R.E.

Year 1

'In Year 1, we began the year by thinking about the concept of ‘Belonging’. We

thought about things that belong to us and groups we belong to. We then moved

on to looking at a range of stories from different faiths. We read the story of

Rama and Sita for Diwali, the parable of Zaccheaus and the story of the

Nativity to understand Christmas.'

Year 2

Year 2 began with the pupils learning about ‘Inspirational People’, where pupils

learnt about inspirational people around them and those based in the key regions

such as Jesus (peace be upon him) in Christianity, the Prophet Muhammed

(peace be upon him) in Islam and Guru Nanak in Sikhism. Another important

figure the pupils learnt about was their class hero and why their class hero is a

good role model for them to imitate.

In Bint Abee Bakr the pupils concentrated on how Aishah Bint Abee Bakr (may

Allah be pleased with her) was a strong, learned teacher.

In Ibn Abbas the pupils learnt about how Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with

him) was an early Islamic scholar.

In Ibn Zayd the pupils learnt how he was an intelligent and inquisitive companion

of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

In the second half term the pupils learnt about the key symbols of Christianity,

Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. After this, the pupils studied Sikhism and its core

beliefs within the modern world.

Year 3

In Year 3, we began the first half-term by thinking about ‘Inspirational

Individuals’. We reflected upon this topic on a personal, global and religious

level. We discussed how parents inspire their children, people working around us

inspire us, Jesus (peace be upon him) inspires Christians, Muhammad (peace be

upon him) inspires Muslims and how the lives of our class heroes, Ibn Maalik and

Ibn Ali (peace be upon them), inspire us every day!

In the second half-term, we moved on to exploring religious symbols- Why are

they so important? What reminders do they give to people of faith? Do they tell

a story? We looked at a variety of symbols from three faiths:

Christianity- The Cross, The Dove, The Fish and A Christingle

Judaism- The six symbols on the Seder plate, Star of David, The Kippah, The

Menorah and The Mezuzah

Islam- The Crescent Moon and Star and The Colour Green

We really enjoyed reading the Story of Passover and the First Christingle too!