Religious Education: Gallery
Y3 & Y4 - Christmas Nativity - I'm Gonna Shine
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 12:30pm
Y1 & Y2 - Christmas Nativity - The Christmas Recipe
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 12:28pm
Date: 19th Dec 2024 @ 12:28pm
Y5 Parent Celebration of the Word - The Jesse Tree
Date: 13th Dec 2024 @ 9:21am
Year 5 held a beautiful Celebration of the Word in church for family members and others in our local community. The focus was the story of the Jesse Tree.
Whole School - Baptism Friday 22nd November 2024
Date: 1st Dec 2024 @ 12:46pm
The families of Tommy, Billy, Teddy, Ezra and Zach joined the whole school as we came together for an amazing celebration in the school hall.
Father Mark Moran welcomed brothers Tommy, Billy and Teddy with a special Catholic blessing.
Ezra and Zach were then baptised as we all watched on, what an amazing experience to be part of!
Congratulations to all of the boys and their families - we hope you enjoyed your special celebration, including the cake afterwards!
Thank you for sharing such a proud and important day with your St Basil's family.
Y3 & Y4 Visit to Manchester Synagogue and Jewish Museum
Date: 14th Nov 2024 @ 2:23pm
Year 3 and 4 had an excellent trip to Manchester Synagogue where they were able to explore the Synagogue and museum, look and hold Jewish artefacts and even make their own Challah bread. We had an excellent time and enjoyed developing our learning about Judaism.
Pupil voice:
"I really enjoyed making the Challah bread, I thought it was really fun but hard to get the plait right first time."
"I enjoyed looking in the museum and drawing the different objects."
"My favourite part was all of it!"
Y1 RE Creation themed learning activities
Date: 1st Nov 2024 @ 4:08pm
Throughout the first half term of Year 1, the children have loved different activities which linked to our R.E. branch about Creation.
In our enhanced provision area, they have had the opportunity to choose some fun and practical tasks to reinforce the teaching inputs in class.
We have made 'Our Father' prayer chains which the children can't wait to take home once they are down from our display!
In another activity, we searched for and cut out magazine pictures which show things which God has created. These were then stuck onto a large Earth outline.
Many children have enjoyed using playdough to complete missing parts of images from the Creation story and using the words from the Bible story as they did so.
One of the most popular tasks was learning how to care more for our 'common home' by recycling.
The children cut out and sorted items into the correct recycling bins, along with promises that they want to help more with this in real life too!
We are really proud of all of their hard work this half term and the great progress in their understanding of their crucial role in our world
Whole School: Blessing of Mary in memory of Christine Wilson
Date: 22nd Oct 2024 @ 12:28pm
On Wednesday 16th October we gathered as a school family to remember Christine Wilson with Father Peter Ross.
Christine was a much loved and valued member of St Basil's and a former Chair of Governors.
We also welcomed Jim Wilson and members of their family, as well as some close friends.
Father Peter led us in prayer and dedicated our new statue of Mary to the memory of Christine, significant particularly during this special month of October.
The children shared in the our liturgy with readings and prayers, as well as with their absolutely beautiful singing.
The occasion was a heartfelt tribute which warmed all of our hearts and provided a lasting memory to treasure.
Date: 22nd Oct 2024 @ 9:26am
Year 5 attended Mass at the church and were exemplary in representing our school within the local parish community. It was the perfect way to start the week.
Whole school - Harvest Cereal Challenge for Widnes Foodbank
Date: 19th Oct 2024 @ 2:44pm
On Friday the 18th of October, we had a great morning completing our Cereal rally challenge.
After collecting boxes of cereal over the last month, each child came with their class to place a box in line ready for 'the big push!'
We were joined by Vicky from the Foodbank and Pip Turner from Asda who organised a donation on their behalf.
We also received a donation from Tesco in Widnes too, which helped boost our boxes to around 230 in total.
The children joined in with a countdown and watching the boxes being knocked over, followed by big cheers at the end!
