YEAR 5 R.E – EXPRESSIONS: HOW IS BELIEF EXPRESSED?

This term the children in Year 5 have been exploring the ways in which people of faith express themselves.  Through observation and discussion, we have identified that clothing, symbols, religious rituals, ceremonies and worship practices allow a person of faith to express themselves, their identity as well as their devotion to their faith.  We then made comparisons in the way Autumnal religious festivals (Harvest, Diwali and Rosh Hashana) foster a sense of community, belonging and pride within faith groups. As a tasty treat, we tasted one of the traditional foods eaten during the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashana, which celebrates the beginning of the Jewish New Year in the Hebrew Calendar.

‘Apples and Honey’ symbolise the hopes for a sweet and prosperous New Year.