The Chronicle

Our Stars of the Week this week are:

Congratulations to them all!

We welcomed Chris Lynn, volunteer presenter from CAFOD to our Monday Assembly this week.  The assembly began with the question, ‘What makes us smile?’ Answers ranged from getting a new puppy, to displaying tractors at the Kenilworth Show, to a holiday in Spain.  Chris then asked us to think about CAFOD and what would help people in less developed countries to smile. We thought about the six things everyone has the right to have. These were - Food, Fresh Water, Shelter, Health, Education and Peace. Chris linked what CAFOD do to the Gospel of Matthew 25:35-45 "I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink."

We learnt that CAFOD is providing these countries with seeds to enable them to grow their own food and to give water pumps to help them obtain fresh water. Inspired by this, Henry in Junior 4R raised his hand and quoted the proverb, "If you buy a man a fish, you can feed him for a day.  If you teach him how to fish, you can feed him for a lifetime."  

CAFOD also helps these countries to grow fertiliser by making the hard ground softer and using worms in a trough to break down the hard soil to enable seed planting to take place.

Mrs Jackson-Mayne then reminded the pupils that if we are unable to donate money, we can do other things to raise awareness of the need for help in these countries to spread the message, and how we can all be the light that spreads unity. We each then passed on a smile to each other to show how we can spread the message of love and hope throughout the world.