Children in Need

Children arrived today in an array of spotty outfits, with pockets laden with coins for a coin trail around the school, in aid of Children in Need.

Children in blue class spent their maths lesson engaged in a very practical activity - counting and sorting the money! Once we had weeded out the handful of foreign coins and those with George V on, we had a very respectable total in excess of £80.00 to donate to Children in Need.

A big thank you to everyone!

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Eid-ul-Adha

This morning in assembly, we looked at the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Adha. This is also known as the 'Festival of Sacrifice' and marks the end of the Hajj. The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Makkah which is the fifth pillar of Islam and therefore a very important part of the Islamic faith.

The Kaaba in Makkah during the Hajj

The festival of Eid-ul-Adha celebrates the occasion when Allah appeared to Ibrahim in a dream and asked him to sacrifice his son, Ishmael, as an act of obedience. The devil tried to tempt Ibrahim by saying he should disobey Allah and spare his son. As Ibrahim was about to kill his son, Allah stopped him and gave him a lamb to sacrifice instead.
Today, Muslims all over the world sacrifice a sheep (sometimes a goat) as a reminder in Ibrahim's obedience to Allah. The meat is shared out among family, friends and the poor. Muslims also go to a mosque for prayers, dressed in their best clothes. Muslims also give money to charity to help poor people buy new clothes and food so that they can also celebrate.

Ipswich Town v Barnsley

The 26 Earl Soham fans swelled the crowd at Portman Road to over 18, 000 on a rather mild autumn afternoon. Having taken their seats, an impeccable 2 minutes silence was observed by all.
Unfortunately, for those children experiencing their first ever taste of 'live' football, entertainment was rather lacking. Highlights did include the rather yummy hot chocolate and the rather nice mini hob-nobs which were being passed around. Still, there are some of us that are hopeful that we might get to see a win for the home side some time in the near future.

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