Harworth Church of England Academy

Collective Worship

Collective Worship is an integral part of life at our school. Every Monday we come to worship together to learn about stories, festivals and events from the major religions. The children often spontaneously respond to our worship by creating reflections, artwork prayers and questions. Here are a list of our Collective Worship themes so far this academic year.

Collective Worship Autumn Term

Date	Title/Theme	Resources	Evaluation
6^th September	Welcome back to our fantastic school / where have we been over the holiday, now it’s time to enjoy being in school, learning and doing our best	HAPPI video to show at the end of CW Hangman style papers for my holiday destinations	Brilliant! Children loved being reminded of the HAPPI video. Lots of smiling, especially from new children in Years 5 and 6.
11^th September	Signs of peace to each other: Acronym for PEACE	PEACE acronym for children to hold up	Really good – all children doing the ‘pinky promise’ for peace.
18^th September	Symbols of PEACE for World Peace Day (21^st September)	Pictures of symbols	Children really well behaved (including FS). Follow up on Thursday to test children on remembering the different Peace symbols.
25^th September	Our Link With our school in the Gambia	Powerpoint sent from the school	Children fired up to write a letter to our twin school in the Gambia. Also to write 5 facts about the Gambia. (Letter to be sent to the school by the end of the week)
2^nd October	Harvest – an apple a day	Apples	Children wrote harvest prayers.
9^th October	Peace in our school	Peacemakers jackets. Signs of Peace.	Children were very responsive. Peacemakers agreed to come to me after every playtime to report any problems.
16^th October	Peace in the World – relating our school to the wider world	World map - newspapers	Children brought me prayers about world peace and their hopes for the future.
31^st October	The story of Abram and Lot	Cut out sheep, signs, grass	Children re telling the story in class and thinking about the message.
6^th November	Peace after War – Remembrance Day	Poppies, images of battlefields after battle, Sherlock Holmes costume	Children brought me poems about Peace and War throughout the day.
13^th November	John Cage – Peace of silent music	Images of John Cage	Posters made by the children on their reflections from the CW.
20^th November	I can do it – Yes I can!	Affirmations on card	FS child wrote ‘Yes I can do it.’
27^th November	Ohana means intentional family	Clip from Lilo and Stitch	Book from Class 6 about the meaning of Ohana. Children made a large version of the word to put up in the hall. Reflection from other classes.
4^th December	Preparation – Advent. We have to prepare when we have an event	Advent Ring, suitcase	Children reflected on being peaceful before an event. ‘God guides us to be kind and caring.’
11^th December	Christmas is a time of giving rather than receiving	Advent Ring, John Lewis advert (Snowman)	Children talked about enjoying giving more than receiving.
18^th December	Christmas - People knew they were waiting for someone special but were surprised when it was a baby.	Advent Ring, images of gifts and baby items	Children talked about this special surprise and thought about what it would have meant for everyone at the time, as well as what it means for us now.
21^st December	Christingle Service in school	Christingle for every child.	Children loved having the Christingle and ‘singing in the dark!’
21^st December	Candle giving to Year 6 in Church	Candles for every child. Bible readings.	Children talked about how much they enjoyed the service.

Spring Term

Date	Title/Theme	Resources	Evaluation
8^th January	Happy New Year – a new start – every day is a new start	New items	Used a lot for a child with behaviour difficulties. He keeps reflecting on this message.
15^th January	Jesus is ‘a light for the world’	Night lights, images of Lighthouses.	Children spoke about Jesus as the light of the world and reflected on the Christingle.
22^ndJanuary	Being Kind		Card and thoughts from children.
29^th January	Community – Miners Window	Images of window, children to perform	Children said we are a part of our community. We are important in our community.
12^th February	St Valentine	Valentine card, rose, poem	Children thought about kind things and wrote them on a heart to give to others.
26^th February	Lent – What is Lent? Temptations		Children reflected on what they had given up and how Jesus had remained strong in his beliefs, even when he was tested. A child came to me with a piece about the temptations of Christ.
5^th March	Lent – Forgiveness – Taking the blame		Children talked about the Bible reading and reflected on how we forgive on a daily basis and how that makes us feel.
13^th March	Class 5 - Peace		Children reflected on friendship and how the children sang ‘fix you.’ They said it made them feel calm and peaceful.
19^th March	Say it with flowers	Bunch of flowers SAY IT WITH FLOWERS cards	Amazing reflection from Class 6 about flowers and their meaning.
26^th March	Eggs and the Easter surprise.	3 boiled eggs, 2 eggs, 1 chocolate Easter egg.	Children told me how much they enjoyed the CW (even at the end of the day). Children able to articulate what the resurrection would have been like for those around Jesus.

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