Thank you to everybody who donated and to all of our children for particpating and showing their solidarity with others.
Comments from the children across school included:
"It was great fun and we got to help people too!"
"I hope people in Widnes won't be hungry now."
"The Foodbank is a brilliant thing."
"I can't wait to do more to help other people."
"I hope the people who get our cereal love eating it."
Date: 9th Oct 2024 @ 12:03pm
As part of CAFOD Family Fast Day, pupils in KS2 were given the opportunity to join our CAFOD Simple Lunch.
Instead of their usual school dinner, these KS2 pupils chose to have a simple lunch of soup, bread and fruit, to show Solidarity and respect Human Dignity two of our Catholic Social Teaching principles. This showed how we can think of others who are less fortunate than ourselves and only have our fair share.
Date: 4th Oct 2024 @ 8:18am
Our KS2 CAFOD club have focused on Solidarity this first few weeks of the half term.
We researched CAFOD Family Fast Day and created some posters to promote our Simple Lunch in school.
We have also watched CAFOD's national assembly and thought of more ways we can live in solidarity with others.
"I really enjoy joining with others in CAFOD club and thinking of ways to help people" - Maro
"It is my first time in CAFOD club and I am really enjoying it" - James
Extra Curricular - Mini Vinnies
Date: 30th Sep 2024 @ 5:13pm
Our Mini Vinnies club have just wrote speeches and elected our President, Vice President, Secretary & Communications Officer
Whole School - Sign Language Awareness Week
Date: 30th Sep 2024 @ 5:03pm
We celebrated Sign Language Awareness week by inviting Father Mark into school to teach us some sign language.
We spoke about why Sign Language is important so that everyone is treated fairly and justly, linking to our Year of Justice and the Catholic Social Teaching principle of Human Dignity.
Father Mark wrote a prayer with our help that we will use throughout our Year of Justice and we learnt the signs for fair, hunger, thirst and rights.
We also then followed this up by learning how to spell our own names in British Sign Language, taking home a sheet to share this with our families.
"My name was really hard to sign because I have a double letter" - William
"I really enjoyed working with Father Mark, I'm excited to hear the final prayer" - Penelope
Y3 & Y4 - Visit to Martin Mere Wetland
Date: 23rd Sep 2024 @ 7:47am
On Thursday 19th Year 3 and Year 4 went on our first educational visit to Martin Mere Wetland.
There we found Ava, an osprey who had magically turned half human. She gave us challenges to connect with nature and learn about the wild around us.
She also set us a challenge, to complete 10 more nature activities at home to become a 'Guardian of the Wild'.
When we returned to school, we discussed how this linked to our 'Creation & Covenant' work in RE, and that we are all stewards of God's world. That we must appreciate it, care for it and nurture it.
So far, 3 of us have become Guardians, with many more on our way to achieve our badges.
"I was surprised when we saw Ava, she was from our story at school" - Connie
"I really liked the activity when we made friends with a tree, we had to close our eyes and use our other senses to get to know the tree" - Ethan
"My favourite birds that I saw were the flamingos, they were all standing on one leg" - Jack
Whole School - Visit from Imran Kotwal for Islam week
Date: 22nd Sep 2024 @ 1:40pm
On Friday 2oth September, Imran Kotwal visited school to help us with our learning about the religion of Islam.
As a Muslim, Imran shared some important items with us and talked about how they are used in daily life, particularly with prayer.
We saw prayer mats and photographs of different mosques, as well as sweet smelling oil which can be used as part of the cleaning ritual before prayer.
Imran also told us about the prophet Muhammad, a key person for Muslims.
This is what some of the children felt about the visit in Year 1 and 2.
"It was really good to know about it all."
"I liked finding out new stuff."
"The best bit was watching how Imran prayed."
"I know that praying is very important to lots of people."
"Religions are sometimes not all the same."
"Everyone is special themselves."
Whole School Assembly - Widnes Foodbank Cereal Challenge
Date: 22nd Sep 2024 @ 1:16pm
This week we launched our Harvest campaign to support the Foodbank here in Widnes.
