Year 6 visit Warning Zone

Today our year 6 children have enjoyed a visit to the Warning Zone, an interactive learning centre that helps pupils consider how to keep themselves safe in various life situations, with a particular focus on internet safety this year. This is always a really thought provoking trip, which is one of the highlights of the school year.

A time for respect

 

 

 

 

This half term our assembly focus is on respect - celebrating our gifts and talents, looking after ourselves, nurturing the best we can be, honouring how God has made us, being confident about who we are and earning the respect of others. So just a few things to think about!

This week we  will be considering how respect needs to start with respecting ourselves and the unique contribution that we each make to our homes, schools & communities.

So we will be looking at what we are good at, how can we use those gifts, skills and talents to help others as well as how we make a difference together.

 

Most importantly we will also be reflecting on the fact that God has made us all to be unique and different, that is something to celebrate and be confident in and actually this is what should be the basis for our respect for ourselves and our respect for others.

 

Music is a vibrant part of our school community and in particular our assemblies. We are great fans of a group called REND collective and we have begun to listen to and learn some of the new songs from their recent album - As family we go.

 

This Friday we will be learning some very energetic actions to the last song on the album - Celebrate! Its worth a listen to and if your child is in our school worth asking if you can learn the actions! An excellent morning workout!

 

Simply search YouTube for 'rend collective and celebrate' to enjoy!

Artistic expression

As ever the school corridors are filled with a stimulating array of artistic talent and creativity.

The Lord's Prayer

As we start our new year together, we will be taking some time to reflect on the meaning, purpose and implications of the Lord's Prayer.  Each class will be seeking to use it in some form over the next few weeks and we will be considering various sections in depth. This will run alongside this half terms theme of respect, which is actually one of the outworking of the Lord's Prayer in our lives. Respect for God, respect for ourselves and respect for others.

Yet again our RE Co-ordinator has put together a fantastic visual display for our foyer, that helps us all to think about the different aspects of this prayer. As always these are really appreciated by pupils, staff, parents and visitors.

Starting again

 

As we start a new year together again, as a school community we will be gathering together in whole school assemblies this week to consider three important aspects; thankfulness, perseverance and encouragement and prayer. 

Wednesday:

Starting again together and being thankful

As we start a new year, it is important, as it is at any time, for us to stop and reflect and be thankful. Our Christmas experiences and opportunities that a two week holiday brings are things to be valued and reflected on. But also, as we look forward to a new year, taking the time to acknowledge all the things that we are thankful for that the old year brought is important to.  But thankfulness is not just about looking backwards, it is a daily thing and as we start our Spring Term we will be encouraging ourselves to remember to be thankful each day.

Verse: Psalm 107 v1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Challenge: to say thank you for what we have been given by God in the past and to remind ourselves to express our thankfulness each day.

 Thursday

Starting again together – the importance of perseverance and encouragement

New Year always seems to focus on resolutions to change or do things. Apparently most gyms bring in extra equipment at the beginning of January and then move it out again at the end!  Achieving anything requires perseverance, but also we need to be encouraged.

Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:11

¹¹ Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Challenge: to commit ourselves to persevere and to take on new challenges, but also to be mindful of the need to encourage others. Encouragement is an amazing way to maintain perseverance!

Friday

Starting again together – the importance of prayer

Thankfulness and perseverance are both key aspects of prayer. Its not always easy and we don’t always feel like committing to it. But it is an essential aspect of our walk with God. Prayer is both talking and listening and no relationship exists or continues without both of these. Our assembly today will focus on the importance of prayer and will seek to remind us of who and what we should pray for.

Verse:  Philippians 4 v 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

Challenge: to take the time each day to be still and to think of others, to say thank you and to listen to what God has to say to us.

 

We look forward to sharing the new year together.