Values Assembly - Honesty

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2. Date………………………….
School
Logo
Welcome to our
Values Assembly

3. This month’s Values song is…
‘The Honesty Song’
by Chullas Classroom

4. “A value is a
principle
that guides our
thinking and
behaviour.”
Let’s reflect on how thinking about
(enter previous month’s value)
did this?

5. Let’s remind ourselves
of all the values we
have in our
Values Toolkit so far…

6. Love
Compassion
Respect
Kindness
Responsibility
Friendship
Peace
Equality
Courage
Hope
Consideration

7. Positivity
Trust
Honesty
Self belief
Self control
Pride
Confidence
Tolerance
Empathy
Patience
Determination

9. Honesty means…
Speaking and acting
truthfully

10. A film about ‘Honesty’
For EYFS and KS1

11. Do you know the story
of Pinocchio?
It’s about a
puppet who
wants to be a
real boy…
…and how he
learns to be
brave and
truthful.

12. Honesty means…
you don't say things about
people that aren't true.
You are not being honest if you make
up rumours about someone or if you
share rumours someone else made up.

13. Honesty means…
admitting to your actions,
even if you'll get in trouble.
You are not being honest if
you deny you did something
wrong when you really did it.

14. Honesty means…
you explain how a situation
really happened.
You are not being honest if you say
something happened one way when
it really happened another way.

15. A film about ‘Honesty’
For EYFS & KS1

16. A short story about ‘Honesty’
For KS2

17. One day a little girl named Hannah went to visit her friend Richanne who
lived a short distance away. It was the first time Hannah had been to
Richanne’s house so she was very excited. Richanne too was quite pleased
to have a friend over on a playdate. Her mother allowed it now that she was
eight years old. Richanne could not wait to show Hannah all her toys.

18. The girls played out in the backyard. Hannah loved Richanne’s pet
dog Sparky. She always wanted one but her dad said no.

19. They played for hours. Afterwards they ate a delicious meal and then
both girls went to Hannah’s room.

20. Hannah was amazed by the sight of all the cool things that Richanne had. She felt a little jealous
inside. Richanne was a good friend and allowed Hannah to play with anything she chose. Hannnah
immediately fell in love with a beautiful musical jewellery box. It was decorated with precious
gemstones of various colours. When it opened, a beautiful dancing ballerina spun gracefully
around. Hannah thought that the ballerina looked like her and she imagined that she herself could
be a ballerina.

21. .
When Richanne’s mother called her downstairs Hannah quickly slipped the
jewellery box into her bag. A short while later, Richanne came back and both
girls continued to play.

22. .
When it was time for Hannah to leave she thanked both Richanne and her
mother and left.

23. The next day in school, Hannah noticed that Richanne looked very sad and was just not herself.
She asked her what had happened and Richanne told her that she was missing her jewellery box
which was in her room. She explained that it was given to her by her grandmother who died three
years ago. Hannah said that she did not see it and that she did not know where it was. Richanne
began to cry and explained that it was all she had to remember her grandmother .

24. A week passed and Hannah never returned the jewellery box. One evening, when her mother was
cleaning her room, she found the jewellery box. After reading the inscription underneath, she knew
whose it was. She called Hannah and told her how disappointed she was in her actions. After a long
lecture and punishment, she took Hannah to return the jewellery box and to apologise to Richanne
and her parents.

25. Richanne was happy to get back her jewellery box but did not want to be Hannah’s
friend anymore. This was understandable because Hannah was a dishonest friend.
And because of her dishonesty, Hannah lost a good friend.

26. ‘Be Honest’
By Harry Kindergarten Music
A song about honesty

27. Hannah and Richanne were
friends.
Hannah didn’t deliberately set out
to hurt her friend.
QUESTION…
What made Hannah take the
jewellery box?

28. Hannah knew that it was wrong
to steal.
QUESTION…
How did Hannah convince
herself it was okay to take
the jewellery box?

29. Hannah knew her good friend was
very sad. She knew she had
caused the sadness.
QUESTION…
What stopped Hannah from
helping her friend to feel
better?

30. Hannah was very sorry for what
she had done, but it took her
mum to do the right thing. Sadly,
Hannah lost a friend because of
what she did.
QUESTION…
What could Hannah have done
differently?

31. Honesty is the
best policy.

32. Honesty is the
foundation of
trust. You can’t
have one
without the
other.

33. Honest hearts
produce honest
actions.

34. You can be honest with others, but
you also need to be honest with
yourself.
A conscience is that voice in
your head and feeling in your
heart that tells you if
something is right or wrong -
even when no one is
watching.

35. Sometimes it’s a hard to make the
right decision
Our values help us to
make the right choice.

36. Do you ever feel split?
If you listen to your conscience,
you will make the right choice.

37. What happens if you have done
something wrong and you are scared
to admit you did it?
 Be brave!
 Apologise – and mean it (people will respect you for that).
 Take responsibility for what you have done and see if there
is a way to make things better.
 Most of all - learn from this experience. You may get into a
little bit of trouble, but lying will make it MUCH worse.
 People will forgive you if you are honest and don’t lie.

39. A quiet moment of prayer or reflection...
Honesty

40. A quiet moment of prayer or reflection...
As we reflect,
think about how
honesty
makes the world
a better place to be.

41. Here in our school
Let us be peaceful at all times.
Let our rooms be full of happiness
and respect for each other.
Let love be in our hearts
With kindness and compassion for all.
Let us remember
In learning together,
We grow together
And succeed together.
A prayer for all of us

42. A bit of a rap…
‘Honesty Song’
by Miss Welton

43. Are you
ALWAYS
honest?

44. Is it ever okay
not to be
honest?

45. What could be the
consequences of
being dishonest?

46. Where can you
find the courage
to be honest?

47. Would you forgive
someone who has
been dishonest to
you?

48. How often does
your conscience
change the way
you behave?

49. Thank you for
for listening
so well to our
Values Assembly.