Exploring Life’s Questions

PSHCE has been positively blooming this year as many children have displayed such resilience through such tricky times. There have been moments of kindness, challenges and children being supportive of their peers. Back together, books, reflection and interaction times have been the highlights of returning to our forms. In RE, the Year 5s discovered more about resisting temptation and the consequences of poor decisions. They had to do their utmost not to succumb to temptation, especially when it took the form of one of Duncan’s delicious cupcakes!

The Year 6s posed the question, ‘Why are there so many different religions in the world?’ Usually they would visit the Maidenhead Mosque and Gurdwara on their quest for answers. However, this year they have been on virtual tours to some of the largest Mosques in the world. It has sparked much enthusiasm and interest in world faiths. Poignantly, Year 6 focused on being kind and used facts from a range of sources to start a rather heated debate about whether the resurrection really happened. Challenging others’ views and communicating in debates help to build the engaged thinkers we seek to develop at St Piran’s. Pupils even managed to enjoy a virtual ‘Christmas Unwrapped’ and ‘Easter Cracked’ hosted by St Mary’s Church, Maidenhead. We are thrilled to have been able to cover our usual curriculum in a new and exciting way. Some traditions simply have to go on! > Mrs Bailey, Head of RE & PSHCE