Our Christian Character
Kingsley St John's is a Church of England Primary School.
'An Oasis of hope' SIAMS 2019
Our Christian Vision
Kingsley St John’s is a Church of England Primary School where every child is known, valued and encouraged to shine.
We are a fully inclusive school, believing in the light of each of God's children and nurturing them to believe in their own light and recognise those of others. We care for every member of our school family.
'Kingsley Saint John's is an oasis of hope.' SIAMs 2019
The moment you step into KSJ you identify with the distincive ethos, the love as we all learn together and there are many key signs and symbols around school that reflects our Christian character.
In all we do, this Christian Character and ethos ensures the very best outcomes for all children. We recognise and believe whole-heartedly that all children must be given the pathway to reach their full potential and live life in all its fullness.
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As part of our vision we aim for all God's children in our school to
Love; Learn; Aspire; Achieve
And we do this supporting and encouraging each other. Love comes first, because when you love and are loved then you can learn, dream, hope, aspire, achieve and succeed.
Collective Worship
The children have an opportunity to worship each day.
Monday 9.15am - School led collective worship - focus on our Christian Value Theme
Tuesday 10.15am - Roundabout Worship - focus on Picture News and Christianity around the world.
Wednesday 9.15am - Church led collective worship
Thursday 2.45pm - Joyful Praise
Friday 2.45pm Celebration Worship - parents, carers and grandparents very welcome. This will usuallly involves our celebrations for loving, learning and achieving, Golden Book announcments, certificates and medal presentation, Birthday box and recognition with a chorus of Happy Birthday in English, French, Spanish, Welsh or Japanese. School Prayer/End of the week prayer or end of the day prayer and house points announcement. It is usually very busy, uplifiting and nurtures our spiritual growth.
All classes have prayer opportunities across the day.
Dear Lord,
Keep us safe this night,
Secure from all our fears,
May angels guard us whilst we sleep
Until morning light appears.
Our School Prayer
This is our school.
Let peace dwell here.
Let the rooms be full of contentment.
Let love abide here.
Love of mankind, Love of one another,
Love of life itself and love of God.
And let us remember that
As many hands make a house,
So many hearts make a school.
Friday is a very special worship at KSJ.
We love celebration worship.
Parents, grandparents and carers are warmly welcomed to celebrate the week's successes as a school family.
Worship begins with a musical interlude to support reflection as classes enter with their class cross.
There is usually a thought for the week and a slideshow of the week's images on the board.
Loving, learning and achieving are celebrated first as certificates are awarded for each class.
The Golden Book is read out next - all entrees are encouraged to stand up in recognition of their success/achievements. Parents, pupils and staff feature in the golden book and can recommend others to be entered in the golden book - reasons must be clear.
House Points are announced - House captains collect their token acorns for success. Any individuals reaching the house point prize marker are invited to receive their prize from their team captain.
Certificates and personal achievements are also shared.
There may be announcements from house captains, school council, JRSOs
Birthday Box - Any birthdays are celebrated in either English, French, Spanish, Japanese or Welsh
We may award the resilience trophy to someone who has shown exceptional perseverence or resilience, or a 'honk' for outstanding teamwork.
An upliftign and important quote is shared to give us all something to reflect and think about as we move into the weekend.
A Prayer is shared - this is usually our school prayer, our end of the day prayer or our end of the week prayer.
If you wish to give feedback about our celebration worship on Fridays, please find the survey below.
Fridays at 2.30pm - starting at 2.40pm
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