Infant and Nursery Christian Ethos
How is Collective Worship Organised in School?
Collective Worship plays an important part in the life of our schools. Worship at Christ Church is held daily and provides an opportunity to praise God through Bible stories, prayers and songs. It is rooted in the knowledge that God loves us as unique individuals made in the image of God.
Throughout the week, worship is led by staff, clergy and children. Worship also takes place in the classrooms where the children have the opportunity to reflect and meditate.
Infants:
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Monday – Singing praise led by Mr Gray (Music specialist)
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Tuesday – Worship is led by a member of the leadership team and is based on our 6 core Christian values (one per half term)
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Wednesday – Class/Year group worship
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Thursday – Open the Book
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Friday – Celebration Praise: We celebrate our achievements during the week and give thanks for our education
Worship begins with the lighting of three candles and an introit and closes with prayer.
Across the federation children are encouraged to play an active part in leading worship. KS2 pupils are welcomed to visit the infant site to deliver collective worship and have supported Y2 pupils in the planning and delivery of whole school worship. It is a joy to see our strong cross phase partnership in action.
Little Leaders
Our Year 2 pupils are provided with opportunities to take on leadership roles within our school, applying to become playground buddies and reading ambassadors. It is wonderful to see our Y2 pupils taking on leadership roles with such confidence and enthusiasm.
Playground Buddies – our playground buddies do a wonderful job caring for other pupils; teaching new skills and leading new games to ensure everyone has a happy and exciting lunchtime. They encourage our children to be active and most importantly, have fun whilst demonstrating kindness and friendship to everyone
Reading Ambassadors – our reading ambassadors inspire others, reading stories to younger pupils with great enthusiasm and expression, developing a love of reading and learning.
Enhancing Our Curriculum Through Our Community
It is always a pleasure to welcome members of our community into school to further enhance our children’s learning and knowledge.
Celebrating Our Kenyan Link
What a wonderful celebration! It was fantastic to see the whole federation come together to celebrate our link with St John’s Buko RC Primary School in Kenya.
The children created their own drums from recycled materials before coming together as a community to perform Jambo Bwana – a traditional Kenyan welcome song.
