Yesterday we had a lovely day in Nursery learning about Ramadan and Eid. We were very lucky to have two parents and one of our lunchtime supervisors come in to talk to the children about what our Muslim families do during Ramadan and how they celebrate Eid. We learned:

• That Ramadan lasts a month and starts with a new moon. We looked at cycles of the moon and enjoyed trying to recreate them with jaffa cakes!
• During Ramadan, Muslim adults and older children don't eat or drink between sunrise and sunset to help them understand how people who don't have enough food must feel and to be grateful for the food they have. We learned that Muslim people often break their fast by eating dates, and tried some ourselves!
• Muslim people think a lot about how to do good deeds during Ramadan. We thought about ways that we could be kind to our friends and other people.
• At the end of Ramadan is the celebration of Eid al-Fitr where Muslim families come together to celebrate, wear special clothes, eat lots of lovely food and give each other presents.

Ramadan Mubarak to all our families celebrating!