SPIRITUAL REFLECTION… LEARNING TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL

VALUE: KOINONIA WOW: Inauguration TOW: New friends, new starts, new hopes LEARNING TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL Brockington College – A Church of England Academy

“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.”

Who said it? T. S. ELIOT IS A FAMOUS WRITER. He wrote plays, poems and stories. He grew up in America but at 25 years old, he moved to England and started a new life there. He even took British citizenship. He was a Christian. He also left the American Unitarian church and joined the Anglican church (The Church of England).

Your response… When have you made a new beginning? What does it mean to finish a part of your life? When do we commence a new chapter in our lives?

Word of the Week commence Verb To start or have a beginning. antonym: cease

Class Puzzle  Find the words linked to new beginnings and then find them in the wordsearch einstigatefc tmedulcnocdl avbnakwyxpho rsbadzpobcss utjurroiehie gaihektagcny urdtnpsqinin atntmerjnufe netacipsuaip ielksevaeloo Synonyms 1.e k 2.l h 3.a e 4.e r 5.i e 6.o - - n 7.i e 8.s t 9.b n Antonyms 1.c e 2.c e 3.s - - p 4.l e 5.e - d 6.f h

TIME FOR REFLECTION/PRAYER…  “New friends, new starts, new hopes”  It is the beginning of a new half term for us all. It is a time when we can make new/more friends. A time when we might have new hopes for ourselves.  Take a moment to reflect on your new start and your new hopes. LEARNING TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL