This term in our World we have been extremely busy with learning about so many festivals and celebrations. We have covered a wide range of learning from different faiths.
Navratri, Diwali, Bandhi Chor, Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Shaheedhi of Chaar Sahibzadeh, Christmas!
Reception
Our Reception children have made us so proud of their learning this term. We have been learning and comparing features of Gurdwara and a Church and learning about Christianity alongside Sikhism. We have some great work in our Our World Books and fantastic discussions with our friends about our learning.
Year 1
Another great term for our Year 1 children. We have learned about the life of Guru Ram Das Ji and now are ready to go on to the next term of learning in Our World. We have learned lots of facts about Hinduism and made some comparisons between Sikhism and Hinduism. As we have had so many celebrations we have been jam packed with our learning.
Year 2
A fabulous term for Year 2 students. We have learnt many facts about the life of Guru Har Rai Ji (7th Sikh Guru) and linked our learning to the teachings of Buddha. We have been doing comparisons between both Sikhism and Buddhism and learning about the importance of caring about our nature and looking after our environment.
Year 3
Year 3 have been busy with some intense learning this term based on the life of Guru Gobind Singh Ji the 10th Sikh Guru Ji. We have now completed our learning of the 10 Sikh Guru jis and been linking our learning to other faiths. Year 3 are now ready for the next topic on 'Holy Scriptures' where we will be looking at comparisons with holy scriptures from all 6 faiths that we learnt about. A brilliant end to the term.
Our NPS Celebration of learning across faiths
Navaratri and Diwali celebrations
A big thank you to Ashwika from 3NB and her amazingly talented mother Mrs Rajadurai, who performed a classical Indian dance for all our NPS students and staff to join in with. Indian classical dancing started around 200 BCE in India, as a joyful and celebratory activity often in devotion to Hindu deities. Many of the performances are choreographed to retell stories of the gods and other historical accounts.
Bandhi Chor Diwas
Bandi Chhor Divas was celebrated when Guru Hargobind was released from Gwalior prison with 52 prisoners and princes holding on to his robe or cape with 52 ropes. The guru led all 52 innocent rulers to safety without any signs of war or battle.We learnt about the similarities between Bandhi Chor Diwali and the story of Rama and Sita.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab
Please go to the Gurpurab page for more photos of the day!
Chaar Sahibzaadeh Shaheedi Month
The martyrdom of the four “Sahibzaade” (Sons) is an important and integral part of the Sikh history and the occasion of their martyrdom is remembered, and commemorated both with great vigour and very acute sadness, by the Sikh community every year in the month of December, also known to be the month of “Poh”.
Chaar Sahibzaade is a term endearingly used for the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs.
The incidents that took place on the 21st and 27th of December 1704 AD are the days that hold very dear memories for the Sikhs around the world.
Story of Christmas
Jesus was born on Christmas day. Jesus taught and demonstrated unconditional love. This unique concept lies at the very heart of Jesus’ teaching and the Christian message. The followers of Jesus have continued to share His love, compassion and care with people everywhere. It is a universal day that is celebrated by all religions across the world. At NPS all our students learnt about the Birth of Jesus on Christmas day and the similarities to Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Gurpurab that we celebrated a few weeks before.
Kirtan class 3SW
We would like this opportunity to say how proud we are of our Year 3 students for their participation on the Evening of Gurpurab and learning a Shabad that they sung so well. Our students who learnt Tabla skills were outstanding. A Big thank you to you all for making us so proud!
