Choosing Good

November 2022

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Welcome

The Head, SLT, or educator who is administering the assembly welcomes the students by saying good morning. One can start the assembly with the sign of the cross or a minute in silence.

Reflection/Game

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Yes or No Game – good and bad gestures

Which is the good action? Which is the bad one?

Two students answer the questions presented in the video.

Song

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Magic Penny Song

Prayer

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Dear Lord, help me to learn to share. Amen.

Presentation

Welcome

The Head, SLT, or educator who is administering the assembly welcomes the students by saying good morning. One can start the assembly with the sign of the cross or a minute in silence.

Reflection/Story

The Story of Stone Soup

This can be mimed – The SLT who is leading the assembly prepares a large pot, and children put different food/ingredients needed to cook something.

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Once upon a time, somewhere in post-war Eastern Europe, there was a great famine in which people jealously hoarded whatever food they could find, hiding it even from their friends and neighbours. One day a wandering soldier came into a village and began asking questions as if he planned to stay for the night.

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“There’s not a bite to eat in the whole province,” he was told. “Better keep moving on.”

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“Oh, I have everything I need,” he said. “In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you.” He pulled an iron cauldron from his wagon, filled it with water, and built a fire under it. Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary – stone from a velvet bag and dropped it into the water.

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By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come to the square or watched from their windows. As the soldier sniffed the “broth” and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their skepticism.

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“Ahh”, the soldier said to himself rather loudly, “I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with cabbage – that’s hard to beat.”

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Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a cabbage he’d retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot. “Capital!” cried the soldier. “You know, I once had a stone soup with cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king.”

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The Village butcher managed to find some salt beef … and so it went through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on until there was indeed a delicious meal for all. The villagers offered the soldier a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell it and travelled the next day.

Moral of the Story and Activity

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Through each and every one’s contribution, a greater good is achieved.

Like the people in the story let us help each other as much as possible during lessons today.

Prayer

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Dear God, help us to do all that we can to make those around us happy. Amen.

Presentation

Welcome

Slide 1

The Head, SLT or educator who is leading the assembly welcomes the students by saying good morning. One can start the assembly with the sign of the cross or a minute in silence.

Introduction

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We all value our freedom and the power to choose. Freedom, however, is not the liberty to do anything you want. You have the liberty to choose, but every choice will have good or bad consequences. Your actions and words make you responsible for the negative or positive effects on yourself, your life, other people’s life and the world you live in.

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Kylie – A student who made a choice for peace

Each person has the choice to do good, to think of others and not just your progress and happiness.

This is the picture of Kylie Grech, a student who decided to help another student called Valentina.

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Valentina had difficulty communicating verbally with others, and Kylie noticed this and decided to help her.

At the beginning of the school year, Kylie did her best to dialogue with the girl, and she began to help her express her thoughts. She also invited Valentina to join her group of friends at break time. She helped Valentina with academic subjects and explained lessons to her with great patience and dedication. Valentina started to enjoy school and became motivated in her studies.

During the Covid-19 lockdown, Kylie supported Valentina both socially and academically. Thanks to the initiatives taken by Kylie, Valentina did not avoid other people and continued her studies with hopes for a bright future.

Reflective Thought

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Kylie did not think of herself and her own progress only, and she was aware of the needs of other students. Through her choice to do good, she helped create a fairer and more peaceful world.

Prayer

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Dear God,

Help us make good choices and be responsible for peace through our thoughts, words, and actions.

Help us respect and treat each other fairly, understand each other, listen to one another, and help each other so that we can grow in knowledge, skills, friendship, and compassion. Amen.

A prayer for College dedicated to St Margaret

St Margaret Colleges celebrate the feast day of their patron St Margaret Queen of Scots, on the 16^th of November. This prayer, which is a paraphrase of some verses of St Margaret’s novena, can be used by the leaders of these colleges to end the assembly:

Dear God,

St Margaret was a very loving and kind person.

She was kind and helpful to everyone, especially the poor and those in need.

Please help us to be kind and caring like St Margaret was.

Amen.

More Activities and Resources

4 Prayer Spaces

Arms Wide Open

In this prayer space one thinks of people who deserve a warm welcome and to pray so one puts love and compassion into practice.

Battlefield Hospital

This is a time so one reflects on healing broken hearts, on hearing what is aching the heart and how can one be a healer to others.

Beatitudes: Peace

In this prayer space one thinks about situations of conflict and then prays on bringing peace and reconciliation.

Unity Tree

During this prayer space one is encouraged to think about the school community he belongs to.

Peace Activities website

Activities search

Pope in Malta: Amid winds of war, a call for a shared future of peace

Presentation

Welcome

Slide 1

The Head, SLT or educator who is leading the assembly welcomes the students by saying good morning. One can start the assembly with the sign of the cross or a minute in silence.

Introduction

Slide 2

We all value our freedom and the power to choose. Freedom, however, is not the liberty to do anything you want. You have the liberty to choose, but every choice will have good or bad consequences. Your actions and words make you responsible for the negative or positive effects on yourself, your life, other people’s life and the world you live in.

Slide 3

Kylie – A student who made a choice for peace

Each person has the choice to do good, to think of others and not just your progress and happiness.

This is the picture of Kylie Grech, a student who decided to help another student called Valentina.

Slide 4

Valentina had difficulty communicating verbally with others, and Kylie noticed this and decided to help her.

At the beginning of the school year, Kylie did her best to dialogue with the girl, and she began to help her express her thoughts. She also invited Valentina to join her group of friends at break time. She helped Valentina with academic subjects and explained lessons to her with great patience and dedication. Valentina started to enjoy school and became motivated in her studies.

During the Covid-19 lockdown, Kylie supported Valentina both socially and academically. Thanks to the initiatives taken by Kylie, Valentina did not avoid other people and continued her studies with hopes for a bright future.

Reflective Thought

Slide 5

Kylie did not think of herself and her own progress only, and she was aware of the needs of other students. Through her choice to do good, she helped create a fairer and more peaceful world.

Prayer

Slide 6

Dear God,

Help us make good choices and be responsible for peace through our thoughts, words, and actions.

Help us respect and treat each other fairly, understand each other, listen to one another, and help each other so that we can grow in knowledge, skills, friendship, and compassion. Amen.

A prayer for College dedicated to St Margaret

St Margaret Colleges celebrate the feast day of their patron St Margaret Queen of Scots, on the 16^th of November. This prayer, which is a paraphrase of some verses of St Margaret’s novena, can be used by the leaders of these colleges to end the assembly:

Dear God,

St Margaret was a very loving and kind person.

She was kind and helpful to everyone, especially the poor and those in need.

Please help us to be kind and caring like St Margaret was.

Amen.