Friendship Assembly KS1 – year 1-2

Good afternoon everybody. Todays assembly is a mystery. We will try to work out what it is about.

I will give out some words and we will try and work out what they mean.

Mik (albanian) tomdachi (japanese) jingu (Korean) amic (Italian).

How about

Ami (france ) Amigo (spanish) , Rafiki (swahili)

How about

Dost (hindi) yaar (urdu) buddy (english) Pal mate, chum

Fabulous you guessed it. It was about friendship.

And who has a been a good friend to you recently and why?

Where going to think of a recipe for a good friendship. What might we put inside? For each word you guess write I will let you put a friend ( a cut out of aginger bread person of different colours ) inside this bowl. Lets see ho many we can get.

A friend is someone who is …….. When things go wrong a friend always

Gentle reliable
Loyal pleasant
Funny courteous
Welcoming funny
Pleasant thoughtful
Supportive special
Tolerant sweet
Helpful reliable / Share with you, is there for you
Care for you, is dependable
Think of you forgiving
Help you
Look after you
Put you first
Remember you
Forgives you

Well done for thinking of all those qualities of what makes a good friend.

It means that you all must be good friends. We need all these qualities to go into a friendship.

I will now read you a friendship recipe:

Hold your hands together

And throw away your sorrow

Fun and laughter day and night

And work on till tomorrow

Chop anger into tiny pieces

Add several cups of love

Dredge with a large sized smile

Mix with the ingredients above

Dissolve the hate within you

By doing a good deed

Cut in and help your friend

If they should be in need

Stir in laughter, love, and kindness

From the heart it has to come

Toss with genuine forgiveness

And give your neighbour some

The amount of people served

Will depend on you

It can serve the whole wide world

If you really want it to.

(Stir the bowl and take out a string of friends ).

Sometimes friendships can be a little tricky. Sometimes we don’t know how to make a new friend. Sometimes we think that people are too different to be friends with.

Pretend to hear voices from the bowl. I can overhear these people saying something... I don’t want to be in here said orange. No-one likes me.

Red is friends with yellow miss

and green is friends with blue.

White and black get on just fine

and that’s all the crew.

Theres no one for to be friends with me miss

I’ts because I’m new.

Now listen to me all of you I’ll tell you a story of a crayon box.

The Crayon Box That Talked – By Shane Derolf

While walking in a toy store
the day before today,
I overheard a Crayon box
with many things to say

"I don't like Red!" said Yellow.
and Green said, "nor do I"
and no one here likes Orange,
but no one knows quite why.
We are a Box of Crayons
that really doesn't get along"
said Blue to all the others.
"Something must be wrong!"

Well, I bought that Box of Crayons,
and took them home with me,
and laid out all the Crayons
so the Crayons could all see.
They watched me as I coloured
with Red and Blue and Green.
And Black and White and Orange,
and every colour in between.

They watched as Green became the grass,
and Blue became the sky.
The Yellow sun was shining bright
on White clouds drifting by.
Colours changing as they touched,
Becoming something new
they watched me as I coloured.
They watched me 'til I was through.

And when I'd finished,
I began to walk away.
and as I did the Crayon Box
had something more to say . . .
"I do like Red!" said Yellow
and Green said, "So do I,
and Blue you are terrific,
so high up in the sky!"
"We are a Box of Crayons
Each of us unique,
But when we get together,
the picture is complete!"

