JacquieL Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 (edited) Whilst browsing on Google I found this useful site. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Ho...on/calendar.htm or as an alternative http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/ Edited September 1, 2010 by JacquieL additional site added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Thank you A very useful website and a fascinating resource Yas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 It is a very good site. I've been using it for some time now. What I also like is that they respond positively to any feedback you give them - I found a small error on one page & it was acknowledged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I visited that site a while ago and I must agree its a brilliant site especially because it gives info about some of the english/christian festivals as well as the multicultural ones, we seem to spend so much time making sure we obeserve multicultral events and often forget to include ourselves our own culture and traditions well worth keeping for future reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Oh, I have obviously been remiss, because I've been using it for years!! Was sure I'd linked in the past - puzzled smilie!! Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 I knew I'd seen it before somewhere. I posted it as I was sorting out the new Celebrations category and thought it would be useful in there where we could find it straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoebe123 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hi, Thanks for the reference to that brilliant site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Just what i was looking for!! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Hi Does anyone know the dates of the festivals, just trying to do my long term plan, i usually go on the woodlands junior school site but for some unknown reason i cant get on, does anyone know where there is a list of dates, thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Very odd perhaps they are working on it ready for this school year. Anyway try this one using the month by month facility http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tools/calendar/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Two religious festivals take place on Friday 10th September: Rosh Hashanah and Eid al-Fitr. How would you celebrated it or explain it briefly to 4-5 year old children? It will only be the 1st week of school and the last day of the week. I just would not want to make it too long nor complicated since they are just starting. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 To be honest I don't think I'd do either in the first week of a child's time in nursery/school as there is so much else for them to experience and it could be confusing. There is always next year after all. If I had children present for whom these festivals were important I would probably mention them very briefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 That is my concern, JL... I really don't feel that comfortable with it since it is the first week of school. I don't even know if they practice or not their faith at home, nor which faith do some of the children believe in... 3 of the children are new to our setting. The previous teacher 'doesn't know' of her 10 children believes, only if they were Hindi (because 'they were Indian'). I will work around Festivals in Nov & Dec, so maybe I should leave it for now and merely verify with the parents, so I can at least send a festive note in their diary/agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 That sounds like a very good plan to me Smiley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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