Leven Valley School

This morning I went to do the final assembly of the year at Leven Valley School.  I didn't start with a song but went straight into the story.  I started by asking if anyone had ever moved house - loads of hands went up.  I then asked what it would be like if when they got home they were told that they were moving, and they had to fill a suitcase, get ready and move - but move to an unknown place - they didn't know where.  I linked this idea to the story of Abraham, I displayed a map to start with and explained where he lived and that he was a sheep farmer who lived in Ur - I made a play on words by saying Ur was over there somewhere and God said to him move from Ur over there to where over here (pointing to a different part of the hall) which is there and so on - the laughs built up as he did this a few times during the story.  I also mentioned the promise of loads of family as well that God made to Abraham.  I finished off with Joshua 1:8 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  As I draw the story to an end I encourage all the children that God would go with them when they moved up class, changed class room, teacher and when they went on to secondary school.  We then sang Great Big God and as an extra special treat for the year 6 children we did the Chicken Dance.  I finished with a prayer.

Our Lady's Dalton

This morning I went to do the final assembly of the year at Our Lady's Dalton.  I didn't start with a song but went straight into the story.  I started by asking if anyone had ever moved house - loads of hands went up.  I then asked what it would be like if when they got home they were told that they were moving, and they had to fill a suitcase, get ready and move - but move to an unknown place - they didn't know where.  I linked this idea to the story of Abraham, I displayed a map to start with and explained where he lived and that he was a sheep farmer who lived in Ur - I made a play on words by saying Ur was over there somewhere and God said to him move from Ur over there to where over here (pointing to a different part of the hall) which is there and so on - the laughs built up as he did this a few times during the story.  I also mentioned the promise of loads of family as well that God made to Abraham.  I finished off with Joshua 1:8 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  As I draw the story to an end I encourage all the children that God would go with them when they moved up class, changed class room, teacher and when they went on to secondary school.  We then sang Great Big God and as an extra special treat for the year 6 children we did the Chicken Dance.  I finished with a prayer.

ST Marys RC School Ulverston

This morning I went to do the final assembly of the year at St Marys RC school.  I didn't start with a song but went straight into the story.  I started by asking if anyone had ever moved house - loads of hands went up.  I then asked what it would be like if when they got home they were told that they were moving, and they had to fill a suitcase, get ready and move - but move to an unknown place - they didn't know where.  I linked this idea to the story of Abraham, I displayed a map to start with and explained where he lived and that he was a sheep farmer who lived in Ur - I made a play on words by saying Ur was over there somewhere and God said to him move from Ur over there to where over here (pointing to a different part of the hall) which is there and so on - the laughs built up as he did this a few times during the story.  I also mentioned the promise of loads of family as well that God made to Abraham.  I finished off with Joshua 1:8 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  As I draw the story to an end I encourage all the children that God would go with them when they moved up class, changed class room, teacher and when they went on to secondary school.  We then sang Great Big God and as an extra special treat for the year 6 children we did the Chicken Dance.  I finished with a prayer.

St Peters School

On Tuesday morning Sarah and I once again joined with members of the 2019 Transition Team for an assembly and then a lesson with year 6 at St Peters.  The assembly had a drama in it which was about a family that was on the move, so there was lots of rushing about and panic as the 'children' tried to get everything they needed for the long journey ahead - except they didn't know where they were going.  This links into the Abraham story and how he had to trust God and follow what he said.  Sarah explained that we all at some point or other move on and in the case of the children they move up the school and year 6 move to new schools.  We encouraged the children with the words from Joshua 1:8 which says Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  After singing Great Big God and saying a prayer the assembly finished and we then worked with the year 6 children and helped them as they think about the move they will make in September.

Burlington School

This afternoon the 2019 Transition team and myself were at Burlington School for an assembly and a lesson with the year 6 children.   For the assembly we did a short drama about a family that was on the move - it was a modern day take on the story of Abraham.  Afterwards the link between the story and the drama was explained as well as the link to the children in the school as they move on.  Afterwards we sang Great Big God as well as encouraging them with the words in Joshua 1:8 - Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  We then did a workshop for an hour or so with the year 6 children.

Pennington School

This morning I once again joined with the 2019 Transition team for an assembly and then a lesson with the year 6 children at Pennington school.  For the assembly we did a short drama about a family that was on the move - it was a modern day take on the story of Abraham.  Afterwards the link between the story and the drama was explained as well as the link to the children in the school as they move on.  Afterwards we sang Great Big God as well as encouraging them with the words in Joshua 1:8 - Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  We then did a workshop for an hour or so with the year 6 children.

Lindale School

This morning Sarah and I went to Lindale School for the assembly.  As Grace was free we also took her with us.  As this was going to be our last visit for this year we decided to talk about moving on, as each of us will do at some point in our lives and in the case of the children they will move through the school and the year 6 children on to secondary schools.  In other schools we have been telling via a drama the story of Abrahams move.  So all three of us did the drama, it was about a family that was moving and the panic to get everything just so and remembering to take everything too.  After the drama Sarah explained to the children what it was all about and talked to the children and encouraged them as they make the move forward not only through the school but on into new schools.  We displayed the words from Joshua 1:8 - Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  After this we sang Great Big God.  Then we finished with a prayer.

Sir John Barrow School

On Tuesday morning Sarah and I once again joined the 2019 Transition Team.  We were at Sir John Barrow School, to firstly do an assembly to the whole school  and then work with the year 6 children.  The assembly started with a drama which is a kind of modern take on the Abraham story in that a family was moving but they didn't know where to - rather like Abraham.  In the drama there was panic and running around as the two 'children' tried to pack a suitcase.  Afterwards we explained what was going on and encouraged the children as they move on either through the school or on into a new school.  We shared Joshua 1:8 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go...with the children.  We then sang Great Big God before finishing with a prayer.We spent about an hour with the year 6 children as we worked on a few issues they may face as they go into the new schools.  We gave them a booklet full of information that would be useful to them. After the assembly was over we spent about an hour with the year 6 children looking at various issues that might come up as they move on into their new schools. 

Newton Primary School

On Monday morning I joined the 2019 Transition Team at Newton Primary School, to firstly work with the year 6 children and then do an assembly to the whole school.  We spent about an hour with the year 6 children as we worked on a few issues they may face as they go into the new schools.  We gave them a booklet full of information that would be useful to them.  Then we did an assembly all about moving on.  We did a drama which is a kind of modern take on the Abraham story in that a family was moving but they didn't know where to - rather like Abraham.  In the drama there was panic and running around as the two 'children' tried to pack a suitcase.  Afterwards we explained what was going on and encouraged the children as they move on either through the school or on into a new school.  We shared Joshua 1:8 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go...with the children.  We then sang Great Big God before finishing with a prayer.

Flookburgh School

Last Thursday Sarah and I went to Flookburgh School for the assembly.  As Grace was free we also took her with us.  As this was going to be our last visit for this year we decided to talk about moving on, as each of us will do at some point in our lives and in the case of the children they will move through the school and the year 6 children on to secondary schools.  In other schools we have been telling via a drama the story of Abrahams move.  So all three of us did the drama, it was about a family that was moving and the panic to get everything just so and remembering to take everything too.  After the drama Sarah explained to the children what it was all about and talked to the children and encouraged them as they make the move forward not only through the school but on into new schools.  We displayed the words from Joshua 1:8 - Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  After this we sang Great Big God.  Then we finished with a prayer.

Broughton School

This morning Sarah and I were at Broughton School with the 2019 Transition Team.  We did an assembly to the whole school first then worked with the year 6 children giving them a booklet and helping them as they make the move to secondary school.  The assembly started with a drama about a family that was on the move, there was a lot of panic in the room as the 'children' ran about getting things to take with them on the journey - the panic resulted in loads of laughter from the children.  The drama linked into the Abraham story in that he was told to make a move the big difference was he didn't know where he was going to.  This was our final line - the children are all moving on this summer, some will move up the school while others off to new schools.  In the Abraham story God journeyed with him and we encouraged the children with the words from Joshua 1:8 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  We then sang Great Big God and finished with a prayer.  After the assembly we worked with the year 6 children for about an hour helping them face some of the issue they may come across when they get to their new school.

Penny Bridge Academy

This afternoon Sarah and I with the 2019 Transition team went to Penny Bridge to do the transition lesson and the assembly with the year 6 children.  The lesson went well as we hopefully helped the children think about their move to secondary school.  Our assembly was a bout a family that was moving and there was a little panic about what to take with them as they made the move.  It was linked to the Abraham story in that the family didn't know where they were going a bit like Abraham didn't.  At the end Sarah explained that we all move on in life and most of the time we know what is going to happen as we know where we are going such as when the children move up a year, change class room etc in the case of the year 6 move school.  Using the words of Joshua 1:8 to encourage the children that God will be with them as they move.  We then sang Great Big God before finishing with a prayer.