We held a special assembly and remembered what we have already managed to achieve as a school in helping those in need.
Photos of last year's visit to the Foodbank by the RE Ambassadors were a great reminder, as well as the visit from Margaret and Eileen, two of their volunteers.
To continue our promise to try and 'live in solidarity' with others, we will be collecting donations of cereal over the next month.
On Friday 18th October, we will hold our 'Cereal domino rally' with all of the boxes that are donated.
Y3 - P4C - Who is in charge of the world?
Date: 6th Sep 2024 @ 2:30pm
As our first session of RE this week, we discussed the P4C question
Who is in charge of the world?
Lots of us said 'God' to begin with, but as we built on each other's answers we critiqued what 'in charge' means
Alice thought this mean you are responsible and have to look after something
Emily used the example that if you buy something then you are in charge of it
James built on this by saying, if you invite someone to your house then your are in charge
When we returned to our question, our thoughts had changed, now some of us thought that everyone is in charge of the world, because it is our responsibility to protect it.
Y1 - P4C - Can Children Look After the World?
Date: 5th Sep 2024 @ 2:35pm
The children started the year by thinking about our world in preparation for exploring creation during our RE lessons. We looked at our stimulus and devloped our own question 'Can children look after the world?'. Some of our responses were:
Sometimes it’s not safe to.
Yes, because the world will be good if they do.
No because they are too small.
Yes, because everyone can keep everyone safe.
Yes, because it is everyone’s job.
Date: 11th Jul 2024 @ 12:21pm
This morning the children enjoyed a workshop led by Jim from CAFOD.
EYFS - RE Collective Worship and Stay and Play
Date: 9th Jul 2024 @ 8:28am
This week we celebrated our Collective Worship on 'Friends' with our parents and carers. After the worship we asked parents to stay for a Stay and Play focused on RE.
The children and parents could choose from a range of activities.
These included:
Design a wooden cross
Sunset cross painting
Marble cross cards
Peace Doves
Thankful tags
Noah’s Ark small world
Build a church construction
Investigation tuff tray
Mindfulness colouring
Painted rocks
Friendship paperchains
Date: 2nd Jul 2024 @ 7:05pm
This week we have been learning about a very special person, Saint Patrick.
We found out that he is a patron saint of Ireland. We learnt that he worked hard to become a priest and spread the good news. We found out that people attend church on this day to celebrate his life.
We saw that people often wear green and some people dress up. We learned that some people attend parades too.
We found out more about the shamrock and had a go at making our own. We spent time mixing paint to make green too!
"We listened to Irish Music" - Pixie
"He lived in Ireland" - Clay
EYFS - Jesus Feeding the 5 Thousand
Date: 2nd Jul 2024 @ 6:49pm
This week in Religious Education, we have looked at the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand.
We learnt how the story of Jesus feeds the 5000 is in all four gospels. We listened carefully to find out that Jesus was in a remote place. We learnt that it grew late and the crowd were hungry. Jesus blessed the food and gave it to his disciples to share.
Then we were told about the miracle that everyone was fed and that there were still baskets of food left over.
"He shared the bread" - Ezra
"Jesus made sure everyone had some food. They were so hungry" - Ella
"It was a miracle" - Kit
Y3 - Parent Collective Worship - Building Bridges
Date: 1st Jul 2024 @ 5:01pm
At the end of our current topic 'Building Bridges' we gathered our parents for a Collective Worship.
Our theme was all about reconciliation, with God, each other and ourselves.
We performed a dance to 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and showed some of our art work that we had produced in lessons. This showed a friend that we were close to, and a way that we could make our friendship bridge stronger.
Y5- In Class Collective Worship
Date: 21st Jun 2024 @ 2:22pm
At the end of our Freedom and Responsibility topic we planned and delivered a class Collective Worship.
I liked the singing. We sang ' Go Out to all the World' by John Burland - Evie
We watched a great video about the ten commandments - Lukie
I liked that we were given time to refelct - Corey
