Pause Day: Ramadan
Thursday 27th February
We had our third Pause Day of the academic year and what a special day it was! Pause Days are an exciting initiative which give schools an opportunity to engage with high level thinking and reflection during an ‘off-timetable’ RE day. The day contributes to pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) development and provides a ‘space’ to enhance and deepen pupils’ understanding.
The focus for this Pause Day was Ramadan! We had a number of events running throughout the day to support the children’s understanding and experiences.
We had the pleasure of our amazing parent volunteers running workshops throughout the day for all the classes. The workshop included some arts and crafts, a fact-finding activity and exploring significant artefacts along with the opportunity for a question and answer session. Children were offered to try a date which some followers of Islam eat to break their fast. There were a few children who cited a verse from the Qur’an to their peers!
Classes then used the time to explore what they have learnt and also compare Islam to other religions. The children researched similarities, differences and common practises within different religions to further develop their knowledge and understanding. This gave ample opportunity for children to share their own personal experiences with their peers. It was important to note that Islam, just like other religions, are multicultural and intersectional. For example, Muslims are not homogenous as there is lots of diversity within the followers of Islam, for example, nationalities, languages, ethnicities and traditions that shape individual and families experiences, traditions and beliefs.
We would like to say a special thank you to Sara, Feroza, Imane, Hannan, Marjan and Faiza for all your hard work and preparation to make this day so special. We are so grateful to be able to work with our parent community and be able to give our children these invaluable experiences.
At Jennett’s Park we are committed to supporting to children and families who are fasting for Ramadan. We politely ask that we are informed of any children who will be fasting this month and wish all our Muslim families Ramadan Mubarak.
