Tuesday 30 June 2015

Crosthwaite School

This afternoon we made our last visit of the year to Crosthwaite School.  We decided to talk about John the Baptist so after singing God's Love is Bigger than a Burger we showed a cartoon video clip about John.  Then we talked about John and about the many people that talk about Jesus so even before he was born and many more since.  To finish we sang I Love You then we said a prayer and to finish off the year in style we did the Chicken Dance.

Low Furness School

This morning Sarah and I went to Low Furness School for the assembly.  The theme was John the Baptist.  So after singing God's Love is bigger than a Burger we showed the children a cartoon video clip of who John was and what he did.  Following the video we explained that many people throughout history have talked about God and Jesus some before Jesus was born and many afterwards.  John came before and started to prepare people for when Jesus came.  Following this we sang I Love You then I closed the assembly with a prayer.

Thursday 25 June 2015

Haverigg Primary School

Yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon Sarah and I along with Vic went over to Haverigg Primary School to do a transition assembly for the whole school followed by a lesson with year 6.  The idea is to help the year 6 pupils to move on to their next school.  We had a great time with the children both during the assembly and in the lesson.

Wednesday 17 June 2015

Burlington School

This afternoon Sarah and I were at Burlington School for another transition assembly we were joined by Vic and Emily.  We did the same assembly as we had done at Coniston this morning except to finish we sang Be Happy then as the children left the hall we played Great Big God which resulted in the children staying and singing it.  Following the lesson we took the year 6 pupils off of a special lesson which we hope will help them as the move on to different schools in September.

Coniston Primary School

This morning Sarah and I went to Coniston Primary School with Vic to do the first of our transition assemblies followed by a lesson.  To start off we sang So Many Ways then we introduced a drama to the school about a family that were moving house.  There was lots of rushing around and pick up random objects as the children tried to get everything ready for the move, one of the children ran about shouting Don't Panic we're moving.... at the end the question was asked where are we going to and the parent said - don't know!  This linked into the Abraham story and about how he was told to move on and we linked that to moving on in school and in the case of the year 6 children moving to a new school.  We used the verse from Joshua 1:7  Be strong and very courageous. After the talk we then did a special lesson with the year 6 children which we hope will help them as they move on to secondary school.

St Peters

This morning Sarah and I went over to St Peters school for the assembly.  The theme was thankfulness,  so to start off we sang So Many Ways then we went on to display some pictures.  Sarah showed a picture of the girls and said that every day she thanks God for our two beautiful daughters.  I displayed some carrots, which triggered a laugh from the children but I said that although they are just carrots we should be thankful for all our food stuffs.  The next picture was a box of tissues, Sarah said that most of the time people are happy and enjoy life but there are times when we do feel sad and she reminded the children of our last assembly about being kind.  She also went on to say that it is during the sad times we should try to remember some of the good things in life which we can say thank you for and this will help us to turn from sad to happy.  After this she went through the whole school and asked each child what they were thankful for which was good as the children said all kinds of different things.  After this we sang I Love You and Sarah closed with a prayer.

Tuesday 16 June 2015

Low Furness School

Today Sarah and I went into Low Furness School for the assembly.  The theme during this half term is kindness and as we have already done one assembly on kindness we decided to talk today about David and how he during his time as king showed kindness to those around him, because he had a special relationship with God.  We started with a song So Many Ways then I retold the story of Samuel following God's instructions on picking a new king.  Seven of David's brothers came before Samuel  and as he looked on the outside God looked on the inside and not one of them was suitable to be king.  David on the other hand had all the qualities God was looking for, he showed kindness and care to people as well as his fathers sheep, he trusted God, He loved God and he followed God.  Samuel anointed him as king even though he was a small boy.  Sarah explained that God looks at what we are like on the inside while all we can do is look on the outside of a person.  We should be like David in that we show kindness, love, care compassion for other people around us and when we do that we shine God's love out - cue for a song -Shine.  After the song we said a prayer.  Then as a special treat we did the Chicken Dance.

