RE – Special Foods in Hinduism and Sikhism

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This week in RE we have been learning about foods that are not allowed in Hinduism and Sikhism as well as foods that are special in both religions.
We have learnt about the Sikh langar which is a community kitchen serving vegetarian food and we learnt how some Hindus do not eat garlic or onion.
We then created a (mild) Vegetarian Curry making sure it is safe for Hindus and Sikhs to eat (vegetarian and not including garlic and onion.
All children tried the curry and most children enjoyed so much they asked for more!


Future Scientists

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This week Woodpeckers have worked collaboratively with Robins class to test out their clarification keys for Science.
Woodpeckers class received pictures of different animals and answered questions to put the animals in the correct place on the clarification key.

This week was VE day where Woodpeckers class learnt about the VE Day celebrations 80 years ago and compared them to the celebrations in London this year.


VE Day

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On Thursday please remember that children can wear their own clothes to school in the colour of their national flag to celebrate VE Day.


Learning about Pollution

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Woodpeckers class have been learning about the dangers of Pollution in Geography.
They did an experiment where they started out with clean water and then added common things that end up in rivers, streams and seas such as cooking oil, rubbish and food products.
They then tried to work together to clean the water to go back to clear water again.
We all soon realised it wasn’t possible to get clean water again and understood why it’s so important to keep rivers, streams and seas clean.


IMPORTANT e-safety alert

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Important information – e-safety.
It has come to our attention that over the holiday some children have been watching an internet channel called “I show speed” or “ishowspeed”. This site shows some content that is racist, sexist and sexually explicit and not appropriate for children.
Please make sure your children are not able to access this. The children are at an age and stage where it is difficult for them to make judgements about what is and isn’t appropriate and they are very easily influenced by what they see. They therefore need adults to be monitoring what they are watching to ensure their safety.
If you haven’t yet had a chance to watch the parents twilight talk on smartphone free childhoods, you can find it here: https://heathlands.herts.sch.uk/e-safety-parent-zone/
We have been encouraged by the number of parents who have already signed up to the internet free childhood pledge (so that children don’t have their own smart phone before 14) and would encourage you to consider signing up if you haven’t already. https://smartphonefreechildhood.co.uk/


Welcome to our class blog!

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Welcome back after the holiday.

I hope you have had a good break and I have enjoyed seeing the children’s holiday diaries and them telling us what they have been up to.

The topic for this term is “All Around us/ You can make a difference”. This term the children will have swimming on Tuesdays and PE on Thursday afternoons.


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