! We looked at all the features of a modern church and what they are used for; we sang and we learned about customs and traditions that are important for Christians.
This week we have read the Easter story and then used story stones to sequence it. We have made transient art Easter bunnies and eggs, used eggs to create number bonds of 10, bunny baskets and Easter nests and cards. We also used paint outside to create Easter eggs and wrote some amazing Easter captions, what a busy week 🐇❤️🥚🐇❤️🥚
This term we are looking at the religion of Judaism in our R.E. sessions. The children have looked at a Synagogue and the important artefacts it holds. We also looked at some of their celebrations and how they differ to the ones we know. We created our own star of David and a Menorah and were very respectful recognising and understanding differences.
Ian, from St John’s Church in Hebburn, came to visit us for a special assembly to discuss how we are all special in different ways; how to think about each others feelings and respect each other at all times. We had a lovely sing and a dance together.
Wow, what a day in Nursery! We started off by learning a little about Diwali and some of the things that Hindu’s do to celebrate. We made Rangoli patterns out of loose parts and paint and even participated in special Bollywood dancing. I wonder if any of our talented dances can show their grown ups a move or two!
This week the children had a fantastic opportunity to take part in R.E workshops based around the Indian festival Lights ‘Diwali’. Diwali is the five-day Festival of Lights, celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. Diwali, which for some also coincides with harvest and New Year celebrations, is a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. Kalpesh from K’z Dance Entertainment Ltd taught all the children some traditional Bollywood Indian dances and discussed with them the meaning of the Diwali festival and taught them the story of Rama and Sita. The children ended their workshops with a traditional Diwali dance using sticks (Dhandhiya). The children and staff thoroughly enjoyed themselves and displayed some fantastic moves.
KS1 took part in celebrating the festival of ‘Diwali’ carried out by Kz Entertainment (a London based drama and dance group). Diwali is the five-day Festival of Lights,celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the world. Diwali, which for some also coincides with harvest and New Year celebrations, is a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness.Children will listen to Diwali stories, learn some Bollywood dances and then take part in the tradition Dhandiya dances (stick dancing) which is a dance celebrated at this festival. As you can see the children had a great time!
We have been learning about the Harvest Festival, why we traditionally have this festival in the UK and why. We then looked at various foods including fruit and vegetables and where they come from. The children used their senses to describe how they looked, felt and smell. They then became artists and drew some of the foods! Later, we will be tasting some vegetable soup!