Here is a story an old lady who knew lots of people but didn’t know if they were her real friends or not.
Rose was an old lady. She lived on her own. She used to sit outside her cottage and watch the people of the village walk by.
She knew them and they knew her. She used to hope that they would stop and speak to her, but they never did.
There was only one person who used to speak to her. Her name was Anna. Anna had a family to look after and was very busy, but she still used to stop every day to have a chat with Rose and sometimes she used to give her little presents.
ANNA: Good morning, Rose. How are you today?
ROSE: Hello, Anna. I didn't sleep very well last night, but I'm feeling much better now thank you.
ANNA: I did some baking last night and I've brought you a cake.
ROSE: Oh, thank you. I'll have that with my tea today. Goodbye.
ANNA: Goodbye.
NARRATOR 2: Next day, Rose saw the postman.
ROSE: I don't suppose you have any letters for me?
POSTMAN: As a matter of fact, I have. Here you are.
NARRATOR 3: Excitedly, Rose opened the letter. She didn't get many letters. She read the letter out loud. It was from the local bank manager.
ROSE: Dear Rose, Sadly your great aunt has died. She has left you some money in her will. If you call at the bank, you can collect it.
NARRATOR 4: Rose set off for the bank straight away. She saw the bank manager.
BANK MANAGER: Good morning. I expect you have called for your money. Would you like to have some now and some later?
ROSE: No, I'd like it all now, please. Put it in this box and I'll count it later.
BANK MANAGER: Very well. There you are.
NARRATOR 5: Rose arrived home safely with her money.
Unfortunately, the postman and the bank manager told a couple of the villagers about Rose's good fortune.
By the next morning, everyone in the village knew about it. Now, when the villagers walked past Rose's house, they all stopped and spoke to her.
VILLAGER 1: Good morning, Rose, my old friend. I'm so pleased to hear of your good fortune. I wonder if you could lend me some money. I'll pay you back at the end of the week.
ROSE: Of course. I'm pleased to help you out. Here you are.
VILLAGER 2: Hello, Rose. How are you? I wonder if you could lend me some money. I want to buy some clothes for my children. They never stop growing, do they?
ROSE: Certainly. Here you are.
VILLAGER 3: It's nice to see you, Rose. Could you lend me some money? My roof needs repairing. It's leaking quite badly.
ROSE: Yes, of course I can.
VILLAGER 4: Hello, dear friend. Can I borrow some money to buy some new curtains? My old ones are falling apart.
ROSE: Of course.
VILLAGER 5: Greetings, friend. Could I borrow some money to buy my son a birthday present? He wants something really expensive.
ROSE: Of course you can.
VILLAGER 6: Hello, Rose. Could you lend me some money so my family can go on holiday? We need a break.
ROSE: Yes. Have a nice time.
VILLAGER 7: Good morning, Rose. Can I borrow some money to buy some gardening tools? My garden is like a jungle at the moment.
ROSE: Yes. I'm happy to help you.
VILLAGER 8: Hello, Rose. Can you lend me some money to buy some new
animals for my farm? A few sheep would be nice.
NARRATOR 6: Rose looked in her box and got a shock. She had been so generous, there was now no money left.
ROSE: Oh dear! I'm sorry. My friends have borrowed it all.
NARRATOR 7: Just as the last villager went away, disappointed, Anna came along. She stopped to have her usual chat with Rose, but Rose said grumpily,
ROSE: I'm sorry, Anna. I'm too tired to talk to you today. My friends have all been visiting me.
NARRATOR 8: Anna went away feeling a bit upset. Her friend Rose had never spoken to her like that before. By the next morning, all the villagers knew that Rose had run out of money. Rose sat outside her cottage as usual. She was looking forward to speaking with her friends again, but this time the villagers all walked by without speaking - just like they used to do. Rose quickly understood. The villagers had been interested in her money, not in her. Rose was sad. Then along came Anna.
ANNA: Good morning, Rose. How are you today?
ROSE: Anna, I was very rude to you yesterday. I'm very sorry. I know now that you are my real friend. You speak to me whether I have money or not.
ANNA: That's all right. I forgive you.
NARRATOR 9: Rose never managed to get back all the money she had given away, but she was able to recover some of it. With that money, she was able to make life a little more comfortable, both for herself and for her loyal friend Anna.
4. Rose had learnt some difficult lessons about friendship. You cannot buy friends, with money or sweets - and not everyone you know is your friend.
Rose learnt that she knew lots of people, but she had only one really good friend - and when you find out who your friends are, you should look after them.

Lets Give Thanks
Close your eyes. Lets think of how we can be a good friend today.

Sometimes it is difficult being friends. But we have to work at it. You cannot force someone to be your friend, but if you are friendly, they may be friendly in return.
Thank you for our friends. If we didn’t have the world would be a lonely place. Loneliness makes people feel very sad. Thank you for my friends to play with, talk to, share with help and love.

Making friends can be an effort, but it is worth it. Just to remind you all that a smile is a “friendship token” andwe all feel much better when we give one and make and keep friends. Open your eyes and smile at me.

I will give some special friendship hands to your classes for your teachers to give out to children who are spotted being great friends by those on playground duty. Pupils can also nominate other children for this award.

A famous person once said to find a friend you must be a good friend yourself. A friend is for life.

Music to be used, “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor or “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel.