Leven Valley School

This morning Sarah and I did our last assembly of the school year at Leven Valley School.  We did the drama about Jonah that we have been doing for the transition assemblies.  We enlisted a couple of children to play the parts of Jonah and the king/queen of Nineveh.  The children thought the repeating line about Nineveh was funny - each time Sarah mentioned Nineveh I would reply - Nineveh have you heard the stories about that place they're not good ones I can tell you - I did it in a west country accent while pretending to be a sea captain.  After the drama Sarah pulled a few points out from it and talked about people moving on like the children in the school will move up a year and year 6 leave to go to high school.  The link with Jonah is that he had heard about Nineveh and didn't like what he heard but was asked to go, and when he ran away God was with him, and when he was in the sea God was still there with him, God was even there when God was in the belly of the fish (God sent the fish after all)  We used a verse from Joshua 1:8 to encourage the children - Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  After this we sang Wonderful Lord as it talks about God looking over us and protecting us.  During the song I said a short prayer.

Our Lady's School

This morning Sarah and I did our last assembly of the school year at Our Lady's School in Dalton.  We did the drama about Jonah that we have been doing for the transition assemblies.  We enlisted a couple of children to play the parts of Jonah and the king/queen of Nineveh.  The children thought the repeating line about Nineveh was funny - each time Sarah mentioned Nineveh I would reply - Nineveh have you heard the stories about that place they're not good ones I can tell you - I did it in a west country accent while pretending to be a sea captain.  After the drama Sarah pulled a few points out from it and talked about people moving on like the children in the school will move up a year and year 6 leave to go to high school.  The link with Jonah is that he had heard about Nineveh and didn't like what he heard but was asked to go, and when he ran away God was with him, and when he was in the sea God was still there with him, God was even there when God was in the belly of the fish (God sent the fish after all)  We used a verse from Joshua 1:8 to encourage the children - Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  After this we sang Wonderful Lord as it talks about God looking over us and protecting us.  During the song I said a short prayer.

Pennington School

This afternoon we have been at Pennington School doing our transition assembly and lesson with the year 6 children.  We did the usual drama about Jonah to start with then Sarah summed up at the end, we then sang My Lighthouse before Lisa closed with a prayer.  Then Emily, Lisa, Sarah and myself went and worked with the year 6 children helping and encouraging them as they prepare to make the move to secondary school.

Lindale School

This morning Sarah and I did our last assembly of the school year at Lindale school.  We started with a drama about Jonah, before we started we asked two children to help us in the story one to be Jonah and someone to be the king/queen.  Sarah narrated the drama while I directed the children as to where they should go, I also played the part of a sea captain and had a repeating line; whenever Sarah mentioned Nineveh I would reply Nineveh! Have you heard the stories about that place they're not good I can tell you.  After a few repeats the children laughed each time they heard Nineveh as they knew what was coming.  To finish off Sarah talked about moving on and encouraged the children with a verse from Joshua 1:8 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid for God is with you wherever you go.  Then we sang the chicken dance song which was a first for the children at the school. I then closed with a prayer.

Croftlands Infant School

This morning Sarah and I did our last assembly of this school year at Croftlands Infant School.  We did a short drama about Jonah which we used to help the children think about their moves up the school and for the year 2 children as they move to a junior school.  We needed two children to help us tell the story one to play Jonah and one to play the part of the King of Nineveh.  Sarah narrated the story and I played the part of the sea captain of the boat Jonah used.  I had a repeating line to say every time Sarah mentioned Nineveh I would respond Nineveh! have you hear the stories about that place they're not good I can tell you - which caused the children to laugh.  After the drama we sang God's love is Bigger than a Burger before Sarah close with a prayer.

Croftlands Junior School

Today we did our transition assembly and lesson at Croftlands Junior School.  It was the last assembly we will do with the year 6 children as well.  We did the usual drama this year it was about Jonah followed by singing My Lighthouse after the assembly we worked alongside the team to deliver a lesson that will help the year 6 as they move on to their secondary school.

Burlington School

This morning we did our transition assembly and then lesson at Burlington school.  To start off we did a drama about Jonah and how he didn't want to go to Nineveh.  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. After the assembly we worked with the year 6 children offering them some encouragement and tips ready for their move to secondary school.