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Museum of London Excursion

31/3/2022

This term, the year 3 students went to the Museum of London to learn more about the Ancient Romans and how they influenced Birtain and how we live today. They drew items they found intriguing in the museum and uncovered incredible artefacts.

Interfaith Week: Question & Answer with Leon

30/3/2022

As part of Interfaith week, Year 3 were fortunate to have Leon from the Jewish Synagogue visit, for a question and answer session. Leon answered many of the children’s questions and shared Judaism artefacts which the children were fascinated with. Below are some of the key facts they learnt about Judaism from Leon:

Jewish people believe in one God who created the entire universe.
The Torah is the Jewish holy scriptures and it forms the first five books of the Bible (Old Testament) which is the Christian holy book.
The Torah was given to Moses who is a prophet (the children were excited as most of them knew that Moses is known as Musa (PBUH) in Islam).
The Torah is written in Hebrew.
Jewish people are not allowed to torch the words in the Torah with their fingers for two reasons:
- Out of respect.
- To avoid damaging the Torah because of sweat or oils from fingers.
A Yad is a Jewish ritual pointer, used when reading the Torah.
The Talmud is a collection of traditional Jewish laws that comes from the Torah.
Religious leaders in Judaism are called rabbi (a bit like a priest in Christianity or an imam in Islam)
Just like other religions, there are many festivals in Judaism. One of these festivals is called Shabbat. Shabbat is the Jewish Day of Rest. Shabbat happens each week from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. During Shabbat, Jewish people remember the story of creation from the Torah.
A shofar is a ram’s horn which is blown in the lead up to the Jewish new year, known as Rosh Hashanah.

Roman Mosaics!

28/3/2022

This term, the year 3 students have been studying the Ancient Romans. Mosaic was a renowned type of art among the Ancient Romans, according to research from historians.

Interfaith Week: Practicing how to ask RE based questions

28/3/2022

Last half term, Year 3 children explored the RE question: What do people believe about God? They learnt about the views held in Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and the Humanistic view. Using what they have learnt about these religions and world view, the children practiced asking questions based on what they would like to find out about Judaism. Below are some of the questions the children wanted to find answers to.