Friendship assembly presentation for teenagers

assembly for school children

1. “The only way to have a __________________is to be one.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Today’s assembly theme clue…

2. Today’s theme is… 2

3. 3 F is for faithful; they’re loyal to the end. R is for reliable; they’re true and don’t pretend. I is for the interest in sharing thoughts with you. E is for enjoyment whatever you might do. N is for neighbourly; they’re kind in every way. D is for dependable on every single day. S is for that special friend you know is always there, The one who makes you happy and you know will always care.

4. What makes a good friend? 4 With the person next to you have a quick chat about what it means to be a good friend

5. What makes a good friend? Kind Honest Supportive Good listener Caring Trustworthy Makes you feel good (giving compliments) 5

6. Sharing Experiences An important quality in a friend is sharing your experiences . I am going to read some example experiences. I want you to imagine I am your closest friend asking you to do this with me. Raise your hand after I have read the experience to tell me if you would do it with me 6

7. Experience One 7 Share a chocolate bar

8. Experience Two 8 Share an iPad with me

9. Experience Three 9 Clean all the school toilets with me?

10. Sharing Experiences Being a good friend is supporting them during the good times and the difficult times . The good times could be: -Going to birthday parties -Playing/ spending time with each other The difficult times could be: Supporting them when they feel down Remaining loyal when other people turn their back on them Being there for them when they need support 10

11. Supporting friends… Have you ever supported a friend when times were difficult? Have your friends ever supported you? 11 How did it make you feel?

12. How can we maintain friendships? Make an effort Show them you care Be understanding If you make a mistake, apologise Support your friends to help them succeed. 12

13. Situation 1 Your friend does really well in a quiz but you don’t. Q: What do you do? 13

14. Situation 2 Your friend wants to play football and you want to go on the adventure playground. Q: What do you do? 14

15. How are you going to be a good friend? 15

16. Say hello to our new reward… 16 A secret member of staff is going to be on the lookout for students who are being good friends to others (this includes staff and students). Each week the staff member will choose student(s) who they have seen being a good friend. We will then reveal who was the ‘secret’ teacher in our celebration assembly and rewards will be given. The secret teacher will change weekly.

17. Being a friend song 17 Link in notes

18. Recognition 18 Your Mental Health Support Team would like to give thanks to some of our Trailblazer school friends at Wynyard Primary School who helped co-produce this assembly for you all to enjoy. With friendship and teamwork exciting things can happen, have you got any ideas of any things you and your friends could develop?