Cultural Week

We read a story called ‘Under the Hijab’ which taught us the importance of the Hijab for Muslim women and girls.

We had a visitor on Monday who taught us how to create a sunset background using watercolours.  We then cut out a mosque shape in black paper and mounted it on our sunset.  We then had a go at writing in Arabic.  Those of us who felt confident writing in Arabic  wrote ‘Eid Mubarak’  on our sunset pictures.

Cultural Food

This morning we had the opportunity to make Mango Lassi and Vegetable Samosas with the help of our very kind parent helpers.

This morning we were making Mango Lassi and Vegetable Samosas,

They tasted great.  We also had a visit from some parent helpers and it was really fun! – Rose

I made Vegetable Samosas. They tasted yummy! – Harley

Henna Art

Today we finished off our Henna art pictures.  We took inspiration from our own Henna patterns on our hands and created our own designs using black fine line pens.  We then used water colour to make a colourful contrasting background.

It was really fun to make the Henna patterns on our own hand outline.  It was kind of tricky though! – Ethan 

As part of our Eid celebration, we were allowed to wear our own clothes to celebrate the occasion.  It was nice to see children in our class wearing traditional clothing to celebrate this special occasion.

This Friday we had an Eid party and we got to wear cultural clothes. We got to get Henna done and make Samosas and Mango Lassi, it was delicious! – Daanya