Our Cultures
Autumn 1 - Year 5
Year 5 explored Our Cultures and as part of this, they discovered the importance of Black History Month in the United Kingdom. The children researched the founders of Black History Month and were excited to explore the topic of 'Celebrating Our Sisters ' - a chance to appreciate and remember famous black women who have changed the world. The children completed their own research about various famous women, including Alison Hammond and Floella Benjamin, and made excellent informative posters about their chosen individual. In the afternoon, the children were thrilled to try some traditional African and Carribean cuisine, such as plantain and peri-peri chicken. There were lots of full tummies and happy faces!
Autumn 2 - Year 4
Focusing on 'Our Cultures,' Year 4 explored the winter celebrations practiced by different faiths. They compared similarities and differences between them as well as reflected on which celebrations are significant to them. The children created beautiful pictures of their chosen festival and explained to the class why they had chosen it.
Spring 1 - Year 3
For our third Thrive day at Throckley, Year 3 explored the value in celebrating our similarities and differences as people. Year 3 identified what makes up a culture, looking at examples such as, language, fashion, celebrations, food, religions and many more! Children designed a poster about themselves and what makes them who they are. In addition, children also tried lots of different food from all parts of the world. Children tried rice from Mexico, pomegranate seeds from Iran, croissants from France, olives from parts of South Asia and prawn crackers from Thailand!
Spring 2 - Year 2
Year 2 discovered two very important events within the Islamic calendar. We explored the month of Ramadan and revealed how fasting dhows the commitment and devotion of Muslims to their beliefs. We loved finding out how the end of Ramadan is marked with a big celebration, known as Eid-al-Fitr. Children fashioned their own Eid-inspired henna designs and created a mosque suncatcher.