Our Exciting Trip! – Millie
On Wednesday 17th May, the whole of year 4 went
to an incredible Sufi place of worship. Sufi is a strand of Islam.
It was a very long journey, but we finally got off the coach
and when we stepped inside we all felt calm and relaxed. To show respect, we
had to take off our shoes.
The first thing we did was we split into 3 groups. The
groups took turns to look at the prayer room, the main hall and upstairs. Did
you know that women have to put on a very special scarf? They also need some
rosary beads and then they are ready to pray. After that, Inaya showed us how
to pray. The prayers are spoken in Arabic.
Next, all the groups went upstairs to have a traditional
Iranian food. We were very lucky.
Finally, we all chose something to draw. Some people chose the big
chandeliers, others chose the dome, which was transported from Iran in three
pieces and then put back together. We also looked at the beautiful carpets and
learnt that they don‘t have people’s faces on the carpets because it is rude to
sit or stand on them.
Unfortunately, we had to leave to be at school in time for
lunch. That trip was amazing and brilliant! We are the luckiest children in the
world!
Skylarks’ Visit from Level 10 Church- Posy
On Thursday 18th May, Silas from Level 10 came in
to talk to us about interpretation of God. He split our class in half and we
chose a team name for each group. He asked each group what we’re responsible
for and what we are interested in. Some people said they were responsible for
getting dressed, their tablet, their mum’s phone and brushing their teeth! We
talked about how we are all different but we are all responsible for something.
He showed us a video clip and it was lots of different
people saying what they believed in. Some people said God and Jesus, others
said Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy. Some people didn’t believe in
anything and other people weren’t sure.
Then we discussed our own beliefs. We all had different
ideas about God, but we listened to each other respectfully. I think that if we
pray to God he will help us and I believe that he created us. Some people think
he’s not real, some people believe in the big bang and some people didn’t know
what to believe.
We all believe in different things, because if we were all
the same, we would all believe the same, walk the same. We would do everything
the same.
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