Collective Worship Outline for Spring 2 2016 -17 Value : Forgiveness
Table cloth = Green
Start of worship prayer on board and by candle. Light candle
Leader: Faithful Father, Thank you that you forgive us when we are sorry
Response: Help us be strong to forgive others and ourselves just as Jesus taught us.
Expectations and non-negotiables:
- All children and staff attend collective worship
- Weekly whole class reflection time is timetabled and thoughts and prayers are recorded in the spiritual journey class book
- The weekly question and character are looked at and thoughts and ideas are recorded in the class spiritual journal
- The reflection area displays the weekly question, termly value, spiritual journal, candle, prayer / worry box, weekly vocabulary for term’s value and the school vision statement
- The weekly question is shared with parents on the weekly homework sheet
End of Worship prayer
Dear Lord,
Fill us with your spirit so we can follo0w your example to reach out in love; stand firm with strength and step out in faith. In Jesus name, Amen
Monday(Value in Action) / Tuesday
Assemblies led by different teachers on a rota. Reflection during story time in classes. / Wednesday
Church Assembly / Thursday
Singing / Friday
Celebration lead by EM
Week One
20/2/17
Theme: Why do we forgive
QN: when did I last say sorry?
Activity: how can you change the words anger into sorry?
Quote: the weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong / NONE / Introduction to Forgiveness:
Link back to OTB ‘ the unforgiving servant’
Introduction of LSF champions – lead the service
Share changes to CW / Church: liquid fixer and iodine / Singing Worship / Celebration
Leaner of the week – please have photo and caption completed by the child ready for them to share
Week Two
27/2/17
Theme: Why is it hard to forgive?
QN Who do I need to forgive?
Activity: make a daisy chain for your class - why do you think this is the flower of forgiveness
Quote: do not let the sun go down on your anger / Look at the ideas children had from last week’s activity
The Wooden Bowl – why did they get angry with grandad?
What stopped them? What changed and helped them?
Walking prayer time – who do I need to forgive over and over again? With each step try and think of someone you would like to be more patient with…. / The Parable of the pharisee and the tax collector
(saved in collective worship folder under forgiveness)
Props: big shiny beautiful box, Small battered old ripped box
Pop the balloon prayer – have five balloons; collect reasons why children may want forgiveness from god – put on the balloons – then pop them. God gives us a fresh start – let’s do the same to others ….. / ASH Wednesday / Singing Worship / Celebration
Leaner of the week – please have photo and caption completed by the child ready for them to share
Week Three
6/3/17
Theme: New behaviour policy sharing with children
QN:What should I do if I break the five golden rules?
Activity: keep all your golden time; contribute to the marble jar
Quote: Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much Oscar Wilde / TBC in staff meeting 1/3
The Carpenter a good story to encourage the children to be proactive and the fact they are only cheating themselves
Saved in collective worship forgiveness / TBC 1/3
The missing camel – about getting on, sharing and working on problems together…
Saved in collective worship forgiveness / OTB / Singing Worship / Celebration
Leaner of the week – please have photo and caption completed by the child ready for them to share
Week Four
13/3/17
Theme:forgiveness matters
QN: What does it feel like to forgive and be forgiven? How does it change you?
Activity: Listen to the song Amazing Grace and write your own top ten tips for forgiveness.
Quote: to be forgiven is to experience a release… a burden rolling away / Forgiveness matter story (Collective worship folder)
Prayer – fizzy forgiveness - show water and tablet and then explain how we can put the tablet in the water – it can be the process of dissolving anger and showing forgiveness and the anger dissolving and leaving which leads to a lovely fizzy drink.
Share ten tips for showing forgiveness / Amazing Grace the story of forgiveness – the life of John Newton
Values for Life week Three p111 – 113 / Singing Worship / Celebration
Leaner of the week – please have photo and caption completed by the child ready for them to share
Week Five
20/3/17
Theme: Attitude to life
Question: What’s my attitude towards forgiveness?
Quote: Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain! / Hear the children’s top ten ideas for helping to forgive
The right attitude (story in CW folder)
Link to last week and the drink. Give children a glass to hold – ask them how heavy it is and how they feel about holding it… what if I say you have to hold it for the next few mins, hours, days… get heavier and you get grumpier the same with holding a grudge / God always forgives or Omar story (both are in the CW folder. Omar follows on more directly from Mondays
Prayers- have helium balloon and show how if we forgive and allow god to forgive us it is like the balloon we are letting go and it lightens things up. / Singing Worship / Celebration
Leaner of the week – please have photo and caption completed by the child ready for them to share
Week Six
27/3/17
Last week of term / The Cross – Symbol of forgiveness
Week Five Values for life p118 – the road to Emmaus / Easter practice / Easter practice? / End of term service