St Peters School

This morning Sarah and I went over to St Peters School for the assembly, the theme was Peace.  To start with we sang Creator God then Sarah introduced the assembly by talking about the first people Adam and Eve she asked the children if they knew what their names meant.  She explained that Sarah in Hebrew means 'princess'  and Adam and Eve means 'first people ever'  This led on to me retelling their story and how the snake tricked Eve into eating the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Bad.  I then handed over to Sarah who delivered the main point of the story which was done by asking the children to think about and imagine what things would have been like if Eve and then Adam had not taken the fruit and ate it.  She continued by saying that there would be no wars, no fighting, nobody would be unhappy, everyone would love each other and there would be peace throughout the whole world.  But because of what happened sin came into the world and those wrong things happen however we can all do our own little bit and play a small part by being peaceful to one another and by doing things in love.  To finish off we sang Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed then Sarah said a prayer followed by the Lord's Prayer.  Afterwards Sarah went over some of the words of the Lord's Prayer again to remind the children about what she was saying.

Low Furness School

This morning Sarah and I were at Low Furness School.  The theme for the assembly was honesty so we decided to tell the Adam and Eve story, so in order to lead into it we sang Creator God first.  Sarah then asked the children the names of the first people in the world and as expected Adam and Eve came the answer.  She asked if anyone knew what their names meant as her name means 'princess' - the answer is - 'the first people ever'  She explained that God had made a beautiful garden for them to live in.  Then I told the story of Eve being tricked by the snake, then eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge, also giving it to Adam to eat and that later on that day the hid from God in the garden.  Sarah continued the story of how they didn't own up to it right away but blamed other things first - they were dis-honest.  Their dis-honesty resulted in them having to leave the garden and they then needed to work hard in order to live.  We concluded the assembly with a new song Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed.  Sarah then closed in prayer.

Church Walk Primary School

This morning Sarah and I were at Church Walk Primary School for the assembly.  To start off the assembly we sang God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then Sarah started to talk about ways in which we communicate, text message etc.  I waved my arms about then delivered a message in semaphore, someone said Morse Code which was great as we had a message to display like that on the screen.  We also covered sign language, talking Skype, facetime and letters.  Sarah held up a Valentines card then linked to how God shows his love to us.  She talked about the beauty in creation and then I displayed some random shapes on the screen which slowly developed into a cross and explained that God showed us in a really big way just how much he loved us by sending us Jesus.  I reminded the children that during this half term they will be thinking about Easter time and about what Jesus did for us at that time.  To close with I displayed John 3:16 on the screen which had ben arranged in such a way that the word VALENTINE was displayed through it.  To close off the assembly we sang I Love You.  Sarah then finished with a prayer.

Flookburgh School

This morning Sarah and I went over to Flookburgh School to do our love/valentines assembly for the children.  To start off we sang God's Love is Bigger than a Burger then Sarah talked about the different ways in which people communicate - like using text.  She read out a text message ...cu l8er I luv u and tried to see if the children could understand it.  Then I said hello to her using semaphore flags.  This led to more questions and about how we communicate things like love to each other - link to Valentines Day.  Sarah then asked how God shows his love to us.  She continued that God through creation demonstrates his love for us.  I then displayed a number of shapes and explained that God showed his love in a really big way and the shapes would help us to discover what it was.  As the shapes moved into a cross shape.  I then talked a little about Jesus on the cross and reminded the children that after half term we would be looking forward to Easter.  Sarah then told the children what John 3:16 says and I displayed it on the screen however the words have been arranged in such a way that the word valentine is spelt down the centre.  We encouraged the children to think of something they can do to show love this week.  To finish we sang and signed I Love You.  Sarah finished with a prayer.

Leven Valley School

This morning Sarah and I went over to Leven Valley School for the assembly.  We decided to do our Love assembly as it is near to Valentines Day.  So to start us off we sang God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  Sarah then talked about how we communicate with each other as she read out a text message to the children it said cu l8er I luv u, she asked the children if they understood it which they did.  Next I sent a message to Sarah using flags a semaphore message.  None of the children had seen this kind of thing before or knew what it was called.  Then we displayed a morse code message on the screen which some children recognised.  Sarah then asked what other ways we have of communication and a few things came out.  Sarah had a card in her hand which was one she had sent to me for Valentines Day some time ago.  She then linked in with how God communicates his love to us, in the world when we look at what has been created.  She then handed over to me and I displayed some shapes on the screen and asked if the children knew what they were.  As the shapes moved they started to form a cross, so I explained that God demonstrated his love for us by sending Jesus to die on a cross.  I then displayed the words of John 3:16 but some one had arranged the words in a special way so that it spelt out valentine.

To close the assembly we sang and signed I Love You then Sarah said a final prayer.

Broughton School

This morning I went to Broughton School for the assembly.  As it is near to Valentines Day I decided to do an assembly on love.  So to start off we sang God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  I then talked as a way into the assembly about communication and how we talk to or communicate with each other.  I read out a text message cu l8er I luv u and asked if they understood it - they did!  I then waved  two flags about spelling out the word HELLO in semaphore and then displayed some morse code.  I then move to talk about how we tell someone we love them as it is Valentines Day this week and I held up a card Sarah sent me years ago.  I then asked the children how God shows us that he loves us, as I started to talk about God's love I displayed some shapes on the screen and asked if they could tell me that they were or what it said.  As the shapes moved they made a cross.  I reminded the children that we can see God's love for us all around us in the world of creation and how he looks after us but the cross is a big reminder of what he did for us in sending Jesus.  To close the assembly we sang I Love You and after I said a prayer.

St Peters School

This morning I went to St Peters School for the assembly.  As it is near to Valentines Day I decided to do an assembly on love.  So to start off we sang God's Love is Bigger than a Burger.  I then talked as a way into the assembly about communication and how we talk to or communicate with each other.  I read out a text message cu l8er I luv u and asked if they understood it - they did!  I then waved  two flags about spelling out the word HELLO in semaphore and then displayed some morse code.  I then move to talk about how we tell someone we love them as it is Valentines Day this week and I held up a card Sarah sent me years ago.  I then asked the children how God shows us that he loves us, as I started to talk about God's love I displayed some shapes on the screen and asked if they could tell me that they were or what it said.  As the shapes moved they made a cross.  I reminded the children that we can see God's love for us all around us in the world of creation and how he looks after us but the cross is a big reminder of what he did for us in sending Jesus.  To close the assembly we sang I Love You and after I said a prayer.