Advent

Advent starts on the Sunday nearest the 30th November. Christians have advent to remember Jesus’ birth and prepare Christmas celebrations. Christmas is the day Jesus was born. Many people celebrate advent by putting up candles and calendars. In church, Christians light one candle on every Sunday plus Christmas. We made our own advent calendar. First, … Read more

Plastic Waste

Introduction Dumping waste plastic at sea or on land can hurt animals because they might think it’s food. Plastic never breaks down completely. Bad Stuff Instead of wasting milk bottles we could refill them. We could use beeswax wrapping instead of clingfilm. We could use mushroom packaging instead of plastic packaging. We could use wooden … Read more

Diwali

Diwali is a festival that Hindus celebrate. This festival started in India and marks the beginning of each Hindu year. Like Easter, Diwali doesn’t fall on the same day; it depends on the position of the moon. Rangoli is a way Diwali is celebrated. Hindus draw Rangoli, on the floor by the entrance to their … Read more

Bonfire Blast

First, we baked our milk chocolate cake. While it was cooking, we looked at how Bonfire Night started, on the computer. Bonfire Night is an anniversary of the failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Then, we made a plan for my comic strip about how Bonfire Night started. Next, I drew and … Read more