Church / Faith

Respect

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Luke 6:31

Friendship

A friend loves at all times.

Proverbs 17:17

Peace

Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

Luke 24:36

Forgiveness

Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

Matthew 6:12

Collective Worship

Collective worship is when we gather as a group or whole school to explore and reflect on Christian values and stories. We also look at key people or events that shape our world and dip into other world religions. 

At Lapworth, we have an act of worship or assembly every day, which take place in either the hall or the classroom. For special events on the Christian calendar, such as Christmas and Easter, we visit our local church, St Mary's Lapworth where the children from specific classes lead services. The whole school attends and parents are invited to take part in our collective worship too. 

Each half term, we focus on a different Christian value and explore these in different ways. During our worship we reflect on the teaching's of Jesus through exploring stories from the Bible. 

Academic Year 2024/25 Values

Autumn Term 1 - Respect

Autumn Term 2 - Generosity

Spring Term 1 - Wisdom

Spring Term 2 - Service

Summer Term 1 - Responsibility

Summer Term 2 - Perseverance

St Mary's Church, Lapworth

Reflection

A time to stop and think. A time to ask big questions and seek answers. A time to develop a sense of wonder about the universe.

A time to just be. 

Children at Lapworth are encouraged to explore and develop their own spirituality through music, singing, PSHE, Family Time, supporting charities and experience special awe and wonder moments. 

Each class has a reflection area with a cross, bible, thought provoking activities and objects and work that the children have created. A reflective space is a place where a child can choose to sit quietly either inside or outside at play time, on their own or with a friend, to have space away from the hustle and bustle of a busy school day to collect their thoughts. Children often ask to sit in the class areas as a special place where they can work.

The school's reflective garden sits in our smaller playground. Children can go there when they are outside for some quite time. The school's worship group look after the garden and put a new message for the children to read on the blackboard each week. We also use this garden to remember those who we have lost; our bus driver Dorin, who sadly passed away in 2021 & teacher Miss Thompson who passed away in 2022.