1. Death / New Life
Here I Am
Death / New Life

2. Recognise W.A.L.T. To recognise that loss and sadness are
part of living.

3. Gran’s house We were on our way to Gran’s house.
None of us spoke very much.
Gran had died two weeks ago and we
were going to her house for the
last time to clear it out.

4. Rachel thought of the journeys to
Gran’s house for holidays. She liked
its old furniture and secret
cupboards. Simon thought of Gran’s
cooking. No one could make apple pie
like her. She’d always bake something
special for them too and save an
extra piece for him.

5. Mum thought of going back to the
house for the last time, the house
where she’d grown up. How strange it
would be not to see her Mum sitting
in her chair by the side of the fire.
Her Mum had coped with years
of loneliness without her Dad and
never complained. She’d always been
t h e r e.

6. Dad, as he drove along, was thinking of
the gentle old lady that he’d come to love
over the years. And I thought of Gran
teaching me to knit and to make pastry.
I thought of Gran working in her garden
and Gran and I walking to the shops, and
I started to cry.
I missed my Gran so much.

7. During the day, we each found
something to take home from Gran’s
house to treasure. I chose Gran’s
basket where she kept her sewing
threads and silks. Mum was delighted
I had chosen that. She felt sure Gran
would have wanted it that way.

8. When we’d finished sorting out, the
boot was filled with boxes. When we
left Gran’s house for the last time,
we knew that someone else would
come to live here and that we would
never journey to Gran’s house again.

9. Gran’s House - Key questions
What do you know
about Gran from
the story?

10. What did the family
feel they had lost
because of Gran's
death?

11. How were they
going to cope in
the future?

12. How would Gran still
be there for them?

13. Reflect
W.A.L.T.
To reflect on loss and sadness in our own lives.

14. Sometimes ….
people we love ... move away ..
go into hospital-
or die.

15. This causes a sense or a feeling within us - of loss and sadness in our lives. Here are some pictures of people I have lost in my life. They show me as a young boy, about your age, with my sister, my Nan and also my dad.

16. Me with my Nan and sister
This a picture of me with my Nan ( Dolly ) and my sister Debbie. I was about 8 or 9 years old in this picture.
Unfortunately, my Nan died not long after my 14th birthday. The last time I saw her was actually on my birthday, in the hospital she was in. She gave me a lovely
birthday card and laughed as she hugged me and said “Happy Birthday son!”
My sister Debbie, is now married to Mike. They live on the Isle of Wight near Portsmouth, so I don’t get to see her that often.

17. This is another picture from the same day, only this time my dad is standing behind me. My dad died on a memorable day Palm Sunday - April 8TH 2001.
He was 63 years old and had been sick for quite some time.
I still miss him very much and think about him every day.

18. So we have established that sometimes people we love very much, move away, go into hospital or die.
This is quite a difficult time for all
of us. Even when we are grown up as
adults, it can be very hard to cope
with. But there are always people,
friends and family who can help us
cope at these sad moments.
To help us focus on these times – take a
few minutes to think about these few
Questions.

19. Now that I have shared some of my family history, has anyone you love had to move away, or go into hospital?

20. Has anyone you love died?
They can be a family
member, friends or even
animals or pets!

21. How did you feel?
What did you do?

22. Do you sometimes
think or talk
about them?

23. How did your
life change?

24. In what ways are they still ‘there’ for you?

25. Now, on our Wipe boards, we are going to
collect some words that say how we felt
about the loss of someone we love and
hold dear to us.
For example: sad, lonely, worried, lost,
frightened or sick

26. We are also thinking about the reasons
why we loved them and why they are still
alive within us today.
For example: they may have spent time
with us, maybe they were kind or funny.
We are going to include these words in
our class display.

27. Class Memory Basket As we are discussing the people or
pets we may have lost in our lives,
try and select someone who was
especially close to you and write
their name on one of the memory
cards you have been given. At the
end of the lesson we will collect these
and put them in our Memory Basket.

28. Let us consider some of our possible feelings and emotions we may go through when we lose something precious to us…..

29. Some feelings and emotions …..

30. Some feelings and emotions …..
sad

31. Some feelings and emotions …..
lonely

32. Some feelings and emotions …..
Upset

33. Some feelings and emotions …..
tearful

34. Some feelings and emotions …..
worried

35. Some feelings and emotions …..
emotional

36. Some feelings and emotions …..
sad
lonely
Upset
worried
tearful
emotional

37. But ……….

38. Sometimes ………….

39. We just feel …………………………..
Sometimes ………….
We just feel …………………………..

40. We just feel …………………………..
Sometimes ………….
We just feel …………………………..
Empty Inside - Like a shell ………… !

41. Death is nothing at all. Henry Scott Holland - Canon of St
Death is nothing at all. Henry Scott Holland - Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral
Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I, and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other,
That we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way,
which you always used.

42. Death is nothing at all. Henry Scott Holland - Canon of St
Death is nothing at all. Henry Scott Holland - Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral
Put no difference in your tone,
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed,
At the little jokes we enjoyed together. 
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever,
The household word - that it always was,
Let it be spoken without effect,
Without the trace of shadow on it.

43. Death is nothing at all. Henry Scott Holland - Canon of St
Death is nothing at all. Henry Scott Holland - Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind -
Because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you, for an interval.
Somewhere very near -
Just around the corner. 
All is well…………. 

44. Death is nothing at all. Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I, and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other, that we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way, which you always used.
Put no difference in your tone,
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed, at the little jokes we enjoyed together. 
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was,
Let it be spoken without effect,
Without the trace of shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was; there is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you, for an interval.
Somewhere very near, just around the corner. 
All is well.  Canon Henry Scott Holland of St. Paul's Cathedral

45. Recognise W.A.L.T. To recognise that loss and sadness are
part of living.

46. Final Prayer – Eternal Rest
Give on to them Oh Lord
And let perpetual light
Shine upon them
May they rest in peace.
Amen

47. St. Francis of Assisi – Mission Statement Song
At St. Francis school, we love and grow in Christ
We live and learn in partnership
We build and share together

48. Death / New Life
Here I Am
Death / New Life