At the end of the week, two of our Faith Leaders from Key Stage 2 spent some time in each classroom to learn about all the exciting things that had been happening in School.
“It’s really nice to be able to learn about other people’s learning this week and seeing what they have been doing.” – Vanessa, Year 4 Faith Leader
"The Pope wears special red shoes. We also learnt about getting married and we made Rosary Beads" – Elisabeta
“Father Noel came to visit us and told us about his job. He talks to people about God.” - Yakshara
“The Pope likes giving to the poor and he doesn’t care about what people have and don’t have. For his birthday he likes to give things to other people.” - Akshay
“I really liked finding out about the Pope and did you know he had to have a lung removed? He started to love reading because he ran out of breath and after that he went to Church. When he went to Church, he saw what the Bishop was doing, and he wanted to do the same. He wanted to be like St. Francis which is why his name is Francis.” - Caitlin
“My favourite bit this week was d esigning the Hamsa. Hamsa’s are worn by Jewish people for good luck. At the Synagogue, we also learnt that when the Torah scrolls are being written, if someone makes a mistake, they have to start the whole thing again!” - Sylvie
“My favourite part was seeing the Torah scrolls at the Synagogue and seeing the crowns they put on them because they are so special. The scrolls are handwritten and are made from animal skin and they cost £7000 for a small one and £70,000 for a big one.” - Kayden
“I will remember lots of what I learnt this week, especially things I didn’t know before. I liked learning about how everyone is treated equally as a part of God’s family no matter of their colour or religion.” - Ira
“I liked learning about the holy animals like cows, I didn’t know they were special to Hindu’s before.” - Aarush
“We learnt all about the temple. I really liked when the curtains opened, and we saw all the gods.” – Avika
“I liked learning about the 5K’s because it was interesting learning about how these items represent their faith.” - Olivia
“I liked learning about the rules of the Gurdwara, we made posters, so we know what to do and how to behave when we visited.” - Pearl
“At the Gurdwara, we learnt all about Diwali and why Sikh’s celebrate this. We also learnt that their reasons for celebrating Diwali are different to the Hindu reasons.” - Uday
“My favourite thing to learn about was the five pillars of Islam and how they scaffold Islam.” - Anthony
“I liked our visit to the Mosque. It really showed how devoted they are to their faith and I think we could learn a lot from this, even as simple as going to Church every week.” - Joshua