At a school like Al-Noor Primary, which has a strong reputation for community engagement, an "Islam Awareness" event is a powerful way to build bridges and dispel misconceptions.

Why This Matters

Events like this are brilliant for several reasons:

• Building Confidence: Speaking in front of nearly 200 people (including adults from other schools) is an incredible boost for a 9 or 10-year-old’s public speaking skills.

• Interfaith Dialogue: Opening your doors to local schools fosters a sense of community and helps neighbours understand each other better.

• Active Learning: There is an old saying that "to teach is to learn twice." By preparing a presentation for their peers, the Year 5 students also deepened their own understanding of their faith and the significant contribution Muslim Scientists made toward the field of Science and Medicine. 

Hypothesis: Not all solids are irreversible when burned.

Predictions: I predict that the chocolate and candle will melt, and they are reversible changes while the wood and paper will burn into ashes/charcoal. However, the paperclips are composed of two different materials, so the outer layer will melt because it's plastic, while the inside will not burn because its metal. 

Results: The wood burned slowly and released some as it burned. The burst wood turned very quickly and quietly turned to a white, grey-coloured ash. Hudayfa K

'This week in Art, we had a fantastic time creating our own Greek pottery out of clay! Since we’ve been learning about Greek mythology in English, we linked our art lessons to this theme by exploring ancient Greek pottery.

We started by looking at real examples of Greek pots and vases. Many of them were decorated with pictures of gods, mythical creatures, and scenes from famous myths. Inspired by these, we designed our own pottery pieces.

Using clay, we shaped our pots carefully — though it did get a little messy (especially when we added too much water!). Some of us made tall vases, while others created small bowls. We finished them off with patterns and drawings just like the ancient Greeks did.

Everyone really enjoyed the activity and learned how art can help tell stories from the past.

"It was a lot of fun, even though it got messy!" – Isa A

Year 5 had an amazing time on their residential trip to the National Scout Centre at Gilwell Park!

The children took part in many exciting outdoor activities. The trip helped everyone build confidence, develop teamwork skills, and grow in independence. Evenings were spent around the campfire, sharing stories and enjoying time together.

'In Science, we have been doing lots of fun experiments! One of them was about what happens when different materials are burnt.

We tested different materials to see if they changed in a way that could be undone (reversible change) or if they changed forever (irreversible change).

A reversible change means that a material can go back to how it was before, even after being mixed or changed.

An irreversible change means that once the material has changed, it cannot go back to how it was before.

From my experiment, I found out that some materials, when burnt, turn into something new and cannot change back - this is an irreversible change. But some materials did not change much when burnt, so their change was reversible.' - M. Ayyaan.H