Assembly

Kindness

The first whole-school assembly of the 2026/27 school year was a Welcome Back Assembly based on the theme of kindness. The children were welcomed back to Hewetson NS and reminded that, as a school community, we want everyone to feel happy, safe, included and valued.

The assembly explored what kindness looks like in everyday school life, including smiling at others, including someone who may be on their own, offering help, listening carefully, encouraging others and saying sorry when needed. The children were encouraged to remember that even very small acts of kindness can make a big difference.

The Christian message of kindness was reinforced through the Golden Rule: “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31). The children discussed how this can be lived out in Hewetson through using kind words, including others and helping someone who is finding something difficult.

The whole school joined together in the Kindness Song, with the message that kindness can begin with just one person and spread throughout the school. The first Frása na Seachtaine was Deas bualadh leat!, which means 'Nice to meet you'

The children also learned the first Sign of the Week, “Toilet”, as part of promoting inclusive communication across the school. The assembly celebrated pupils through awards recognising kindness, effort and friendship, reminding everyone that kindness is important even when nobody is watching.

The assembly concluded with the whole school joining together in The Lord’s Prayer and a final reminder for the year ahead: Kind words, kind hands, kind choices – Bí cineálta