Year 2 – Exploring the Hindu Festival of Holi
Year 2 have been learning all about the Hindu festival of Holi, a celebration known for its vibrant colours, joy, and togetherness. To mark the occasion, the children took part in a colourful art activity, using chalks and pastels to create their own bright and joyful Holi-inspired artwork. They really enjoyed working outdoors in the sunshine, getting creative and experimenting with colour blending to reflect the spirit of the festival. It was a fun, hands-on way to explore another culture and understand how people around the world celebrate. Well done, Year 2—your artwork was as bright and beautiful as the festival itself!
Year 2 – Easter Competition Fun!
Year 2 have been getting creative this week as part of our Easter competition! Using a mix of materials including feathers, felt, card, and colourful pens, the children designed and made their own fabulous Easter egg characters. It was wonderful to see so much imagination and individuality in their creations—from funky chicks to beautifully decorated eggs! The classroom was full of focus, laughter, and a real sense of pride in their work. Well done, Year 2—you showed fantastic creativity and teamwork. We’re so proud of all your efforts and can’t wait to see how your entries do in the competition!
Reception - Celebrating the Hindu Festival of Holi!
Our Reception class had a fantastic time learning about and celebrating the Hindu Festival of Holi – the festival of colours! The children enjoyed exploring colour through a variety of creative activities. Outside, they used spray bottles filled with vibrant paints to create beautiful art on large sheets of paper, mimicking the joyful splashes of colour seen during Holi celebrations. Indoors, they used digital tools on the interactive whiteboard to create their own colourful masterpieces, experimenting with shape, colour, and design. It was a fun, engaging way to learn about different cultures and traditions while developing our artistic and fine motor skills. What a colourful afternoon we had!
Year 3 Celebrating The Festival Of Holi
Year 3 have been learning about the Hindu festival of Holi, a vibrant celebration marking the start of spring. To connect with the tradition of throwing coloured powder and water, we engaged in splatter painting.
Nursery - R.E - Exploring Colours In Relation To Holi Celebrations
What a colourful and exciting time we've had today, just like the wonderful Holi festival that Hindu people celebrate! We popped water balloons and made so many bright colours appear. The children were fantastic at naming all the colours – red, blue, yellow, green, purple and orange! And it was amazing to watch how the colours mixed together to make new ones. Just like Holi is a celebration of joy and colour, we've filled our classroom with happiness and beautiful colours today. Well done, everyone, for being such brilliant colour explorers!
Year 1 - RE - Making An Easter Garden
To end our unit on Easter, Year 1 talked about the events of the Easter Story as we made an Easter garden together. The garden included crosses that they had made. We also planted daffodils beside the empty tomb to symbolise new life.
Pre School-R.E-David And Goliath
Today in R.E we listened to the story of David and Goliath, We talked about being unkind like Goliath and brave like David, we also discussed where David got his strength from by praying to God. Outside we drew Goliath on the floor and used bean bags to throw at the giant.By focusing on the core themes and using engaging activities, the story of David and Goliath can be a valuable learning experience for EYFS children, this can also teach the children about overcoming Challenges like the story children can be brave like David, even small individuals can overcome big problems.
Year 5 R.E. - A Visit From Rev Kev to Discuss how the Church Celebrates Christ's Victory at Easter
Rev Kev visited Year 5 R.E. this week, bringing the story of Easter to life. He shared how the church commemorates Christ's triumph over death and God's Big Plan, guiding students through the seven Stations of the Cross and the powerful experience of the Easter Vigil. He described the anticipation of waiting for sunrise, mirroring the resurrection, and the lighting of the Paschal Candle from the vigil fire. He also explained the significance of the clergy's liturgical colors during the Easter season.
Year 2 RE - The Easter Story - Symbolism
In RE this week, Year 2 explored symbolism through a tasting activity. They examined the symbolic significance of Easter eggs, hot cross buns, and plain bread, engaging in a discussion about their meanings.
Year 5 R.E. Victory in the Easter Story
Year 5 have been exploring the theme of victory in the Easter story. We picked out the scenes and events from the story which we felt showed that God has a victory, and drew our ideas on a storyboard template.
Year 4 - RE - What Makes A Trustworthy Person?
In RE, Year 4 class is thinking about trust and betrayal during their Easter unit. Using trust exercises the children thought about what makes a trustworthy person and when is it easy or hard to trust someone.
Nursery - R.E - Shrove Tuesday
To celebrate shrove Tuesday, Nursery class accessed the craft table to decorate their pancakes, the children utilised the different toppings and chose which ones they wanted to decorate their pancakes with. The children were encouraged to name each topping as they placed them onto their pancakes. We then sat down together at snack time to enjoy some yummy pancakes! The children chose their own sauces and fruit that they would like to eat and wrapped it all up into a yummy pancake roll! Nursery class enjoyed tasting their pancakes.
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