In Religious Education, the Bitterns have been learning all about the Hindu festival of Diwali. They listened carefully to the story of Rama and Sita and learnt about how Diwali is celebrated within the Hindu faith. As a class we discussed the differences and similarities between the Hindu festival and the Christian festival of Christmas. Inspired by the beautiful Rangoli patterns they then created their own Rangoli art, carefully using coloured sand to produce colourful and vibrant artwork.
‘I learnt that they put a line of lights out to help Rama and Sita find their way home.’ (Year 2)
‘I like learning about the Diva lamps because we made some out of clay.’ (Year 1)
‘Rangoli are beautiful patterns made out of lots of coloured rice, sand or petals.’ (Year 2)
