Holy week - March 2026

Lesson: Religious education

Class: Prayer and Liturgy Year: 2025 - 2026

During our final week of term the children from Year 1 to Year 6 visited Church for a very special prayer spaces experience.

When each class arrived for their allocated time slot, the children entered 'Jerusalem' to encounter the Palm Sunday procession.

After hearing the scripture from the Bible, the children then enjoyed making their own palm leaves with greetings written on such as, 'Hosanna' and 'Praise Him!'

Following this, a gathering took place to represent the 'Last Supper'  at the side of church. 

The children heard from the Bible reading how, in an act of great service, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples at this meal.

Modelled by their teachers first, three volunteers from each class then acted in the role of Jesus and washed the hands of their classmates. 

Finally, the children gathered around the wooden cross, made by our Site Manager Mr Wood.

They spent time listening to the scripture about Good Friday and reflecting on forgiveness before adding their own post it note message to the cross.

We are so proud of the children for engaging so reverently in this special event to mark the events of Holy week.

On the last day of term, we gathered as a whole school family and also welcomed Reception class to join our Celebration of the Word. 

Thank you to Year 6, who shared the Stations of the Cross with us.

It was a wonderful sight to see each child waving their own palm leaf at the relevant moment as we sang together!