Our RE topic is based around the theme of Spread the Word.
Key words for the topic are: risen resurrection Holy Spirit Ascension witnesses blessing Pentecost promise Good News
As part of this topic, we will consider the Big Question ‘Why should we spread Good News’?
The children will read from the bible to find out how the women at the tomb were asked to tell the disciples that Jesus has come alive again. We will hear Jesus’s message that he would give them a special helper called the Holy Spirit and then find out about the effect of the arrival of the Holy Spirit on the disciples at Pentecost as they then went out to spread Jesus’s word on the streets of Jerusalem.
RE home learning
As part of their home learning, the children will think about how they can pass on the Good News that Jesus is alive in each and every one of us. Read John 14: 18-19 and Acts 2: 1-4 together and talk about how the Holy Spirit helps and guides us. Your child will bring home a flower with the phrase ‘Jesus is alive in me’ at the centre, with a space where they can draw a beautiful self-portrait.
Talk to your child about the different things that they do which show that the Holy Spirit is working through them. These things can include
- reading the bible, maybe about the experience of Jesus and the disciples after the resurrection
- telling other people about the life and message of Jesus
- examples of how your child follows Jesus’ message to love other people through their actions and service
- talking about your child’s prayer life and what they pray about
- talking about ways in which your child contributes to the Common Good by giving time or money to charities so that they can do good works
Through a combination of images and writing, ask your child to fill in each petal with a different way in which they show that Jesus is alive in them. They need to write their sentences in their own words (not a direct copy of the bullet points above!) and ensure that their handwriting is neat and correctly punctuated as the flowers will all contribute to a classroom display.
We are looking forward to seeing the finished flowers and you will be able to see them on display during our next Sharing Friday.