Wednesday 10 June 2015

Croftlands Junior School

This morning Sarah and I went along to Croftlands Junior School for the assembly.  After singing Be Happy we talked about different emotions and our way into that was using the Mr Men finishing with - Mr Happy.  We displayed other pictures too like sad, excited, shy etc.  What we wanted to get over was we can help to change someone's emotions from say sad to happy.  I told the story of Jesus at a party and how the host only invite those people who he knew would invite him back for a party.  Jesus told him that next time he should invite all the poor people and those that don't or can't hold parties.  That way he will please them and God because of the kindness he has shown.  We continued with this idea as we talked to the children about ways they could turn a sad into a happy Sarah encouraged them to find someone today to do that for.  Then when we do we Shine from the inside out - cue song.  After the song we did a plug for holiday club then closed with a prayer.

Tuesday 9 June 2015

Croftlands Infants School

This morning Sarah and I have been at Croftlands Infants School doing the assembly.  As I arrived at the school a little girl gave me such a big smile which made me feel really happy.  I mentioned this to the children as the assembly started and we said that lots of things make us happy - link to Be Happy song.  After the song we displayed the Mr Men pictures and I acted out the names of some of them and the children guessed who I was.  We then displayed a few pictures of people happy, sad, shy etc.  Sarah explained that we sometimes feel happy and sad or shy these are our emotions and people can help us to change them.  I then told a story of Jesus at a party which was full of rich and important people, Jesus asked the host why he had invited such people, the host's answer was because they can invite me to their parties.  Jesus asked him if next time he had a party why doesn't he invite all the poor people.  The man didn't understand why, Jesus reminded him that if he did do that and invited all the poor people they would not be able to invite him back to their parties as they would not be able to afford one but it would make them so happy because of the kindness he had shown them.  God would be very pleased too.  Sarah then encouraged the children to try and show kindness to others today it could be as simple as a smile.  When we do that she continued we Shine from the inside out - Cue song.  After the song we said a prayer.  Before the children left we talked about Holiday club at Croftlands.

Church Walk Primary School

Yesterday Sarah and I went to Church Walk School for the assembly.  It was great to see the children again and we told them that it makes us feel happy whenever we see them.  This led to singing Be Happy.  After this we played a bit of a game with the children as I acted out the name of one of the Mr Men they had to guess who I was.  This was just a lead into talking about how we can sometimes be happy, sad, shy etc.  I then told the story of Jesus going to a party hosted by a rich man, Jesus aske the man if next time would he consider inviting all the poor people from around the town - the man said no way as then he won't get invited back to their parties as they couldn't afford to throw a party.  Jesus reminded him that if he did that he would be pleasing them but also pleasing God as he would show such kindness to those that could even have a party.  Sarah encouraged the children to think of ways that they could change someone who was sad into a happy person - it could be a simple as a smile.  She reminded them that we all have it within us to make people happy so we should Shine from the Inside Out.  Cue for a song.  After the song we did a plug for the holiday club at Croftlands Community Church which is Polar Explorers.  Sarah close the assembly with a prayer.

Wednesday 3 June 2015

Broughton School

This morning I went over the hill to Broughton School, it was a beautiful view as I travelled over to see the children.  As I started the assembly I shared this with the children and about how it makes me happy.  This idea of being happy linked to the first song Be Happy.  After the song I displayed a load of Mr Men pictures and talked a little about them before acting out the name of some of them for the children to try and guess who I was - they got them all.  I ended with Mr Happy and then talked a little about other emotions like being sad or shy as well as happy.  I then retold a story from Matthew 14 of Jesus going to a party and how he asked the host if next time he had a party would he consider asking all the poor people to come along instead of all his posh rich friends.  The man asked WHY? because Jesus said when you do that you show true love and kindness.  This was the main point of the assembly how to turn sad people to happy by showing them some kindness because when we do we Shine from the inside out.  After the song I closed with a prayer.

St Peters School

This morning Sarah and I went to St Peters School for the assembly.  It was great to see all the children again after the half term holiday.  Sarah said it made her feel happy to see the children - this linked to our first song Be Happy.  After the song we introduced the theme of kindness and I displayed a collection of Mr Men pictures.  I then acted out a few of them and Sarah asked the children to guess which one I was.  Sarah then talked briefly about some of the emotions we have as I displayed a few photographs of children that were shy, sad, happy, excited etc.  I then told the story of Jesus going to a party and telling the host that the wrong people were there.  He had invited all the types of people that could have invited him back for a party, but Jesus said next time he should invite all the people that are poor and would never be able to invite him back because then he would be showing true kindness and love to them.  Sarah then said that we should look at what we can do to help maybe a sad person become happy by being kind to them in some way.  Showing kindness to others allows us to shine out what is inside us to others, everyone of us is capable of showing kindness to each other.  We then sang Shine and I closed the assembly with a prayer followed by the Lord's Prayer.

