We enjoy close links with our church, St Mary's and the wider faith community. We are blessed to have clergy-led worship every Tuesday morning, welcoming Rev Susan McKendrey and Archdeacon Richard Pratt on alternating weeks. We also enjoy members of the church community and members of NISCU (Northern Inter-School Christian Union) joining us for prayer space reflections and collective worship. Throughout the year, we visit St Mary's Church to hold services where we welcome family members and encourage the wider community to join us in our worship.
NISCU Lockdown reflections
Our friends at NISCU are helping us through lockdown by posting a series of videos on YouTube each week which reflect our Christian Values to share with our families. We hope you find them useful in these difficult times.
FRIENDSHIP
Day 1 – ‘What is love ?’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfGXu-X-KH0
Day 2 – ‘Time for a puppet play’ (The Good Samaritan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkQ6PmiETnI
Day 3 – ‘Showing love to others’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CpnZaYU-70
Day 4 – ‘Thinking about our world’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBBJtPwkQI
Day 5 – ‘Love is .....’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8W0zyUvib0
RESILIENCE
Day 1 – ‘What is love ?’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfGXu-X-KH0
Day 2 – ‘Time for a puppet play’ (The Good Samaritan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkQ6PmiETnI
Day 3 – ‘Showing love to others’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CpnZaYU-70
Day 4 – ‘Thinking about our world’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkBBJtPwkQI
Day 5 – ‘Love is .....’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8W0zyUvib0
FORGIVENESS
Day 1 – What if ...? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCgCuVWKH4
Day 2 – Whoops! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYpHsjIq5HQ
Day 3 – It’s better to forgive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQ6u_b1XkE
Day 4 – Some Good News! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4wMo8E4DKc
Day 5 – Invisible Ink! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyAt1DlnEm0
Experience Easter March 2nd -4th 2020
Over the course of 3 days, all of our classes from Reception through to Year 6 visited St Mary's to visit the Experience Easter stations set up there. The children found out, in age appropriate ways, all about the Easter story and were able to reflect on the feelings of those involved as well as what Easter means for us today as Christians. A big thank you to RevSusan, the Solway Youth Network volunteers and all the helpers at St Mary's for leading this wonderful opportunity.
Crosses From Around The World
Children from each class worked with Miss Lockwood on a very special art project to find out about and then make the many different crosses from around the world. The crosses are now up on display for all to see in school.
Forgiveness Reflection Area
On 27/2/20, Lynne Graham from NISCU worked alongside our worship leaders to create a new reflection area on forgiveness.
Forgiveness Reflection Area
Year 4 Swallows Christianity Around the World Project
Our Christianity around the world project is based on the book “Where in the world?”by Martyn Payne.
Year 4 followed Sparkle’s story of migration, we learned that the safest place for a Swallow to perch during migration is the roof of a church. This led us to investigate different Christian churches and traditions around the world. We also looked at prayers from these places.
We found out how Christianity originated in some countries - did you know that it is thanks to the apostle Andrew that Christianity is in Romania, he shared the story of Jesus.
We learned that 77.4% of the population in Argentina is Christian.
We all really enjoyed the investigation and with good team work, we were able to produce these wonderful Pic Collages.
Y4 Swallows
Thankfulness reflection areas
On 16/1/2020, Lynne Graham from NISCU joined our worship leaders to create two new reflection areas on the theme of 'thankfulness'. Lynne and the children created spaces where the pupils can reflect on what they are thankful for and can record their thoughts on the branches of the tree.
Thankfulness
Carol Service 2019
On Monday 16th December our children were joined by family members at our annual carol service in St Mary’s Church. The service was led by our Year 3 children who retold the story of the Nativity. Towards the end of the service Rev. Susan talked about the significance of the Christingle before we lit our candles and dimmed the lights in church.
The children in KS2 enjoyed making over 250 Christingle oranges for the carol service to be held on Monday 16th December in St Mary's. Each orange has a red ribbon and sweets/dried fruit on cocktail sticks along with a candle to represent Jesus as the 'light of the world'.
On Wednesday 2nd December, some of our children visited church to decorate a tree as part of the annual Christmas tree festival. Our tree was decorated with stars which each had on them our Christian values.
Christmas tree festival
On Tuesday 3rd December, Rev. Susan and our friends from NISCU came along to deliver a special collective worship. They told the story of the Wise Men in the nativity and how the most special gift we can bring to God is ourselves. We enjoyed hearing the story and reflecting on the message. We also really enjoyed singing 'Little Drummer Boy'.
NISCU visit
During 13th and 14th November, we were joined by representatives from St Mary's Church, Solway Network Youth Church and NISCU who worked with the children to access prayer spaces on the value of RESPONSIBILITY. The children visited each station and reflected on their responsibilities to themselves, their friends and family, the community and the world as a whole.
Maryport Schools Remembrance Service
Representatives from our school council joined those from other schools in the town at the annual Remembrance Service. Everyone in school had written a promise to God on a poppy and these were displayed in church. We also laid a wreath in remembrance of those who have sacrificed so much.
Remembrance Service 2019
