You have been learning about creation and stewardship of the earth. Do you think one person can make a difference? Watch the video, then leave a comment with your view.
Black History Month
In order to celebrate Black History Month, the RE Department is running a competition open to all Year 8s.
The deadline is Monday 13 October.
The prize is a gift voucher, and the opportunity to present your findings to the PTA.
The task?
Research the life of a significant black Christian. Present your findings in an interesting and original way.
You could:
* make a powerpoint presentation,
* write a speech,
* create an animation,
* create a podcast,
* make a poster,
* write a poem …
* … or something else! The choice is yours!
Whose life could you study? Well, the choice is yours, but here are a few suggestions:
* Archbishop Desmond Tutu
* Martin Luther King
* Cardinal Arinze
* Archbishop John Sentamu
* Mary Seacole
* St Josephine Bakhita
* St Martin de Porres
* Jesse Owens
* Pops Mensah-Bonsu
* Tony Jarrett
Do you recognise a few names connected to our school in that list? You could also research the life of Solomon Mahlangu, after whom our twin school in South Africa, Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College, is named.
We look forward to seeing and hearing your presentations!
6.4 Homework
Homework due on Monday 30 June.
Complete the second Hinduism homework sheet given out in class.
6.3 Homework
Homework due on Monday 23 June.
Complete the Hinduism worksheet given to you in class today.
6.2 Homework
Homework due on Thursday 12 June.
This week you have research homework to prepare you for the next lesson. Find out the names (and one or two key facts) of some of the Hindu deities (gods and goddesses). Statues of these deities are known as murtis.
For example:
Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth. She is the consort (wife) of Vishnu, sometimes seen as the Supreme God, or the Sustainer god.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/hinduism.htm
8B ICT Lesson
In your ICT RE lesson today we are going to visit Nodehill School’s RE Site. Nodehill School is on the Isle of Wight.
We will look at the work of Mrs Bushell’s Year 7 RE class. They have been learning about the festival of Pentecost. They read the story of Pentecost in Acts 2, and made a picture that explains the story. They had to think about symbolism and the information that they wanted to get across. Then they wrote an evaluation of their own work, explaining what the pictures and symbols represent and why they chose them.
Your task? To look at the pictures, choose your favourite(s), then read the evaluations, and, using the success criteria, write comments on the post. When writing comments, only write your first name, and remember - 2 stars and a wish - write two things that are good about the picture or evaluation, and one way it could be even better.
I am writing about ______________’s evaluation.
One thing I thought was really good in the evaluation was …
Another thing I think the group did well was …
One way the picture / evaluation could be even better is …
You could copy those sentence starters and paste them into the comments box on the Nodehill School blog, and then complete them. Remember, the Year 7 pupils and all the pupils and teachers at Nodehill School will be reading those comments, so we want to give a good impression of our school and be encouraging and positive! I am looking forward to reading your comments too, and I know Miss Keogh is also looking forward to seeing what you have to say!
5.3 Homework
Homework is due on Monday 11 May.
There are many troubles facing the world today - bullying, abuse of alcohol and drugs, global warming, making unhealthy choices, crime, prejudice, poverty - and, as in Old Testament times, perhaps God might be sending prophets to warn us of these dangers and to tell us how to live.
If God were to call you to be a modern day prophet, what message do you think he would want you to share?
How might you get that message across to the people?
Your homework is to get across the message that God might want to pass on to people today. Think about your audience - is the message for people at school, or for people in London, UK or the world? Is the message for young people or for adults?
Will your message be a comment on this blog? Or will you write your own “blog post”, which you can hand in to me at school? Or will you make a video that could be posted on the internet? Or make posters that we could stick up round the school? Or write a letter to the school council, or to a local (or national) newspaper? The choice is yours!
(If you type up your work and send it to me - see me for my school email - then I could post it here in future!)
I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
5.2 Homework
Since we have missed a few lessons recently, I did not set homework last week. I look forward to receiving excellent homework this week! Remember, when no specific homework is set, you can look through this blog and complete some of the tasks set that you have not completed yet, and visit some of the websites. There is always more to learn!
5.1 Homework
Homework due on Monday 28 April.
This week we will be completing your assessment for the unit, The Paschal Mystery. However, your homework is to prepare for this half term’s new unit, The Prophetic Role of the Church, by producing the front page for this unit, using key words and pictures. Read the aims below to give you ideas for your cover. (Note: Be aware that the links given below may be biased, or may include mistakes. They are only meant as a starting point for any research you do, and I will give more links later in the term at the appropriate times.)
By the end of the unit we will know:
• What is God’s message proclaimed by the Prophets?
• How does Jesus fulfil the Old Testament prophecies?
• What is it like to be a follower of Jesus today?
• How was John Paul II an example of a Modern Day Prophet?
• How was Mother Teresa an example of a Modern Day Prophet?
• How was Jean Vanier an example of a Modern Day Prophet?
• How was Dorothy Day an example of a Modern Day Prophet?
• How was Archbishop Oscar Romero an example of a Modern Day Prophet?
