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• Our Easter Service

  Sat 25 Mar 2023

  The children led our Easter Service in church on Friday. Abbey Class led the service and enacted the story of Holy Week. Trendle Class  read a class Easter prayer and Giants and Duckling Class sang a happy Easter song. Jonathan completed the service with a blessing. The children were amazing and comments made by people who attended included 'it was a joy to see and hear the school worship in the traditional story of Easter. Beautifully presented and amazing to see the impeccable behaviour of the children.' and 'We loved it. Such lucky children to have such an amazing school and such lovely teachers.'

  Thank you to everyone.

  

• Our Reflective Day

  Mon 20 Mar 2023

  Today has been a 'Reflective day' across our school. We have been learning about how the bible story of Samuel and Eli relates to our school. Samuel was the son of Hannah. Hannah wanted a baby boy very much and when God gave her Samuel she made sure that he was raised in the church. One night Samuel heard a voice calling him. At first he thought it was his teacher, Eli's voice, but then he found out that it was God speaking to him! Samuel went on to be a great leader for God who was very sensitive to hearing God’s voice and what he wanted him to say to people. Mrs Cresswell explained that Samuel was a good example of someone who had been raised by a good teacher and could listen to God (his inner voice).

  We have been learning about how this relates to our school bible verse: 'Teach a child how they should live and they will remember it all of their lives' Proverbs, Chapter 22, verse 6.
  Just like Samuel, we all have an inner voice (this is the God’s voice for Christians or your conscience) which also guides us to what to do for the best.

  During the day we visited different classrooms to complete various activities and learning linked to the story. With Mrs Cresswell we thought about our inner voice and what it says to us. We thought about how our inner voice can help us to make a difference and to 'be the best we can be'. With Miss Stephens we found out a bit more about the story of Samuel by playing listening games and making our own telephones; helping us to think about how important it is to listen to the voices around us. With Mrs Brown we learnt about what Eli taught Samuel about keeping the temple clean and how they showed our Christian values.

  We gathered together as a school at the end of the day to share all our learning and reflections. Well done, everyone. You all worked collaboratively in your colour teams exploring the story with all your teachers and friends across the school. Perhaps you could look through the pictures at home and tell your grown ups more about our learning today!

  

• Lent Lunch

  Mon 13 Mar 2023

  Abbey Class were invited to our church for the annual Lent Lunch. This year they were raising money for the Disasters Emergency Committee for the Turkish/Syrian Earthquake Appeal. We were served with soup and bread and then had a satsuma for pudding. It was delicious and everyone ate it all up.  Thank you to all of our families for your donations. They have raised nearly £1000. Abbey Class thanked everyone by singing 'You've Got a Friend in Me' from the film 'Toy Story.' A thoroughly good time was had by all.