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Food bank assembly - Thankfulness
Mon 22 Jan 2024In this morning assembly, Stuart from Cumbria food bank spoke to our pupils about thankfulness.
We started the assembly by thinking about what we should be thankful for. Our pupils had lots of ideas and it was wonderful to hear them not only mention celebrations but also mention food, family and friends. Staying positive will help to add colour when we experience dark times.
Stuart then shared a story with us about 10 people who were cured of leprosy. Only one who said thank you.
Stuart also spoke about how even when we have negative experiences in life, we should stay thankful for all the positive things we have in life.
The pupils then gave Timmy the tin of tuna some advise. His friend Toby was unwell and feeling sad, this in turn was making Timmy sad. We decided it’d be a good idea to play the thankful game and think about all the positive things he could be thankful for. Stuart also linked this to the foodbank and how people who visit are thankful to the volunteers and for the donations.
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Brass Instrument Workshop
Thu 11 Jan 2024Our pupils enjoyed an introduction to brass instruments this afternoon lead by BBE Brass Foundations. We all enjoyed a fun whole school assembly before our two KS2 classes got the opportunity to experience playing a trumpet 🎺
Both classes had lots of fun! Take a look at the music sections on both Crummock and Derwent class for more photos and video clips.
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Saint Kentigern Assembly
Wed 10 Jan 2024Today’s assembly was all about Saint Kentigern who is the Patron Saint of Glasgow.
We found out that our local church in Aspatria is named about Saint Kentigern because Saint Kentigern travelled to Cumbria and will have passed through Aspatria on his travels.
Saint Kentigern links all the way back to King Arthur and Prince Owain who was the Prince of Cumbria. Prince Owain travelled to Scotland and fell in love with a princess. They gave birth to a baby boy who went on to become Saint Kentigern.
We learnt that the princesses father was not happy with his daughter and he was so angry that he actually tried to kill her. He pushed her off a hill in Scotland but she survived, he then sent her out in a corniche on the sea but once again he survived. They believe that God saved the princess.
The first miracle preformed by Saint Kentigern was when he was a little boy. He was blamed for the death of a little robin. He held the robin in his hands and prayed for him to come back to life and it did!
There is the remained of the cross from 1000years ago at the back of the Church in Cumbria. This cross is where Saint Kentigern will have stood when he spoke to the residents of Aspatria all those years ago.