On Wednesday 22nd June, Class 3 and Class 4 went on a trip to Newcastle. Class 3 visited the Hindu Temple and Class 4 visited the Sikh Temple (Gurdwara).

Class 3 visited the ISKON Hindu temple, on Westgate Road in Newcastle. During the visit the children found out about the history of Hinduism and the main beliefs. Kirtida, the temple leader, was impressed with the children’s knowledge of Hinduism. The children were allowed to dress up in traditional costumes and were told about the traditions of festivals and weddings, as well as having a drumming workshop. Part if the visit was learning about meditation, the class really enjoyed this experience.

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Class 4 visited the Gurdwara on Westgate Road in Newcastle. The children were welcomed into the temple and enjoyed some snacks in the Langar Hall. They they got to experience the main hall in the temple and enjoyed listening to a member of the Gurdwara singing Guru. Following this, they explored the remaining rooms in the temple and enjoyed asking Cloud lots of interesting questions.

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At lunchtime, the two classes joined together again and went to Saltwell Park. Here, they had a picnic lunch and then completed a geography map reading skills activity.

On Thursday 16th and Friday 17th June, the whole school took part in activities to celebrate our multi-cultural days of Ramadan.

The children presented their work in a family assembly on Friday afternoon.

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On Tuesday 7th June, Class 4 went on a visit to Tesco at Consett. They learnt about the different types of food sold at Tesco including; fruit and vegetables, fish, cheese and bakery products. The children were very lucky because they got to sample different foods and go in parts of Tesco people would not normally be allowed, such as the bakery.

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On Thursday 26th and Friday 27th May, the whole school enjoyed taking part in activities to celebrate Wesak day.

The activities included: animal masks, lanterns, cards, poems and diary entries.

Look at the photos below to see the variety of activities.

 

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In April, the whole school took part in activities to celebrate Holi festival: the festival of colour. Following their work in classes, they shared the work they had completed in a family assembly.

Happy 90th birthday to Our Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Class 5 enjoyed a street party to celebrate the occasion.

KS1 and KS2 will mark the occasion with celebrations in June.