At the heart of our school community, the Year 6 Worship Team plays a special role in leading and shaping collective worship. Guided by our motto “Building bridges to a brighter future,” these pupils help bring faith, friendship, and inspiration into our school life. The team plays a key part in leading special services throughout the year, such as Harvest, Christmas, and other seasonal celebrations, helping the whole school to mark these important occasions with joy, gratitude, and faith. By helping Reverend Sarah to lead Thursday assemblies, the team not only supports spiritual growth but also sets an example of leadership for younger pupils, helping us all to walk forward in faith and kindness.
Meet our Worship Team: Fran, Thea, Ellie, Kacey, Sesame, Ava, Ollie, Oliver and Harry
Celebrating Our Worship Team
As we say goodbye to our Year 6 Worship Team, we would like to thank them for their dedication throughout the year. They have been excellent role models, living out our vision of ‘Building Bridges to a Brighter Future’ through their commitment to our school and wider community.
This year, the team has supported Reverend Sarah in leading Collective Worship by helping to prepare assemblies, welcome others and award House Points to children showing excellent listening and engagement. They also helped deliver Harvest donations to the church, supporting the local food bank, and proudly won the St Mary’s Christmas Tree Decoration Competition with their creative ‘Building Bridges’ themed tree.
The Worship Team has also shown great self-belief and resilience by confidently helping to lead services at church.
Well done to the Worship Team for an excellent year!
Mrs Kempson, RE Lead
Quotes from the Worship Team
‘I have enjoyed being in the Worship Team because it made me feel like I had a responsibility. My favourite thing that we have done in the Worship Team was the Christmas Tree Competition, that we won!’ – Fran
‘My favourite part about Worship Team is probably the time when we won the Church Christmas Competition and the whole Worship Team cheered as we held the trophy.’ – Ava
‘My favourite part of being in the Worship Team was all the speeches and teamwork, especially when we decorated a Christmas tree in a competition and we won!’ – Harry
March Highlights
In March, the Worship Team led the whole-school Easter service at St Mary’s Church with confidence and maturity. They spoke clearly, shared the key messages of Easter, and guided the worship, helping to create a thoughtful and meaningful experience for everyone. With support from Reverend Sarah, they demonstrated impressive leadership and our core school values.
January / February Highlights
During January and February, our Worship Team have continued to play a vital role in nurturing the spiritual life of our school community. They have been busy visiting classrooms to ensure that daily prayers and Reflective Worship sessions are taking place. Their commitment has helped support our shared journey of building bridges to a brighter future.
October Highlights
Harvest Service
Our Year 6 Worship Team showed wonderful leadership and dedication as they helped prepare for our Harvest celebrations. They took responsibility for collecting donations across the school and confidently reminded classes to bring in their contributions, ensuring that our Harvest appeal was a success. Their reminders were so successful and inspiring that the team even carried the many generous donations to the church, where they were later shared with Banbury food banks to support families in need—a wonderful testament to the impact of their efforts.
During the service, the team led key parts of worship with maturity and enthusiasm, and some even stepped forward to lead the songs at the front of the church. Their efforts were a shining example of our Christian school values in action, and they truly were fantastic role models for the whole school community.
November Highlights
St Mary’s Christmas Tree Festival
