Newton School

This morning Sarah and I went to Newton School to do an assembly.  It was great to see all the children again and to get such a warm welcome from the school.  We started by singing Be Happy, so we jumped up and down and did big actions too.  Sarah then started the talk by showing the children a picture of an acorn and asked the younger ones what it was - Acorn came a loud answer. She then asked what type of tree an acorn grows into - Acorn tree came the answer - which is right technically except we call it an oak tree for some reason.  She then read out a phrase - mighty oaks from little acorns grow - she explained what that means to the children that from a tiny acorn a massive oak can grow.  I then told the story of Samuel anointing God's selected king for his people the Israelites - except he didn't turn out so good so God selected and Samuel anointed another - person, a boy, a little acorn - David to be king.  He grew up to be the greatest king Israel ever had.  Sarah then finished up by talking about what God has put inside of us, in our hearts and we have the potential to do great things even be a prime minister one day.  So we should shine out what God has given us - cue our next song - Shine.  After the song Sarah finished off with a prayer.