RE in our school
In each class, the children learn about specific RE topics of work alongside work that links with our current Assembly theme, covering 1 of our 7 values. Each class displays these activities as well as in their classrooms and other display areas such as the school hall. For further details on the topics studied in each class, please refer to Class specific pages or to the RE curriculum section of the website by clicking here:
Reception
For the Autumn term, our focuses in RE will be Being Special: Where do I belong? and Why is Christmas special to Christians? We will be learning about how we can show respect to one another and how we can show that we care as well as beginning to identify what other people are feeling and showing them that they are welcome into our lives. We will also be exploring where we belong and how we know we belong somewhere (e.g. school, families, football clubs, dance schools etc.). As we approach Christmas, we will be learning about The Nativity Story and which special stories about Jesus are in the Bible, asking why we, as Christians, perform Nativity plays at Christmas time. We will also be learning about the special things Christians do at Christmas to share God's love and also learning about why we celebrate Jesus' birthday.
We will also be exploring Harvest and why we celebrate during a Harvest Festival as well as attending our own school Harvest Festival in church and being welcomed into the school community.
This term we will also be looking at the Christian Values of RESPONSIBILITY and HOPE.
Year 1 Autumn 1
Within our whole school worship, we will be exploring the Christian Value of Trust and learning how and why we can be a good friend to others as well as how we can resolve issues within our friendship groups. We will continue to learn more about the meaning of the Holy Trinity and revise what we have learnt so far this school year about our 7 Christian Values and what they mean to us.
Year 2 Autumn 1
In our class R.E lessons this half term, we will be learning and finding out what Christians believe God is like. We will read a range of Bible stories that demonstrate what God is like and the ways in which Christians live their lives because of this. We will also be learning all about special books and finding out all about The Bible – learning what it includes, what it can teach us and how it is split into The Old and The New Testament before moving on to explore stories from The Bible.
Within our whole school worship, we will be exploring the Christian Value of Trust and learning how and why we can be a good friend to others as well as how we can resolve issues within our friendship groups. We will continue to learn more about the meaning of the Holy Trinity and revise what we have learnt so far this school year about our 7 Christian Values and what they mean to us.
Year 3
This half term's Christian Value is CREATIVITY
This half term we are exploring the Christian value of CREATIVITY. We have talked about what this might look like in to today's world. We discussed what Jesus's friends were like and how they served Jesus. What can we learn from them? We will be guided to lead a good life and we will be walking in Jesus's footsteps by always showing our creativity.
Genesis 1:1 reads, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The Lord, our God is the ultimate creative. God fashioned the entire universe out of nothingness; His creativity breathed us into being.
In addition to this, we will be exploring the Jewish religion. We will learn what rules Jews follow in their lives and compare this to Christianity. We will explore how Jews celebrate and show self-control at Yom Kippuh, Rosh Hashanah and Passover and why this is important. We will explore how this links with our other work on forgiveness.
Year 4
This half term's Christian Value is TRUST
Trust is the very essence of faith; trust in the God who is trustworthy. Trust is essential to human life and lies at the heart of all relationships. Trust entails vulnerability, putting yourself in others’ hands. We have to trust experts - pilots, dentists, surgeons. Yet, within our society, there often seems to be mutual distrust between people and those responsible for governing them.
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God. John 14:1
Trust is knowing it will be ok
In class our R.E. question will be...
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L2.3: What is the ‘Trinity’ and why is it important for Christians? |
Our key objectives will be...
• Recognise what a ‘Gospel’ is and give an example of the kinds
of stories it contains
• Offer suggestions about what texts about baptism and
Trinity mean
• Give examples of what these texts mean to some
Christians today
Year 5
Our Christian value in Autumn 1 is Trust. Trust is the basis of all stable relationships, including a person's relationship with God. It is rooted in truth, and will grow through consistent experiences of reliability and integrity.
In RE lessons we will be examining what does it mean if Christians believe God to be holy and loving.
Year 6
This Spring Term in Year 6, we will be learning about the importance of Respect and Reverence. As Christians, we believe that respect and reverence is revealed throughout the Bible and supremely in the person and life of Jesus Christ. Through Jesus’ teaching we are given an insight into the nature of God and the way in which He means us to live.
How can we demonstrate our value of Respect and Reverence?
- To respect other people and their beliefs and values
- Think about how having respect in life helps us to be better Christians
- Have respect and reverence in our lives for a better world and future
In class we will also be discovering - U2.7: Why do Hindus want to be good?
Some of the questions we will be discussing:
Key Questions
Make sense of belief:
• Identify and explain Hindu beliefs, e.g. dharma, karma,
samsara, moksha, using technical terms accurately
• Give meanings for the story of the man in the well and explain
how it relates to Hindu beliefs about samsara, moksha, etc.
Understand the impact:
• Make clear connections between Hindu beliefs about dharma,
karma, samsara and moksha and ways in which Hindus live
• Connect the four Hindu aims of life and the four stages of life
with beliefs about dharma, karma, moksha, etc.
• Give evidence and examples to show how Hindus put their
beliefs into practice in different ways
Make connections:
• Make connections between Hindu beliefs studied (e.g. karma
and dharma), and explain how and why they are important to
Hindus
• Reflect on and articulate what impact belief in karma and
dharma might have on individuals and the world, recognising
different points of view.
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