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RE Focus: Year 4 Formation Morning
On Friday 1st August, I had the pleasure of joining with Year 4 to work with them on their formation morning focusing on ‘Service to Others’. This formation experience for the students teaches about:
- what service to others is.
- people who are of service in our community.
- the life and teachings of Jesus in relation to service, focusing on the parable of the Good Samaritan and the example of Jesus washing the disciple’s feet.
- ways in which we can be of service in our community.
- what being of service to others does for others and for us.
At the beginning of this formation, each student is given a small bag of lollies, with no explanation other than that they are for the students to enjoy throughout the morning. The last part of this formation then focuses on the feeling of ‘receiving an unexpected gift’ and relates to how this made the students feel when getting something they were not expecting. It was special to see the reaction on the student’s faces when the realisation sunk in and they made the connections between a small act and something deeper and more meaningful.
Thank you Year 4, Jenna, Georgia, Mrs Bonser and Ms Monkley for your help with the day.
This week, I asked some students in Year 4 to share their experience from the formation morning:
“We learnt to be nice to others and how to give and be respectful. I liked working in groups and sharing my thoughts.”
“We learnt about donating and how our helping in the floods was a form off service. When we help it makes others feel good and we do this because that is how we would want to be treated.”
“We learnt about the stories of Jesus and how people treated each other in the times of Jesus. We also learnt about how Jesus taught people to think differently and showed how to share kindness.”
“We learnt about what service means and new ways to help our community and why we do it. We do it to help and make people feel better.”
“We learnt how and why we serve others. It makes others feel good that someone has thought about them. I enjoyed working in a group.”
