This is the fifth of our weekly posts I am going to put out on the Monday of each week of term time to keep us all connected and let you know what I have been up to. As always I have added some photos so that I can share my week more easily with you. I cannot believe that we are heading into the May Bank Holiday Weekend on Friday so remember you only have a 4 day working week this week and next so lets make the most of that and really focus on learning by getting more of you involved in the Sumdog competition ! Last week I could see a pupil from our school on the leader board so lets get going and see if we can make it all the way to the top !  

It was lovely to see so many families at our jotter distribution session on Friday. It was incredible to see how much some people have grown during lockdown and very uplifting to be able to speak to you face to face albeit at a social distance.

I know how much you are missing school / nursery and seeing your friends and teachers. We really miss you all too and hope it won’t be too long until we are back together again. I was asking our families how they were finding the work they were being asked to do and everyone seemed to feel it was like Goldilock’s porridge – just about right !   If you would like more work then remember you can email your teacher through glow or contact me direct at ht@holyfamily.n-lanark.sch.uk    Please don’t worry if you aren’t managing to complete all the tasks we post up for you. Every family is tackling this differently and if your adults are working from home then they can’t manage that and be a teacher too.

The railings are looking amazing with all the colourful ribbons. Here is a photo Mr Crielly took this morning that shows how many we have now. He said it really cheered him up today.

The nursery railings are equally beautiful.

Aren’t they lovely? How many colours can you count?

Lots of people have put things out on their front walls and gardens where I live too, which are fun to spot when I am out on a walk with my family. One of the houses has set up this scene from one of my favourite books – The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. Mrs Grinling is sending over Mr Grinling’s lunch to the lighthouse in a picnic basket using a rope.

Isn’t that great? Can you spot their cat down the bottom?

Some people have even been putting fun things in their windows. I have seen lots of rainbows and drawings in people’s windows when I am out on my walks, which always cheer me up. One house always has a doggy in the window – just like in the song!

He has a crown on today. I wonder what he’ll be dressed up as tomorrow… Have you seen anything fun in any of the windows near you?

Out on my walks, I have also noticed a lot of wildlife and nature. May is a good month to look out for different animals, insects and plants. Spring has definitely sprung! For example, when I was out by the river I saw these.

Swans! Aren’t they lovely? They were swimming along the river together. I wonder if they have a nest and eggs somewhere down the river. I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled!

My daughter also spotted these in the grass after it was raining.

Lots of insects like worms, slugs and snails like to come out after it’s been raining. Can you see where they’ve been eating the leaves? I think I prefer the swans – they’re less slimy…

We also saw a little cat out on one of our walks. He was out on a walk too! I wonder which house he lives in.

Isn’t he cute? I wonder if my cat goes out on walks by himself too…

This weekend we got a lot of cooking done in my house! My daughter is a star baker and wanted to show me how to make empire biscuits. They’re one of my favourite treats.

Here she is showing me how to sieve the flour properly.

And here is the end result! Don’t they look great? It was a lot of fun to make them, although my favourite bit was getting to eat them! The only tricky bit was cleaning up the kitchen afterwards…

I also got a great recipe from a pupil for chicken curry which I made for my family’s dinner on Sunday. It has lots of healthy vegetables in it too, like onions, peppers and celery. Do you think I did a good job?

My family ate it all up, so I think I did quite well! It’s lots of fun getting to try new recipes. You might end up discovering your new favourite dinner that way. Maybe you could try cooking something new over the holiday weekend.

I hope you’re all keeping well and looking after yourselves and one another. I’m missing you all very much.

Stay safe, stay happy, and stay kind. I hope you all have a lovely week, and a lovely holiday weekend too.

God Bless

Mrs Wilson and all the team at Holy Family Xx