Croftlands Infant School

This morning Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Croftlands Infant School.  We started with Be Happy before I told the children the story of Abraham - how God told him to move to a new land.  Abraham trusted God and obeyed God.  I asked the children if they had ever moved house, relating back to times when I moved house as a child and then much older.  We all at some point move and we nearly all know where we are going which makes life a little easier.  But Abraham didn't know.  Sarah then linked this to moving within a school as we get older and move up through the school and in particular as the year 2 children go to the junior school.  We used the Joshua 1:8 verse to help encourage the children that God is with us and that we should be strong.  To finish off we sang Great Big God and finished with a prayer.

Croftlands Junior School

This morning Sarah and I once again joined with the 2019 Transition team as we delivered an assembly followed by a lesson to the year 6 children at Croftlands Junior School.  The assembly was about a move a family was about to make - we acted out various roles and gathered bits and pieces to take with us only to ask at the end - Where are we going? - don't know came the reply.  The drama was based around the life of Abraham and we focused on the fact that he was told by God to move on but didn't know where he was going - but put all his faith and trust in God.  The children on the other hand do know where they are going after year 6 - so we tried to encourage them with the words God gave to Joshua in chapter 1 verse 8 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  Following the assembly we did a lesson that was designed to help them as they make the move.

Coniston Primary School

This morning Sarah and I joined the 2019 Transition team to do an assembly and then a lesson with the year 6 children at Coniston Primary School.  We started off with a drama about a family that was moving, there was a bit of panic going on with the children as they tried to get everything they needed in the suit case.  Then one asked where they were going and the parent said don't know.  This was a take on the Abraham story when God told him to move to a new place.  The point was we all at some stage or another move on and Abraham didn't know where he was going but we very often we do.  God was with him as he travelled.  We talked to and encouraged the about the changes ahead of them and used the words from Joshua 1:8 as a way of reassuring them. We then sang Great Big God before finishing the assembly with a prayer.  We then went on to do a special lesson with the year 6 children about their move to secondary school.

Crosthwaite School

This afternoon Sarah and I have been over to Crosthwaite School for the assembly.  We started by singing So Many Ways to Praise the Lord.  Then Sarah had the word fire on the screen all in flames and asked what the children thought about when they see or hear about fire a number of good responses came back.  I then retold the story of Pentecost partly using the Lion Storyteller Bible and adding to it as I went along.  Sarah then finished off by talking a bit more about the Holy Spirit before we sang our second song Shine.  To finish we said a prayer.

Low Furness School

This morning Sarah and I were part of the 2019 Transition team that went into Low Furness School to do the assembly and then a lesson with the year 6 children.  We started the assembly with a short comical drama about a family that was moving that day.  As the 'children' ran about collecting things to take the 'parent' reminding them what to get such as tooth brush - so they got a toilet brush and so it went on.  The final thing was them asking where they were going - the answer was - don't know.  This was of course the position Abraham found himself in when God asked him to move on.  Sarah then explained this to the children and pointed out that we all at some point in our lives need to move on and in school that means either moving up the school or in the case of year 6 on to a new school.  Now all the children know where they will be in September unlike Abraham who didn't know where he would end up - however he trusted God.  The verse from Joshua 1:8 was displayed which talks about being strong and courageous and not being afraid for God is with us wherever we go.  We then snag Great Big God before finishing with a prayer.  The team then worked with the year 6 children covering a range of issues they may face next year at secondary school.

Penny Bridge Academy

This afternoon Sarah and I went to do the assembly at Penny Bridge Academy.  As it is very close to Pentecost we based our assembly on that theme.  Sarah started by talking about fire and asked the children what it can do, we had give light, burn things, give heat etc  I then used the Loin Storyteller Bible and paraphrased the story for the children adding in my own ideas as we went along.  After this Sarah summed up what the story said and linked in to the song Shine.  Then after the song finished the assembly with a prayer.

Church Walk Primary School

This morning Sarah and I joined with members of the 2019 Transition team and did an assembly and then a lesson with the year 6 children to help them as they move on into secondary school.  The assembly started with a drama about a family that was moving- and there was lots of rushing about as the 'children' collected things to take with them before finally asking the all important question where are we going?  To have the reply - don't know!  This linked in with the Abraham story but can also link into the year 6 children except they know where they are going in September when they go to secondary school.  It was explained to all the children that in life we move on and sometimes the move can be a bit scary but God is with us all the time.  Using the words of Joshua 1:8 we finished this part of the assembly and moved on - to a song Great Big God.  After the song a prayer was said and the team then went to work with the year 6 children.