A beautiful morning was had. The children explored the meaning behind Advent. Reception then had the opportunity to decorate our school Christmas Tree and they even performed some of the songs from our Nativity.
Year 1 loved hearing all about Advent this morning. They then had the opportunity to decorate our school Christmas Tree and hear Christmas songs and carols sung by the other children. We even showcased our own nativity songs, what a lovely morning we’ve had!
Reception have been exploring the meaning behind Advent and how birthdays are waited for and celebrated. The children role played a birthday for Sammy the dog. We celebrated by having cake, juice, singing and dancing. We decorated the classroom to celebrate the party. The children explored how birthdays make us feel. Birthdays are a special day that celebrates the day of our birth. Mrs Hill brought a beautiful visitor in to our class today. Baby Jude. Mrs Hill spoke to the children on what she needed to prepare for the birth of Jude. We spoke about needing nappies, milk, wipes, clothes, cot, pram and blankets.
Reception looked at precious objects, something they treasure and would not want to lose. It was beautiful to allow the children to tell their story about their precious item. We discovered how some of our neighbours are Muslims. We spoke about how Muslim people use a prayer mat when they pray. The children discovered the Qur’an. This is a very special book for Muslims. The children respected the Qur’an by washing their hands before touching it.
Year 1 have been exploring the meanings behind the Advent Wreath and have created their own using 1 white, 1 pink and 3 purple candles to represent hope, peace, joy, love and Christ.
Today we went to visit the Al -Rahma Mosque in L8.
The children have been learning all about mosques during our work on Islam in other faith week, last week. They had a fantastic first hand experience of seeing inside the Mosque and were given tour of the building. The children asked some really excellent questions which have deepened their understanding and respect of the Islamic faith. They listened so well and thoroughly enjoyed this learning experience. We would like to thank Abdul our tour guide today and the Liverpool Muslim Society for their warm welcome.
Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed their CAFOD workshop. They loved learning about solidarity and human dignity, and we later made links with our PSHE work on Anti-Bullying too.
Today the children had a visit from Justine who works for Cafod. She led a workshop for us on how we can work together to make the world a better place. She helped us to remember everyone is special and how we should share fairly and promote peace. The children really enjoyed the session and took a lot away from it.
