In Monday’s assembly, we heard the story of the Prodigal Son. The son wasted his inheritance money then came home, penniless, only to be welcomed with open arms by his father.
The son made many mistakes, but he was forgiven, just as we make mistakes , but our Father, God, forgives us.
We all make mistakes! That’s what makes us human! However, it is important that we learn our mistakes so that we don’t repeat them.
This week’s mission, therefore, is to learn from our mistakes. We heard some examples of when we might have made mistakes and learnt from them:
- We might have said something to a friend which has upset them – we learn not to say that kind of thing again.
- We might forget our PE kit and miss out on fun with our friends – we learn not to forget our PE kit.
- We might run when we shouldn’t and injure ourselves or others – we learn to walk instead
How will you achieve this week’s mission? Let us know in the comments below.
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Year 4 have thought a lot about this week’s mission of how to learn from their mistakes and have developed some tips for others to follow. Some are: when we say something mean to others and they are sad, then say sorry and ask them to forgive us, when we talk too much in lessons and have a warning then try to have self-discipline so we speak at break times. Most of all when we fail at anything we learn to not give up and with prayer for God’s help we try again.
Year 5 have been discussing ways that they have learned from their mistakes. Some of these included when they didn’t go to bed when they should have and they were very tired the next day. They learned that they needed to go to bed when they were told. They discussed times when they didn’t help their friends and they realised later and said sorry and helped them the next time they needed help. They learned that when they talked during lessons, they weren’t concentrating on their learning and they didn’t produce their best learning as a result.
Year 1 are always making mistakes! We decided that we didn’t need to worry about this but to just try to do it better next time. ?
In Year 6 we talked about how mistakes help us to learn and improve. For example in our assessments we might be frustrated when we get a question wrong, but we will remember how to do it next time and not make the same mistake again. We also spoke about mistakes we make at home like sometimes not listening to adults, not being careful with special things and not always being polite. We said how thankful we were that our families and God are so forgiving and always give us a chance to redeem ourselves and do better.
Year 3 have found that they have made some mistakes this week and been able to talk about how to resolve them. We decided that it was a mistake to be too loud at lunchtime and next week we be quieter and listen to Mrs Whyatt. We also decided that it was unkind to use the wrong words to our friends and upset them so we are going to be kinder and say sorry and mean it. Some is said that being silly in the cloakroom was a mistake so we are going to listen and be sensible. We all agreed that it was Ok to make a mistake in out work as long we kept trying and didn’t give up.
In Year 2, the children have discussed how we can learn from our mistakes. The children came up with ideas and different scenarios, such as, tripping somebody up, and decided it was really important to say sorry straight away, and mean it, and make the correct choices by not making the same mistake again.