For Spirituality Week the children have been learning about Hinduism, so that they can connect with other cultures and religions, reflect on their own faith and beliefs and have opportunities for creativity, joy and WOW moments. During the week each class learned about Hindu Gods and chose their favourite to focus on. Children have also learned about Hindu festivals, including Diwali and wedding ceremonies, had an opportunity to make Diva lamps and wear traditional Hindu wedding clothes. To add to the experience, they have enjoyed listening to some traditional music, learned an energetic dance routine, been creative through arts and crafts and designed and constructed a Hindu shrine for their class. The week will culminate on Diwali, with a celebration in the hall, surrounded by the beautiful shrines, performing the dances, eating the delicious food they have cooked and welcoming one of our grandparents, who has shared her experiences of growing up as a Hindu child in India and moving to the UK as an adult. It has been a really memorable and fun-packed week, which the children have thoroughly enjoyed. Here are some photographs of our 'show and tell' assembly today, where each class shared their learning, showed us their shrines and, in some cases, performed dance routines to the delight of the rest of the Coppull Parish family. 

Thank you so much for your generosity with the Harvest Service. My car was absolutely laden down with all your kind donations. Some of the children from Worship Group helped to carry it all into Coppull Parish Church and create a lovely display under the altar and on all the windowsills. This food is going to the Living Waters foodbank, who will really appreciate our support. Well done to the children from Worship Group for all their hard work, and to everyone who donated.
Kind regards,
Mrs Bird

Today our Year 5 and 6 children went on an RE trip to the Hindu Temple and Mosque in Broadgate in Preston to support their learning about Hinduism and Islam in school. Year 5 have completed an RE unit on 'The Bible' so were particularly focusing on the sacred texts of Islam and Hinduism; while our Year 6 children have been studying Pilgrimages in their RE lessons, so were finding out the Hajj and any pilgrimages relating to the Hindu faith. Both classes visited both venues and really enjoyed talking to the local faith community and the religious leaders. Here are some photographs of their visit. I particularly liked the photograph of some of our boys lying on the carpet and looking at the highly decorated temple ceiling, pointing out the artwork of different Hindu deities.

Our Kingdom Club requested that we take part in the Living Streets Wow Travel Tracker initiative this year, as it will keep our pupils healthy, reduce congestion and air pollution around school. So they did their research and prepared an assembly explaining how the program works and delivered it to the whole school today. They were delighted by the number of children who have vowed to walk/cycle/scoot to school, or park and stride instead of driving up to the school gates. Our pupils are very excited about collecting all the lovely badges and winning certificates throughout the year. Well done to the Kingdom Club for driving change at Coppull Parish and improving our children’s health and the local environment.