Christingle Service

Advent is a time of preparation.

Here are the Year 5 production team preparing for our Christingle service!

 

Advent is a time of hope. We welcome Jesus 'The Light Of The World' into our hearts and minds to lead us and guide us and bring us peace.

 Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Children in Need Day

For Children in Need day we all brought our teddies to school for the day along with a contribution to help raise money for this important charity.

Here are some snaps of the bears joining us for our lessons!

2015 Shoebox appeal

Every year we collect gifts during November to make up Christmas shoeboxes. This year our contributions will be distributed through The Trussell Trust. Each Christmas The Trussell Trust  takes thousands of shoeboxes filled with presents to some of the poorest people in Bulgaria. People of all ages receive boxes, ranging from Roma people living in freezing conditions and struggling to survive, to abandoned and orphaned children living in state care. Last year they hand-delivered thousands of shoeboxes to: orphanages, Roma communities, women’s refuges, prisoner’s children, housebound elderly people, rural schools and refugee centres. Christmas boxes show people who have been rejected or are living in absolute poverty that they are loved. For many, a Christmas shoebox will be the only gift they receive this year. These small boxes are received with smiles, laughter and even tears of joy.

Here are the before and after shots of our boxes!

Thank you all for the generous donations and particular thanks to the ladies who spent an entire morning sorting and wrapping!

Humility

This half term we will be exploring the Christian value of Humility.
Humility is something that is gained and practiced as we grow in wisdom and grace. Easton’s 1897 Bible Dictionary defines “humility” as: a prominent Christian grace. It is a state of mind well pleasing to God; it preserves the soul in tranquility and makes us patient under trials.


Psalms 25:9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

In Collective Worship (10.11.15) children heard the story from John 13 1-20 and reenacted the act of feet washing just as Jesus washed his disciples feet.

Jesus said, "Iam happy to work for you like a servant. You must be ready, too, to serve one another in humble ways"

 

Harvest at BSM

Thank you to everyone who came to the Harvest Collective worship on Friday 23rd October.
The collection of food was, as always, fantastic. All these items will be speeding to the Blandford food bank to support local families going through difficult times.

Message from Blandford food bank ...........

A New Year at Blandford St Mary!

Welcome back everyone to a new year at Blandford St. Mary Primary School!
This year we will be taking six more Christian Values to explore and embrace.
These are Hope, Humility, Courage, Thankfulness, Service and Responsibility.

This half term we will be learning about, and reflecting on, the value of HOPE.
 We ask Jesus, the light of the world, to lead us and guide us in all we do.

 

For I know the plans I have for you. declares the Lord.

Plans to prosper you and not to harm you.

Plans to give you HOPE and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11