Tuesday 2 June 2015

Crosthwaite School

This afternoon I went over to Crosthwaite School to do the assembly.  As I pulled up the children playing in the playground gave me such a wonderful welcome it made me feel really happy.  I mentioned this in the assembly before we sang Be Happy.  Following the song I acted out some of the Mr Men names for the children to see if they knew who they were ending with - Mr Happy.  I then displayed a few pictures of people showing different emotions but again ending with happy.  The idea was to explain how they could change someone's emotion from sad to happy.  I then told the story of Jesus going to a party from Matthew 14 -  Jesus had been invited to a party and told the person that the party had the wrong people there, the man was confused and asked why.  Jesus replied that only rich people had been invited to the party and that the man only invited them because in turn he would be invited back.  Jesus told the man that he should invite the poor people next time, people who would not normally get invites to parties this way he can show true kindness.  I reminded the children that each and every one of us has the ability to turn a sad person into a happy person by showing them some kindness and when we do that we Shine from the inside out - cue song.  After the song I closed the assembly with a prayer.

Low Furness School

This morning Sarah and I did the assembly at Low Furness School the theme was kindness.  Following a song - Be Happy Sarah introduced the idea of kindness and did so with Mr Men while I acted out a character the children try to guess who I was.  We aimed to get to Mr Happy.  Then we looked at some pictures of people with sad, excited, happy faces and talked about how we can perhaps change someone who is sad into someone who is happy.  I then told a story from Matthew 14.  Jesus had been invited to a party and told the person that the party had the wrong people there, the man was confused and asked why.  Jesus replied that only rich people had been invited to the party and that the man only invited them because in turn he would be invited back.  Jesus told the man that he should invite the poor people next time, people who would not normally get invites to parties this way he can show true kindness.  Sarah reminded the children that each and every one of us has the ability to turn a sad person into a happy person by showing them some kindness and when we do that we Shine from the inside out - cue song.  After the song Sarah closed the assembly with a prayer.

Monday 1 June 2015

Pennington School

This afternoon I went along to Pennington School for the assembly.  Following the song So Many Ways to Praise the Lord I displayed a number of optical illusions.  I had explained that sometimes we see something while someone else sees something different hence optical illusions.  The children looked for black dots that weren't there and lines that looked as if they would meet but couldn't or a 4,5,6 or 7 legged elephant and tried to work out if they could see an old women or a young lady or even both!  This all led to the telling or retelling of the story about Samuel following God's instruction anointing David to be King.  As the 7 older brothers of David had stood before Samuel he looked at the outside while God looked deep down inside them into their heart.  All 7 looked like kings but God said no to each one then young David stood there and God said yes! he's the one he loves me, he trusts me and he follows me.  David became the greatest King Israel had ever had.  The lesson was simple man looks on the outside while God can looks on the inside.  We should shine out  from the inside out.  Cue for a final song Shine following the song I said a prayer.

Penny Bridge School

This morning Sarah and I went to Penny Bridge School for the assembly.  It was great to see all the children again and to feel such a warm welcome from the staff too.  After singing So Many Ways to Praise the Lord we displayed a series of optical illusions and asked the children what they saw, Sarah had opened the assembly by talking about how sometimes we can see one thing and someone else can see something different hence the pictures.  Some of them didn't work perhaps due to the bright light but most did.  We saw lines that looked like they could touch but were in fact parallel to each other, a multi-legged elephant and an old women or was it a young lady??  This was just to bring the children to a point in the assembly were I told a story from the Bible - the selection of David as King of Israel by God through Samuel.  After Samuel had looked at the outside of 7 brothers God looked on the inside of them into their hearts, David came to stand before Samuel and God told Samuel he was the one as he trusted God, loved God and followed God.  Sarah talked about how we can sometimes look at a person and think that they are a good person when inside they perhaps are not - God looks on the inside whereas man looks only on the outside.  However what we have on our inside from God we should Shine out to show everyone - cue for a song....Shine from the Inside Out so the world will see you live in me.  Following the song Sarah closed the assembly with a prayer.