Objective: To help students understand that as Christians, we need to be committed to taking care of our faith and cultivate good moral values like a farmer cultivates and tends his crops. The students will learn ways how to do this.
Welcome
Good morning everyone! Happy New Year and welcome back to school. Let’s give each other a hug saying how good it is to be back and how good it is to see each other again. Let us be thankful for each other’s presence.
Use the powerpoint to show a picture of a farmer watering his crops and ask: Let’s look at this picture:
- Why does the farmer water the crops? (If the plants are not watered, they would die.)
- How many times does the farmer water his plants? (Many times, even every day.)
Reflection
The farmer needs to water his plants everyday especially in summer when it is very hot. Just like the farmer takes care of his plants, we too need to take care of ourselves everyday, like eating good food, drinking plenty of water, sleeping enough, playing, learning and having fun – all things we need to do everyday. Why do we do this? (So that we live a happy and healthy life.)
Use the powerpoint to show a picture of friends and discuss:
- What about our friends in class? Do we smile at them, say nice things to them or help them only once? No, we need to do this every day, even when we do not feel like it.
We should be nice to each other every day. This helps us make the people around us happy, and this will make us happy too.
(Show a picture of a group of children all happy together) We should be nice to all the children in class including those we do not know well or those we do not like. This is called being committed to love.
Song: Peace Like A River
Prayer
Dear God, help us take care of ourselves but also of others. Teach us to be nice to each other every day and not when we feel like it. Thank you for the joy we receive when we are kind to others. Amen
Objective: To help students understand that as Christians we need to be committed in taking care of our faith and cultivate good moral values like a farmer cultivates and tends his crops. The students will learn ways how to do this.
Welcome
Good morning everyone! Happy New Year and welcome back to school. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break.
Reflection
This month’s theme is: ‘Sowing Hope – Committing Ourselves.’ Think of a farmer getting his fields ready. He plants seeds, looks after them, removes weeds, and patiently waits for them to grow. It’s a lot like how we commit to creating a better world. We need to start with acts of kindness, being selfless, forgiving and generous. We must take care of these actions every day for us to grow and make the world a happier place, just like the farmer tending his crops every day. Beginning a new year is a great time to set new goals. Just like a farmer plans for a good harvest, we can plan to make our lives and the world better by being kind, help others, and appreciate what we have.
Inspirational Quote
“Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but because of lack of commitment.” – Vince Lombardi a famous football coach. This means that if we keep doing good things and take care of our good values, and our good beliefs, we will see wonderful results in our lives and in the lives of others. But if we do this occasionally, when we feel like it, we cannot expect to see much positive changes in our lives.
Song: Never give up (TASTER)
Prayer Dear God, thank you for bringing us together at the start of this new year. Help us to be like farmers, committed in their work to create a better world. Help us do this with acts of kindness, love and generosity. Amen
Objective: Resolving ourselves to sustain our beliefs and keep up with our good moral decisions.
Welcome (2 min):
- The educator greets students and reminds them about the theme Sowing Hope and the importance of acting at the right time to avoid distraction or laziness.
- The educator leads students to quiet down, starting with the sign of the cross and a simple thanksgiving prayer / a short moment of silence to think about the beauty of a new morning and a new year.
Video (4 mins)
- The educator introduces the January theme, Committing Ourselves, in the context of the new year, when many make resolutions for self-improvement.
- The educator shows clip: What’s you new year’s resolution? (1.21 mins). Then invite 2 or 3 students to come up and say theirs.
Reflection (4 mins)
- The educator leads students to admit that many times, many people fail miserably to keep up with their new year’s resolutions.
- The educator reminds students that at the beginning of the scholastic year, we had already resolved to sow hope and asks whether we have been successful so far in keeping up with this process – we had to open our hearts in believing in the good things ahead, to learn from the good examples of others, and to do our part and to do it on time.
- The educator encourages students that just like we would need to water our plants daily, the need to re-commit daily is a reality we can’t escape if we want to see the fruit of positive results in us and the world around us.
Prayer (1 min):
Dear God, thank you for this new year, 2025. This new beginning helps us resolve ourselves to re-commit daily to believing in and keeping up with the beautiful growth process. Encourage us always as we learn from others how to do our part in achieving the desired results. Amen.
Objective: Resolving ourselves to sustain our beliefs and keep up with our good moral decisions.
Welcome (2 min):
- The educator greets students and reminds them about the theme Sowing Hope and the importance of acting at the right time to avoid distraction or laziness.
- The educator leads students to quiet down, starting with the sign of the cross and a simple thanksgiving prayer / a short moment of silence to think about the beauty of a new morning and a new year.
Video (4 mins)
- The educator introduces the January theme, Committing Ourselves, in the context of the new year, when many make resolutions for self-improvement.
- The educator shows clip: What’s you new year’s resolution? (1.21 mins). Then, invite 2 or 3 students to come up and say theirs.
Reflection (4 mins)
- The educator leads students to admit that many times, many people fail miserably to keep up with their new year’s resolutions.
- The educator reminds students that at the beginning of the scholastic year, we had already resolved to sow hope and asks whether we have been successful so far in keeping up with this process – we had to open our hearts in believing in the good things ahead, to learn from the good examples of others, and to do our part and to do it on time.
- The educator encourages students that just like we would need to water our plants daily, the need to re-commit daily is a reality we can’t escape if we want to see the fruit of positive results in us and the world around us.
Prayer (1 min):
Dear God, thank you for this new year, 2025. This new beginning helps us resolve ourselves to re-commit daily to believing in and keeping up with the beautiful growth process. Encourage us always as we learn from others how to do our part in achieving the desired results. Amen.