1. Five ways to build Friendship:
1. Encouraging words
2. Good listeners
3. Giving gifts
4. Kind acts
5. Friendly welcomes

2. Come and choose a prize from our prize box!
Today’s Prize Pupils…
Last week two pupils in school who were particularly good at kind acts were…
Come and choose a prize from our prize box!

3. Today’s way to build Friendship:
4. Friendly welcome

4. Today’s Bible verse…
“The father ran to his lost son and threw his arms around him and welcomed him…”
Luke 15
Leader: This is the word of the Lord
Audience: Thanks be to God

5. What friendly welcomes do you see young people give each other at the Olympics?
High fives,
Low fives,
Knuckle dusters,
Back slaps,
Shoulder pats,
Hair ruffle
Arm-wrestle hand shake

6. How do friendly welcomes make you feel?
Respect
Encouraged
Accepted
Celebrated
Recognised
Cared for
Appreciated
Positive

7. Who may we give friendly welcomes to?
Mum
Dad
Brother
Sister
Grandma
Grandad
Teacher
People feeling left out or upset

8. Who have you chosen and why?
Today’s challenge…
Choose someone to give a friendly welcome to who really needs to feel special?
Who have you chosen and why?

9. Today’s Prayer… Dear Father God, Thank you for our family and friends.
Please help us to be really good at welcoming them.
May people feel loved, valued and cared for when they are welcomed by us.
In Jesus name we pray Amen