Today the Ducklings learnt two very big and important words ‘Nativity’ and ‘Incarnation’. We heard the story of how Joseph and Mary had a baby called Jesus, who was a very special baby- he was God incarnate! When we do worship we light three candles for God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit– this … Continue reading
Owls spent a colourful morning learning all about rangoli as part of their World Faith Hindu focus week. Rangoli is an art form, originating in the Indian subcontinent, in which patterns are created on the floor or the ground using materials such as coloured sand, It is usually made during Hindu festivals including Diwali, which the Owls … Continue reading
The Ducklings have been enjoying their first term of Religious Education lessons. This term’s focus was the Christian Creation Story from the Book of Genesis. The class learnt how Christians believe God created the whole world in six days, starting with light, all the way to the first people; Adam and Eve. The children have … Continue reading
The children of St Eanswythe’s have told the story of the WHOLE Bible in a day! All 66 books! All the children took part in a special RE Art Day, creating a truly spectacular piece of Bible-inspired artwork. The ‘Big Frieze’ artwork by Emma Yarlett is used throughout the school’s R.E curriculum and it represents … Continue reading
Year Four started their ‘Salvation’ focus for this term’s R.E with an exploration of the life of Jesus. Starting from the promises that a saviour would come, we worked our way through the Bible, from Christmas, the Gospels, Easter and beyond, learning how the baby in the manger became the man on the cross. Using … Continue reading
Due to the generosity of the parents and friends of St Eanswythe’s during the past year of fund raising, the PTFA is in a happy position of being able to make useful purchases to benefit the children of our school. We were so pleased to receive two folding screens for the hall this week. They … Continue reading
Owls have been exploring the story of Matthew the Tax Collector. They learnt how he had the job of collecting taxes from the Jews, on behalf of the Roman Empire They also found that he always took more than was actually owed. Everyone hated Matthew – but Jesus could see he was a good man … Continue reading
The Children of St Eanswythe’s had a lovey Christmas treat, courtesy of the generous donations you have made to the PTFA this past term. The Pantomime came to school- Oh yes it did! The whole school enjoyed the story of ‘A Christmas Carol’, with lots of singing and audience participation that got everyone in the … Continue reading
The PTFA ‘pop up Christmas shop’ was set up in school this week, giving children the chance to buy a surprise gift for a loved one for just £1. Our helpful elves then wrapped it up, to allow the children to keep it a secret until the big day. The children put so much thought … Continue reading
In RE, Years 1, 2 and 4 have been thinking carefully about the meaning of Advent and how Christians use the messages of Jesus Christ to inform their day-to-day lives. So many of the parables and stories from the Bible encourage kindness and helpfulness towards others. With this in mind we all created ‘Kindness Calendars’ … Continue reading
This week all of the Ducklings took part in a colouring competition. The children all…
While Year 4 have been working hard with their learning, they have also started to…
This morning Yr.6 continued their work on forces. They created paper spinners and timed how…
Yr.6 had to solve 4 mysteries involving the Nativity story in their RE lesson this…
