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Monday 30th March - Respect in families

Monday 30th March 

This week we are continuing to think about the value of respect and how we can be respectful of others in our families. 

Read the writing below before listening to the assembly You can ask a grown up to read it with you if you need help.


Look at this picture for a moment: 

Think or talk about: 

  • Who is in your family?
  • Who looks after you at home?
  • How do you show love and appreciation for each other?
  • How do you show someone that they are welcome? At school? At home? In other places?
  • What do you love about your parents?
  • Are there things that they do that make you laugh?
     

'Parents'
Use the link at the bottom of the page to listen to the assembly.

Join in with the song too!

Love is something if you give it away,
Give it away, give it away.
Love is something if you give it away,
You end up having more.

It's just like a magic penny,
Hold it tight and you won't have any.
Lend it, spend it, and you'll have so many
They'll roll all over the floor.

For love is something if you give it away,
Give it away, give it away.
Love is something if you give it away,
You end up having more.

So let's go dancing till the break of day,
And if there's a piper, we can pay.
For love is something if you give it away,
You end up having more.

For love is something if you give it away,
Give it away, give it away.
Love is something if you give it away,
You end up having more.

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Malvina Reynolds

Magic Penny lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

 

Think about the story you just listened to. Think or talk about:

  • Do you think this is a true story? Why?
  • How do you think Mother Star felt about being left behind when her children went to the banquet?
  • Which part of the banquet would you have most liked and why?
  • What would have been your favourite food?
  • Which of the children (Sun, Moon and Wind) are you most like? Would you have remembered to bring back some food, as Moon did?
  • What were each of Mother Star’s punishments for the children who had been selfish and how do they relate to the characteristics of the Sun and the Wind?
  • What might this story help to explain? 

Something to try and do this week: 

Make a list of all the different things that your family does for you at home - and elsewhere. Make secret pledges to do something that will show appreciation for all that they do, or help them in some way.

Talk later in the week about the difference that it’s made to life in your house. 

or

Make a thank-you card for your parents for something that you really appreciate them doing, or just because you love them.

A prayer to say together: 

Today we offer two prayers of thanks for all parents, everywhere. 

Our Father, who art in Heaven.........

Hail Mary, full of grace.......

Amen 

 

Content taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03g64pf