St Marys RC School

Today we went to St Mary's RC School again. As this week is anti-bullying week we decided to do a sketch with Gary. Gary had a new boy in his class and some of the other children in the class had been calling him a name. Gary joined in too, but didn't realise that the name was making the new boy upset as it was a bit of 'verbal bullying' When Gary found out he was sad - as he had just followed the crowd. The children suggested to Gary that he might say sorry to him and explain that he didn't understand. He left to say sorry and invite the new boy round for tea and a play on his Wii. Sarah then concluded the assembly by talking to the children about what Jesus would expect us to do and be like with people. We sang 'Inright Outright' to start and 'Shine' to finish.

Leven Valley School

Today we went again to Leven Valley School. It is one of the smallest schools we go to but they surely sing out the songs. We started with 'Our God is a Great Big God', then went on to tell the story from Luke of the Good Samaritan - but in a modern way. The man was on a journey just the same as in Luke but on a train instead of a donkey. The children help to set the scene by chanting 'London' to 'Birmingham' done at the right speed it sounds like a train. Some of the children also get dressed up to help us in the story. We have a police man who walks right past the man on the train who is ill (I don't tell them that in Jesus' story he was mugged by robbers), next we have a nurse who has just completed night shift and is very hungry, now I add an extra passer by in the form of a Celeb who has just got engaged and is seeking fans. The Samaritan in my story is a 'hoodie' - and like the Samaritans of Jesus' day was a good person just mis-understood. He is the one who helps the man and even hands over his birthday money so the man can buy himself a new train ticket when he is feeling better. It has the same meaning as the story Jesus told except the people are ones the children can relate to. We finished with 'Shine' then Sarah closed the assembly with a prayer.

Our Ladys School, Dalton

Today we made our second visit to Our Lady's School, Dalton. We had a great time there with the children. We sang 'Inright Outright' before telling them the modern day version of the Good Samaritan - so instead of the man travelling by donkey he went by train, he took ill wasn't mugged by robbers. We also add an extra passer by to the story. Some of the children got the chance to dress up and so act out the various parts of the story. I concluded with a few examples of how we could help out people. To finish with we sang 'Shine' before I said a short prayer.

Church Walk School

We have just visited Ulverston Infants (Church Walk) School, for the first time this year. We did plan to go in September but due to illness we had to cancel. It was great to see them all again this morning - and to see the new starters as well. The theme we had decided upon was 'Being Special' I told the story from the Big Ministries book about Jesus calling Peter and Andrew. As the story is very interactive the children have to shout a response at key words during the story as well as perform an action. As always with this assembly we finish with 'Touch a Finger' The children and staff all joined in and enjoyed themselves. A great time.

Windermere Juniors

Today we made our first visit of the year to Windermere Juniors. First of all it was a beautiful drive up to Windermere. So to the assembly - we started by singing 'Inright Outright' then I went on to tell the story of Jesus calling his first disciples Peter and Andrew. The children at key points in the story had to shout out a response to it. The aim of the story was about being special to God no matter what we look like. We concluded the assembly with 'Touch a Finger'

St. Peters

Had a great time again today over at St. Peters in Ireleth. We introduced the children to 'Be Happy'. The theme for the assembly was about how Jesus looks after us. I had taken some safety equipment with me and the children explained what the various items could be used for. They all protect us in some way. I then went on to talk about the event when Jesus fell asleep in the boat and a storm blew up. His disciples became afraid but Jesus spoke to the waves and stilled the wind. The point I was making is that Jesus has the power to do just that - He can also calm our fears too. The assembly ended with singing 'Wonderful Lord'

Low Furness School

This morning we went to Low Furness School. We had been given a theme which was 'Keeping Safe' so after we had sung Great Big God I dressed up in a hard hat, goggles, gloves and a high viz jacket and asked what I might be. The children responded with various things. I then changed into something else and then changed again. However each person was wearing something that could keep them safe. I then went on to tell the story of Jesus and the storm. With the help of two boys who held up a blue sheet to represent the sea. The point I was making was that Jesus protects us from all kinds of things and although we have protection equipment for working on a building site, horse riding, bike riding etc Jesus can protect us in other ways like removing our stress before a test, taking away fear etc. We finished with Wonderful Lord.