Religious Education (RE): Blog items
Date: 29th Apr 2021 @ 7:58am
Year 4 had a lovely morning yesterday as they had a virtual visitor. The children completed a workshop on Ramadan as part of their topic question of why do Muslims fast during Ramadan. The children learnt more about why Muslims fast during Ramadan, when Muslims break their fast and the special celebration of Eid.
Reception learn about Vaisakhi and Sikhism
Date: 23rd Apr 2021 @ 8:49pm
This week Reception have been learning about Vaisakhi, a very important Sikh festival which a celebrated everyday year in April. The festival celebrates Sikh new year and the founding of the Sikh community in 1699. Miss Kaur brought in come special items from home to share with us and talked to use about how she and her family celebrate this festival together.
We found out the Sikhism originates in India, which is a very long way away. We were lucky enough to look at Miss Kaur's Granth, her special holy book, which includes scriptures and holy stories related to the Sikh religion. We also looked at
Date: 31st Mar 2021 @ 2:10pm
Today we have been talking about how we celebrate Easter. The children enjoyed chatting with one another explaining all the lovely things they do with their families and why we celebrate Easter with our families.
"I go on a Easter egg hunt in my garden" Harley-May
"The Easter Bunny comes to my house and bring me chocolate eggs" Arthur
"Jesus dies on the cross and came back to life" Lyra-Rose
"I decorate all my house with my mummy" Ella-Rose.
The children then enjoyed making their own Easter cards at the creative table and writing their own messages to their family and friends. Have a look at our super writing
There Was A Green Hill Far Away.
Date: 26th Mar 2021 @ 4:51pm
This week Reception have been learning about why Christians celebrate Easter. We created a picture of the cross on the hill that Jesus was crucified on. We then placed it in our Celebrations box.
"Jesus died on the cross" Toby.
"Jesus was crucified" Leyton.
Christmas RE Art - Elder Class
Date: 18th Dec 2020 @ 2:44pm
Here are our finished pieces of artwork – we worked in groups to draw and paint a nativity scene on canvas. We are very happy with our results!
Date: 18th Dec 2020 @ 12:53pm
Here are our finished pieces of artwork - we worked in groups to draw and paint a nativity scene on canvas. We are very happy with our results!
Date: 17th Dec 2020 @ 4:05pm
Today, we retold the Christmas Story and created some amazing Nativity Art. This was us during the process of our artwork, where we used sketching skills and practised on paper before doing it on a canvas. Look at our next post to see our finished versions!
Date: 17th Dec 2020 @ 8:16am
This week we had our Christmas Carol Service where we had to do this virtually. It was extremely different to how we usually do it but it was still amazing. A few of us from Year 6 and our teachers; Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Rose read parts and we listened to the Christmas Hymns. We also had Matt from The Church Army who spoke to us about the importance of Christmas and what Christians believe in.
We hope you all have a happy and safe Christmas!
Religious Education - a summary of our learning so far....
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 1:00pm
At Boundary, our curious and tolerant children have had a busy few weeks learning lots about different religions and we can’t wait to share what we have done…
Reception have been busy learning about the Christmas story and filming our nativity in their outdoor area. They loved dressing up and re-enacting the nativity play.
This half term in Year 1 for RE, the children have been learning all about Jesus and the Christmas Story. They have learnt about the roles of a family and why babies are special. They have read the Christmas Story and then ordered the events. This week, they worked together in groups, to sort out Christmas cards into ones with a religious meaning and ones without.
Year 2 having been exploring the question...
Why do Christians say that Jesus is the 'Light of the World'?
They children have learnt about how lights are used by Christians in celebration and to mark special events, what advent means and how they can be a light to other people!
Year 3 have been learning about Islam and who Muslims follow. They have learnt about the characteristics that the prophet Mohammed showed and how Muslims can be charitable. The children have reflected on this and how they can apply it to the role models in our lives.
In Year 4, they have been learning about Christianity and how Christians show love to everyone. The children have done this by looking at parables such as The Good Samaritan and The Unforgiving Servant. These parables have told them that it is important to 'Love thy neighbour' and treat everyone around them with care and respect.
This term in Year 5 they have been learning about Islam. They looked at Ramadan, The 5 Pillars of Islam, The Holy Qur'an and Hajj.
The Holy book of Islam is the Qur'an, Muslims clean themselves in water that has been blessed, before they hold it. - Lacey-Morgan
The pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) is one of the five pillars of Islam and Muslims must do it at least once in their life if they are physically capable of it. Ihram is the name given to the special spiritual state in which pilgrims wear two white sheets of seamless cloth during their pilgrimage. - Myles
Year 6 children have been learning about the Hindu belief in reincarnation, karma and the 4 Ashramas (stages of life). The children have reflected on the milestones they have achieved in their lives already and possible future ones.
