Friday 16th January

Year 1 RE: Catholic Social Teaching - Solidarity and Peace

This week, Year 1 continued learning about the Catholic Social Teaching topic of Solidarity and Peace. We talked about what peace means and how Jesus teaches us to be peacemakers through our words and actions. We listened to Bible words such as “Blessed are the peacemakers” and learned that peacemakers help make the world kinder and calmer by sharing, forgiving, using gentle words and helping others. 

The children reflected on how small choices can make a big difference and discussed how they can help create peace in their classroom, at school and at home. We each created Peacemaker Promises on doves, a symbol of peace. Each promise shared one way the children will try to help others feel safe, included and happy. We learned that peace begins with us and that our kind choices help us live as Jesus teaches us.