St Peters School

This morning Sarah and I were at St Peters school for the assembly.  We started with a drama about Jonah and how he didn't want to go to Nineveh.  We got a couple of the children to play a part in it too.  We had a repeating line that kept coming out every time the narrator said the word Nineveh.  Nineveh! Have you heard the stories about that place they're not good I can tell you...  After a while the children caught on to this which added fun to the drama.  In the assembly we sang My Lighthouse to finish it off then closed with a prayer.  The idea was to talk about the children moving on to new classes, new teachers and even new schools. 

Crosthwaite School

This afternoon Sarah and I went over to Crosthwaite School for the assembly.  We did the story of Jonah as a drama and got one of the boys to help us act it out.  Jonah heard from God and ran in the opposite direction, we had a repeating line which was said ever time the narrator said the word Nineveh.  Nineveh! Have you heard the stories about that place they're not good I can tell you...  After a while the children caught on to this which added fun to the drama.  In the assembly we sang My Lighthouse to finish it off then closed with a prayer.

Low Furness School

This morning we did our transition assembly and lesson at Low Furness School.  The assembly had a short drama about Jonah who heard from God and ran in the opposite direction, we had a repeating line which was said ever time the narrator said the word Nineveh.  Nineveh! Have you heard the stories about that place they're not good I can tell you...  After a while the children caught on to this which added fun to the drama.  In the assembly we sang My Lighthouse to finish it off then closed with a prayer.  After a short break we took the year 6 children for a lesson and looked at some of the big questions and issue that face children and young people as they move into secondary school.

Pennington School

This afternoon Sarah and I went to Pennington School for the assembly.  We started with So Many Ways to Praise the Lord.  Then Sarah spoke to the children as pictures of super hero's appeared on the screen, she talked about their special power or gadgets. The last picture was of Joe Smith, at which point I chipped in asking who he was and what special power he had - just then my phone rang (it was on silent) and it was God who told me to look up 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 which will explain Joe's special power.  It was all about love, then as Sarah read out some statements of things people might say I displayed something about love from the bible passage.  To close off the assembly we sang Shine and I finished with a prayer.

Newton Primary School

This morning Sarah and I went to take the assembly at Newton Primary School.  It seems like ages since we were last at the school (before Easter), it was great to see all the children again.  We started with So Many Ways to Praise the Lord which was a new one for the children.  After the song I told the story of Ruth and about how she showed so much love and kindness towards Naomi.  Sarah talked about ways the children can show loving kindness to each other and when we do we can Shine from the inside out.  After singing our second song Sarah finished the assembly with a short prayer.

Church Walk Primary School

This morning Sarah and I were at Church Walk School for the first of the transition assemblies and lessons, we were joined by Vic, Emily, Saga, Thomas and Lisa.  The theme this year was on Jonah, so after a short drama about Jonah we sang My Lighthouse.  Then the year 6 children stayed behind as we talked to them about moving up to secondary school.  We had an altogether time first as the children watched a short video which looked at some of the big questions children face as they move.  The children then split into groups and they went off and looked at other issues regarding moving to a new school.  They rotated round three different stations during the lesson.

Pentecost Experience Church Walk

This morning Sarah and I helped out a team of people from the Parish Church Ulverston put on an experience about Pentecost for the children of Church Walk School.  The children came in and heard a little of the Pentecost story before moving round 6 different stations where they heard a little more about it.  They then came back together for a final talk and question session before going back to school.  Sarah and I had a great time as we connected with the children and were amazed at the depth of feelings they expressed in some of the activities they were involved in.