Collective Worship
During lockdown Reverend Katherine Valentine has been carrying out family church form her home. Please see the link below to allow you to watch this May service.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs9s2sMT1xU
Please also have a listen to ‘Looking for the rainbow’ song from CofE “Faith at Home'. A song of truth and promise.
Norton is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school where its Christian ethos and values are at the heart of the school.
Each half term the school has a new Christian value to focus on. These are discussed in class with each class having their own display linked. The Christian values also create the focus of daily assemblies. This year the Christian values focused on are :-
The shared collective worship each week generally takes the below structure :-
Monday
PSHE Assembly and introduction to a new song.
Tuesday
A visitor generally from one of the nearby churches.
Wednesday
Member of teaching staff leads or Class assemblies. Every class in the school gets the chance to celebrate their learning and achievements with their parents/ carers twice a year.
Thursday
Open the Book come in and retell a Bible story. These often include children having the chance to dress up and be involved.
Friday
Celebrate the child assembly where we share Star of the Week in each class, children who have used their Learning Muscles, Celebrate birthdays and other achievements.