If you’re looking for an uplifting story this week, then do read on. Pupils at Cringleford CEVA Primary School near Norwich have been using Lent resources from the Church of England ‘Draw Near’ campaign.
From Hope pebbles, to handprints and thoughtfulness to thankfulness, the children have really engaged well with the resources.
Revd Graham Wilkins is Rector of St Peter’s Church in Cringleford and a governor at the school. Revd Graham says:
“As both a church and as a community, we have really enjoyed using the Church of England’s ‘Draw Near’ Lent resources. It has been amazing to see how the community at Cringleford CEVA Primary School have got involved in looking at all the ways they can show kindness and compassion to all those around them.”
Handprint drawings
In each finger the children have written something they wanted to do to help somebody else. This relates to ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’ The children coloured in another finger each morning when they had reflected on how they had helped somebody else.
Year 6
Year 6 pupils wrote about what they could give up. Some examples included fudge, screentime, youtube, xbox and even stealing my sister’s things!
Hope Pebbles
These Hope pebbles were created during class worship. The children enjoyed this activity and talked about instances where they had found decorated pebbles when out walking.
Year 5
Romans 12.10 “Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves.”
Year 5 enjoyed an activity handing out and receiving friendship cards, then had discussions after the cards were given out.
How did we feel when we were given a friendship card?
- ‘Noticed’
- ‘It felt like somebody cared about me’
- It felt like I was special and I wasn’t invisible’
- I was given a card and I didn’t know that they actually liked me, so it made me feel like I was unique’
- ‘It made me feel happy, and made my day joyful’
- I felt grateful’
How did it feel to give somebody a friendship card?
‘You know you’ve got somebody there’
- ‘You know you’ve got somebody there’
- Excited to see their reaction’
- ‘It made me feel like I made someone smile’
- It made me feel happy’
- ‘It made me feel like I was making someone happy’
- It made me feel a bit nervous but I was happy for the person who gets it’
- ‘It made me feel like it was the right thing to do’
- ‘It made me feel like I had their back no matter what’
- ‘It was very heartwarming because I was making someone happy’
- ‘It felt nice to make someone happy by giving them a card’