Date: 1st Dec 2020 @ 8:00am
Today, we welcomed Hindu visitors (via Zoom!) to Year 6.
They started their talk about being a Hindu in general; they explained about the different types of Hindus, prayer, chants and the special clothes they sometimes wear.
They explained the 4 Ashramas and the stage they are currently in. The main focus was their belief in reincarnation and karma and how this has an impact on the choices and actions they makes in life.
No pen day in Maple and Laurel
Date: 6th Oct 2020 @ 3:53pm
It was a very exciting day today in Maple and Laurel, because (after break) we took part in NO PEN DAY! This was a great opportunity for the children to use other skills, such as their verbal and listening skills. In Reading into Writing, they read and discussed some cinquain poems. The children had to then sort them into 'good' cinquains and 'bad' cinquains. They did brilliantly at working out how many syllables were on each line. In Maths, the children had to match together their 12 hour or 24 hour times with their partner somewhere in the room. In RE, we researched what dharma is in Hinduism. We discovered that dharma is the religious duty of Hindus and that Rama is an avatar sent from Vishnu to help good overcome evil.
Date: 2nd Oct 2020 @ 10:56am
Rev Cox and his wife joined us on Zoom for a virtual talk about being a Christian, how they live their lives and their sense of purpose. We explored the Christian belief of life after death and how this affects the decisions they make in life. We reflected on the term purpose, linking it to people we know and also our own lives.
Date: 11th Feb 2020 @ 12:59pm
On a very windy Monday evening and having been rehearsing since September, Boundary joined pupils from virtually every Blackpool school at The Grand Theatre, performing hundreds of songs and dances, playing in bands and orchestras and enjoying a wonderful introduction to theatre!
Pupil's from Years 5 an 6 performed a medley of songs from Oliver and WOW, they were amazing! The hard-work, determination, perseverance and team work that each child demonstrated throughout each rehearsal and during the final performance really paid off - we could not be more proud of each and every performer!
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to watch and to the children and staff for the time and energy they put into rehearsing and the final show.
Date: 22nd Jan 2020 @ 9:52pm
Children have been learning about Christianity this half term. As part of the beliefs and values within the religion, children have been thinking about how God trusted the prophets and gave them a vocation. Using active listening skills and communication skills, children had to trust their partner to deliver them across the obstacle course safely. Children then read the story of Noah and acted out the screenplay, something they have been doing within their english lessons.
Church Army evangelist, Captain Matthew Rowley
Date: 4th Dec 2019 @ 8:28pm
In RE we have been learning about Christianity, God, prayer and the church. We know that most "Christians pray to God so they can talk to God", that "Christians believe God loves everyone" and that "the church is a special place for Christians". To extend our knowledge and learning even further we decided to ask Church Army evangelist, Captain Matthew Rowley to come in and talk to us. We had lots of questions we wanted to ask him and we knew he would have lots of things to tell us about Christianity and prayer.
Date: 15th Oct 2019 @ 7:34pm
Today Reception enjoyed a visit to St Mark's Church as part of our RE curriculum question 'What places are special in our community?'. The children were very excited to travel to the mini bus and meet Rev'red Peter. When we got to the church Peter showed the children all the different places in the church including the alter, the font and the pulpit. He talked to the children about the different things the church does to help the community as well as reason why it is a special place to Christians. The children then reflected of different places that are special to them. Here are some of the things the children said.
"My nana's house is special because she looks after me there and we do nice things together" Albie.
"This is a special place. My mummy and daddy got married here. We have a picture of it up" Megan.
"Church is special to me. I go with my brother Chidera:" Chisom
"My house is special because my mummy looks after me there" Kyril
"I go to special places with Rosie. We always have fun" Jazmine
The One Where Year 6 Go To Church!
Date: 14th Oct 2019 @ 8:34pm
Year 6 ended their R.E. unit of work with a visit to St.Mark's Church. The Vicar and Matt (Church Army) answered the children's questions all about life as a Christian and Baptism.
The One Where Year 6 Teach Year 1!
Date: 4th Oct 2019 @ 12:18pm
This morning, Year 6 planned and taught an R.E. lesson to Year 1 all about Baptism. By the end of the lesson, the children could describe what happens during a baptism service in church, name the special objects needed for a baptism and explain why it is an important ceremony for Christians.
