Posts in Religious Studies
Years 1 & 2 had a very informative visit to the Sikh Gurdwara in Crawley. We were made to feel very welcome and taken into the Prayer Room where we were told all about the Sikh religion and their 5 K’s (Kanga – comb, Kaccha – undershorts, Kirpan – knife, Kesh – uncut hair and Kara – the bangle). We also listened to Giani Ji, the priest, playing the harmonium, reading from the Holy Book and praying for the children’s education, health, future success and for...
administrator | January 25, 2013 | General, Religious Studies, Year 1, Year 2
We had a wonderful day with Mrs Phukan, who came in to tell us all about the Hindu celebration Diwali. She told us the story of Rama and Sita and then Diya performed a wonderful traditional dance for us wearing the most exquiste dress. The sun was shining so we went outside to draw some Rangoli patterns and coloured them in with chalks and a special powder. We then lit tealights around the patterns and said an Indian prayer. The girls were lucky enough to have Mendhi patterns drawn on their hands...
administrator | November 15, 2012 | Religious Studies, Year 3
A little early but Year 3 have been making their Christingles as they talk about Jesus being seen as the Light of the World. Oranges, cocktail stick, sweets, ribbon and candles were all assembled by the children. We hope to light the candles as a year group together next week. More photos to follow!
administrator | October 6, 2011 | Religious Studies, Year 3
What a treat Year 1 had on Thursday morning! We set off early to visit Saint Leonard’s Church in Turners Hill. We wanted to look at stained glass as part of our ‘colour’ topic and also to see the baptismal font. Mr Tregunno (Father Tim) welcomed us to the church with a prayer before we divided into three groups for some hands on exploration. One group tried on priest’s vestments with Father Tony, while another tried their hands (and arms) at bell ringing. The third group had a close...
administrator | January 21, 2011 | Religious Studies, Year 1
I have a dream that this world will one day be a world where every person has all his basic needs without a single problem. A world where every person has food, clean water, some money, some simple clothing, a home. I am talking about a world without poverty. The word poverty means the condition of not having basic human needs such as clean water, nutrition, basic health care, a good education, clothing and shelter. I think that every human being should have these things in their life to help them...
admin | April 15, 2010 | Religious Studies, Year 7
In recent R.E lessons, Year 7 have been learning about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. We have also considered how to write a powerful and persuasive speech and compared Martin Luther King’s famous ‘I have a dream….’ speech with Barack Obama’s acceptance speech. Over the holidays Year 7 pupils have written their own speeches concerning issues that they feel passionate about. Over the coming weeks, these speeches will be published on the school website...
admin | April 15, 2010 | Religious Studies, Year 7
I Have A Dream (Inspired By Martin Luther King) GLOBAL WARMING A couple of years ago a group of very clever people discovered that we are adding gasses to our atmosphere and making it thicker. This is called THE GREEN HOUSE GAS AFFECT. By making our atmosphere thicker, we retain more heat (less can escape). Although this does mean more of the sun’s radiation is reflected back into space, we are still gaining heat faster than we are losing it. The affects of this are we are warming up and melting...
admin | April 14, 2010 | Religious Studies, Year 7
Underpinning the RE teaching at Copthorne is our Mission Statement and system of Core Values. Mission Statement At Copthorne, we believe that mutual respect must underpin everything we do. Children must learn to respect each other as individuals. In order to learn, children must be happy and feel secure in their environment. Copthorne Prep School is full of happy children and the environment is caring but still allows children the freedom to develop as individuals. We are proud of our academic reputation...
cjones | January 30, 2010 | Religious Studies
