Year 2 children have been finding out about different faiths in
R.E. Last year, they visited a local church and in February 2006,
they visited the Manchester Jewish Museum, housed in a former
synagogue. They were fascinated by the ark and the Torah scroll but
were horrified by the large red tongue worn by the early 20th
century schoolchildren who chattered too much!
Our children donned wellingtons and sunhats when they went to
Crompton Lodges to find out what lives in a pond. Using large nets,
they scooped out a record number of living things from sticklebacks
to leeches. Each creature had to be transferred to a white tub and
identified on the chart provided. There was great excitement as
they watched the wriggling, crawling and darting movements. The
children were very concerned to see some litter in the ponds and
this provoked a good discussion about the environment. A picnic
lunch rounded off the trip. All returned to school dry and happy to
do some further research on pond life. It was noticed in the days
following the trip that the children's attitude to 'creepy
crawlies' had changed and that they were interested and caring
rather than disgusted.