Date: 5th Jul 2019 @ 8:30am
Children have been lucky to have the experience of a Sikh workshop. It brought the faith to life through re-enactment of traditional stories, dressing up and dancing. The hands on approach through drama created fun and enjoyment through learning about a different faith.
Why do some people get Baptised? We went and found out!
Date: 4th Jul 2019 @ 8:13pm
Why do people get baptised? ... This was a question which arose during an RE lesson, so we decided to go and find out. What better way than visit the church ourselves.
We visited St.Marks church in Layton and learnt about why a church is an important place for Christians. Reverent Hannah showed us what happens when a someone gets baptised and some of the reasons why people choose to do this. People get baptised so they can belong to Gods family and be loved, protected and cared for. We also learnt about holly communion, the giving and receiving of bread and wine, and what the word belonging means to ourselves and to Christians and why it is so important.
Date: 3rd Jul 2019 @ 8:24am
Year 5 have been learning about Judaism during this half-term. At the beginning of the topic they explored the reasons why we have rules and ranked the Boundary Promises in order of importance. Through drama, the children imagined what school would be like without any rules. Moving back to Judaism, they researched the religion and produced a fact file showing some of the features. The main focus of the unit was the Torah. In pairs, the children have produced PowerPoint slides and presented their information all about the Torah. The children have been able to their new learning to other religions and their own lives.
Date: 20th Jun 2019 @ 9:36am
This week, DJ Kash came to visit us to tell us all about her religion of Sikhism. She led an assembly on Monday morning and we then we took part in a class workshop. This involved DJ Kash telling us more about Sikhism and her way of life. We finished it off with some 'Bollywood' dancing.
Date: 19th Jun 2019 @ 3:45pm
We have been lucky to have DJ Cash visit our school this week, who is a Sikh lady. She brought lots of artefacts for us to look at and discuss and we took part in a dance workshop celebrating the culture and beginning to understand about Sikhism. We all enjoyed the dancing after our mock wedding ceremony. We listened and learnt about the 10 Sikh Gurus, learnt about the holy book and we talked about how Sikhs are peaceful, tolerant and forgiving people, with three core values: Pray to God, you have to work and share with those less fortunate.
Date: 16th Dec 2020 @ 2:26pm
Today, we welcomed Hindu visitors (via Zoom!) to Year 6.
They started their talk about being a Hindu in general; they explained about the different types of Hindus, prayer, chants and the special clothes they sometimes wear.
They explained the 4 Ashramas and the stage they are currently in. The main focus was their belief in reincarnation and karma and how this has an impact on the choices and actions they makes in life.
Religious Education; a summary of our learning so far
Date: 15th Dec 2020 @ 2:27pm
At Boundary, our curious and tolerant children have had a busy few weeks learning lots about different religions and we can’t wait to share what we have done…
Reception have been busy learning about the Christmas story and filming our nativity in their outdoor area. They loved dressing up and re-enacting the nativity play.
This half term in Year 1 for RE, the children have been learning all about Jesus and the Christmas Story. They have learnt about the roles of a family and why babies are special. They have read the Christmas Story and then ordered the events. This week, they worked together in groups, to sort out Christmas cards into ones with a religious meaning and ones without.
Year 2 having been exploring the question…
Why do Christians say that Jesus is the ‘Light of the World’?
They children have learnt about how lights are used by Christians in celebration and to mark special events, what advent means and how they can be a light to other people!
Year 3 have been learning about Islam and who Muslims follow. They have learnt about the characteristics that the prophet Mohammed showed and how Muslims can be charitable. The children have reflected on this and how they can apply it to the role models in our lives.
In Year 4, they have been learning about Christianity and how Christians show love to everyone. The children have done this by looking at parables such as The Good Samaritan and The Unforgiving Servant. These parables have told them that it is important to ‘Love thy neighbour’ and treat everyone around them with care and respect.
This term in Year 5 they have been learning about Islam. They looked at Ramadan, The 5 Pillars of Islam, The Holy Qur’an and Hajj.
The Holy book of Islam is the Qur’an, Muslims clean themselves in water that has been blessed, before they hold it. – Lacey-Morgan
The pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) is one of the five pillars of Islam and Muslims must do it at least once in their life if they are physically capable of it. Ihram is the name given to the special spiritual state in which pilgrims wear two white sheets of seamless cloth during their pilgrimage. – Myles
Year 6 children have been learning about the Hindu belief in reincarnation, karma and the 4 Ashramas (stages of life). The children have reflected on the milestones they have achieved in their lives already and possible future ones.
