Emerald Class love their RE learning with Mrs Huntbach! Emerald Class have been learning about the Jewish Festival, Sukkot. Sukkot is a week-long Jewish holiday that comes five days after Yom Kippur. Sukkot celebrates the gathering of the harvest. Sukkot also commemorates the biblical story of the Jews’ escape from Egypt. They wandered for 40 years through the desert, living in temporary shelters.
These temporary shelters form a large part of the Sukkot festival today. Jewish families create a Sukkah, which is a temporary shelter or hut built outside. The roof of the Sukkah must be made of something that used to grow in the Earth (such as palm leaves or bamboo). The walls can be made of any material that can hold up to the wind. Families will decorate their huts with leaves, fruit and vegetables.
Emerald Class have been superstars during their learning and made a model Sukkah with their partner. Super team work Emeralds!
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