Open the Book

Thursday morning at 10:20 is always one of our favourites time of the week, when we are extremely lucky to be able to welcome Nicky, our school Chair of Governors David and other adults from Holy Trinity Church Bosbury for a special retelling of a Bible story in the Open the Book assembly; often featuring our very own pupils as guest stars!

In this week's Open the Book assembly, some special guest stars from Class 3 helped the team to re-enact scenes from The Poor Widow's Offering from the New Testament books of Mark (12:41-44) and Luke (21:1-4), which highlights how a poor widow displayed extreme generosity in giving her entire livelihood of a pair of copper coins to the Temple treasury. 

Jesus praised her kindness in how she gave sacrificially from poverty, which held far more meaning than the wealthy giving only because they had money in abundance.

There were some very impressive acting skills on display as this story of selflessness was performed to the rest of the school.

 Open the Book Assembly - The Poor Widow's Offering (Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21:1-4) - 17.04.26

Pictures from a variety of past Open the Book assemblies at Bosbury are included in the montage below, featuring scenes from Jesus Becoming Angry in the Temple, Nebuchadnezzar, Josiah, The Miraculous Catch of Fish, Moses and the Burning Bush, Noah's Ark, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, The Last Supper, and The Parting of the Red Sea. Don't worry, the young man from Class 5 towards the bottom of the page isn't having a snooze when he should be learning his times tables - he's playing the very convincing part of an innkeeper!

A HUGE thank you to Nicky and her team for bringing these fascinating religious stories to life for the children every week.