Being a member of a church school.

The children and Headteacher at Kington St Michael CE School decided together what it meant to be a church school. We looked at what it meant to be a Christian and a member of the Church of England and took from it what we thought was relevant to our school.

1. Forgiveness is an important part of the Christian faith so we give everyone a second chance. In Matthew verse 21, Jesus says that we must forgive people 70 x 7 times, which means a great many chances.

2. Jesus died on the cross for everyone. We know this because the Kings and the shepherds visited Him at His birth and he told the thief on the cross next to Him that he would be with Him that day in paradise. At our school everyone is special. We show this by being kind to everyone, showing friendship and helping each other. The feeling of special is promoted through us of stickers and certificates by staff and children.

3. Service to others is another important part of the Christian faith so that we believe that we should serve others whenever possible. Jesus helped others, whoever they we, whenever He could. We help each other to be good. The school; encourages the service to others through Operation Christmas Child, child sponsorship, fund raising, supporting the tsunami and Poppy appeal and running clubs for others in school.

4. If we are part of the Church of England we include the church and people who work with the church in our school family. We visit the church at least six times a year and involve people who work with the church in our worship. We also use the church building as an important part of our local history studies.