RE in Team Starlings
In RE we have been learning about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and how Christianity began. We have enjoyed hearing about Jesus' disciples and their reactions to seeing Jesus after Easter Sunday, as well as learning about what Christians mean when they talk about the Holy…
Starlings visit a Synagogue!
We had a fantastic time this week at the Birmingham Progressive Synagogue where we learnt all about Jewish faith, traditions, and festivals. Here we are playing 'dreidel', which is a game often played in Jewish families. We were very lucky because we also got to see some beautiful scrolls, see the…
RE in Team Starlings
This week in Team Starlings we have started a new topic looking at the 'Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus.' We have been learning all about what happened on Palm Sunday, how Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and flipped tables over in the temple! We have been enjoying linking our new…
RE in Team Starlings
In RE, we have been learning about Judaism, and hearing the story of how the Jews were brought out of captivity to the promised land, and how Jewish people celebrate their history today. We have heard about where many traditions, festivals, and holy days originated, and have enjoyed hearing all…
Lichfield Cathedral
We have been to visit Lichfield Cathedral today. We loved learning about the building and having a look around. We have learnt lots of facts and we loved looking at the stain glass windows. We even got to sing our Easter song in the Cathedral!
The Easter Story
We have been learning about the Easter story in RE. We are reenacting the different parts of Easter ready for our Easter Show at the end of March. Here we have just learnt about 'Palm Sunday'.
The 99 names of Allah
In RE we have been learning about the 99 names of Allah and the meaning behind some of these. Children were coming up with their own names that they believe represent how powerful Allah is to Muslims.
RE in Hedgehogs
This week in RE we have started a new topic which builds on our previous knowledge of Judaism. We have looked closely at what happened to the Israelites after they escaped Egypt.
Starlings RE: Christmas Carols!
In RE, we have been learning about the reason for the season! As well as practising our Christmas songs for next week, we have also been looking atthe history behind carols, and analysing what they mean! We have learnt about the birth of Jesus, the visitation of the shepherds and magi, and talked…
RE in Hedgehogs
In RE, we finished our topic of Joseph, Moses and the Exodus. The last lesson focussed on how Jews celebrate the stories, that the children have learnt about. This is during Passover once a year. The children learnt that each piece of food is symbolic and that they represented something linked to…