Good Morning Brown Clee!

This week we have been thinking about Respect, and how it is important that we treat others as we wish to be treated ourselves.  Sometimes we can forget this, and sometimes we don’t treat everybody equally or fairly, sometimes we can be disrespectful, especially if people look or behave differently to us.  In the Bible there are many stories that help to teach us how we should behave, and how we should follow Jesus’.

This is a picture of  Paul, who was one of the first friends of Jesus. Paul travelled all over the ancient world telling people about Jesus and wrote many books about being a Christian which are found in the Bible. Paul wanted everyone to hear the good news that Jesus loves them – old and young, men and women, every race, religion, nationality – no-one was left out when Paul was speaking!  Jesus loves everyone!

In a letter that Paul wrote to the church in Rome, he said:

“Each one of us has a body, and that body has many parts. These parts all have different uses. In the same way, we are many, but in Christ we are all one body.”

What do you think Paul means?  I wonder if he is trying to say that we may all look different, and be different, that we may live in different places across the world, but we are also all human, and as Christians, we are all part of God’s team. Therefore, we should be respectful and treat everyone equally, irrespective of differences. and we should celebrate and appreciate our differences and work together to help make the world a wonderful place.

Here is a video of children from across the planet who wanted to connect the world through music, as they share the belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people.

Prayer of the Day

Dear God,
Thank you for all of our differences here at this school.
Thank you that you created a whole world full of different people.
Help us to know that this makes the world a beautiful and interesting place to live
Because we are all special to you.
Amen.

In the statement made by the Secretary of State for Education this afternoon, Gavin Williamson announced that there was no longer an expectation that all Year 2,3,4 and 5 children should be in school for a month prior to the summer holiday.

This was a relief for us, as we do not have the capacity to extend the school to receive more children unless we operated on a rota basis, and the government guidance currently states that rotas are not to be used.  Therefore, we will continue to remain open for children of Critical Workers and children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 until the end of this academic year.

We will continue with our remote learning activities for those children at home, and are always here to answer any queries.

Good Morning Brown Clee!

Yesterday we listened to a story about diversity and thought about how wonderful it is that everybody is different!  We also talked about RESPECT and how important respect is to enable people to work, play and live together in harmony.

Today I have a video that focuses on Mutual Respect. The word mutual means shared between people’, and in this video you learn find out what two pupils, Amelie and Shaeya, discover when they asked people in their school community what respect means to them.

In this video, children offered different ideas on the word Respect, including: ‘showing tolerance’, ‘listening to others’, ‘being open to their opinions and beliefs’, ‘treating others as equals’, ‘playing by the rules’, ‘being polite to others’ and ‘being loyal to your friends’. All the interviewees agreed that it is important to treat others with thoughtfulness and consideration, in just the way that we would wish to be treated ourselves.

Here are some questions to help you think about your thoughts about Mutual Respect…

When is it easy to show respect?

When is it harder to show respect?

What do you need to do to show respect?

Do you have to earn respect? And if so, how do you earn it?

Here’s a song that we have sung before, about showing a Little Bit of Kindness – as being kind to others, is always a good way to earn respect!

https://youtu.be/iGUABWgeA1Q

Prayer of the Day

Dear God

We thank you for giving us the patience and understanding to reach out to others and treat them with dignity and respect.

Help us to remember that everyone is equal, to value other people, and to treat them well, just as we wish to be treated.

Amen.