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Longhoughton CofE First School celebrate Easter
Once again the pupils, staff and governors of Longhoughton CofE First School celebrated Easter with a service in school and church. You may remember reading last year about the procession of children led by ‘the donkey’ or ‘Harry the horse’.
This year the procession, from school to church, was led by a group of Key Stage 1 children and the willow cross they had made in the Messy Church After School Club. The whole school had also made palm leaves to wave as they processed up to church.Once in church the children swapped their paper palm leaves for a palm cross. The palm leaves were laid on the floor of the church making a carpet of leaves to symbolise Palm Sunday.
During the service the children listened to the story of Easter week, sang hymns and heard prayers written by children in Years 2 and 4.
| Dear God Thank you for friends and family. We will remember Easter Day because you died on the cross and you promised you would come back to life. Amen By Monique & Lucy (Year 4) | Dear Father God Help us to remember your Son when we eat hot cross buns and Easter eggs. Thank you for all the love and hope we have. Amen By Caitlin & Kaitlyn (Year 2) |
| Dear God Thank you for the amazing things I have and all my friends. Thank you for sending Jesus to earth and for the hope everyone has. Amen By Joseph (Year 2) | Dear God Thank you for bringing Jesus back to life. Winter has stopped and Spring has begun. Help us to think about Jesus when he died on the cross and came back to life. Amen By Ross (Year 4) |
| Dear Lord Thank you for this lovely day, When the tomb stone was rolled away, On the darkness of the night, When Jesus came back to life. Thank you for this lovely day – on this Easter Sunday Amen By Grace & Jessica (Year 4) | |