Penny Bridge School

Following the assembly and lesson at Pennington school this morning we went along to Penny Bridge school to do it all again.  We did the lesson first and followed it with the assembly.  The year 6 children responded very well to what we were doing and seemed to enjoy the lesson.  During the assembly we again acted out the Paul story. At the end of the assembly we prayed with the school.

Pennington School

This morning Sarah, Vic, Andre and myself did the first of two transition assemblies and lessons.  The whole school was in for the assembly as we once again acted out part of the story of Paul.  We discovered what changes he went through during his life as he took the gospel message to people far and wide.  After the assembly we set up the hall for the transition lesson.  The children moved round the hall and reflected and discussed about their move to secondary school.  They looked at moving on, homework, getting lost and bullying.  We tried to encourage them as they move on to their new schools and told them that we would be praying for them during the first weeks in September as they settle into their new schools.

Our Lady's

This morning I went along to Our Lady's in Dalton for the assembly.  To start with we sang Great Great Brill Brill although we have done this one before it was a long time ago so I reminded the children of the actions as well as pointing out that the word 'wicked' in the song is in fact street talk for good.  After the song I told the story of Paul being shipwrecked on his way to Rome.  I did fill in some of the details of the story before I started though to explain why he was going to Rome.  Following the story I again filled in some other details about the story like how many people were on the boat and about how long the storm lasted for.  I explained to the children that in life we all at some point face changes as well as challenges and the story we had heard was about a big challenge that Paul faced.  However God via an angel assure Paul that all would be well with the people on the ship even though the ship was going to be lost everyone would be safe - and they were saved and the ship did get lost.  I tried to encourage the children that as they journey through life and as they see changes happen like moving up a school year or in the case of the year 6 children moving school, that God will always be there and he will protect them as he did Paul.  I also said that they could ask God to help them as Paul did whenever they face difficult times.  To finish we sang Wonderful Lord as that talks about God being our shield and protector and that he is always there looking over us.  During the song I said a prayer for all the children as they move on and in particular the year 6 children.

St Marys Dalton

Today we went to St Marys in Dalton.   It was our first visit to the school.   We went to do our transition assembly and we followed it with the transition lesson.  We had a great time at the school and I think the children did too. We started by singing Geat Big God then at the end of the assembly were asked to ding another song so we sang Great Great Brill Brill. After the aassembly I said a short prayer.   The lesson that followed went very well afterwards.

Croftlands Infants School

This afternoon we made our last visit of this school year to Croftlands Infants School.  It was great to see all of the children and they greeted us so well as we arrived.  After singing Great Great Brill Brill I told the Daniel story using some of the children to act out the various parts - Sarah directed them as needed to the correct places as we heard about how Daniel continued to worship God even though some of the officials that he was in charge of tricked the king into making it illegal.  Daniel eventually end up in the lions den but he didn't stay there for long as the next day he was taken out un harmed and those that plotted against him became cat food.  Sarah explained how God had protected Daniel and how he still protects people today.  She linked what she was saying to the words for Wonderful Lord which we sang at the end.  I said a prayer part way through as usual.

Croftlands Junior School

This morning Sarah and I went to do our last assembly of this school year at Croftlands Juniors.  We only had the year 3 and 4 classes in as the rest of the school do swimming.  So to start with we sang Great Great Brill Brill then I went on to tell the story of Daniel.  We selected some children to come and play the various parts.  We had a fun time as the story rolled out and as the actors acted out various bits of it.  Then Sarah explained at the end of the story about how Daniel was a man of God and that he trusted God.  She also explained how God protected Daniel and how he still protects people today.  This led to our second song Wonderful Lord, during which I said a short prayer.

Broughton School

This afternoon we made our last visit of the school year to Broughton School.  It is sad to think that when we go back in September the year 6 children will have left and be at various secondary schools in the area.  To start the assembly we sang Great Great Brill Brill pointing out that the term wicked in the song is street talk.  Then Sarah using the Lion Storyteller Bible told the story of Paul being ship wrecked.  After the story I explained a little about Paul and about how he faced many changes as well as challenges in his life but God was always there to protect him and look after him.  I wanted to encourage the year 6 pupils as they leave and say no matter what they face in the future they should look to God and he will help.  After the talk we sang Wonderful Lord because it talks about God protecting us and looking after us.