Good morning everyone .This is the third of our weekly posts that 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. I am going to keep adding in photos so that I can share my activities more easily with you and also because I love seeing the photos you post on twitter too !

Last week was really busy for me as your teachers were all sending me the report cards they have been writing about you all. I usually add my comment by hand when I sign them all off but this time I am having to type them in. It is lovely to read how you have all progressed so far this year even though it makes me sad that we aren’t all together. Maybe if we all say our school vision and values statement at the start of our working time then that would be another way to stay connected and focus our best efforts for the task for that day ?

Holy Family Vision And Values Statement 1

I was lucky enough to be over at school on Friday morning to give out jotters and pencils to anyone who was running low on their supplies and it was really lovely to see so many of our families and those from Mossend Primary  coming to the front gate to collect what they needed and have a chat at the same time. I was over bright and early to set everything up safely. Can you spot my shadow where I am taking the photograph ?

However I was so busy and excited I forgot to take any more photos !  Luckily one clever mum took a photo for me.

I will remember to do that next time we are handing out jotters on week beginning 4.5.20. Mrs Paterson and I are waiting to see which day has the best weather forecast to make sure its not raining and that all the jotters don’t get soggy !

Apart from that I have been taking my children to work as part of National Take Your Child To Work Day. They are the toughest class I have ever had and there are only 3 of them ! Here are the results of the cooking classes they have been doing. I would like to say I taught them how to do this but that would be a fib !

I think they actually did really well but it doesn’t say much about my skills as a cook that they had to teach themselves does it ? I think I had better just stick to teaching …..

They have also been growing plants for the summer baskets but they think it is funny to put them in daft places for a joke. What can I do about these silly people boys and girls ?

I told you last week that I was going to try to read more with my daughter and that at least is going well as we are each half way through our books. The sunny weather helped that along nicely as it is always best to read outdoors.  On some days I took my laptop outside too but if the sun was too bright I needed to come back in again. Can you spot my sunscreen lotion ? You need to make sure you have that on and drink plenty of water if you are outside.

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Please take care and have a good week at home with your families. I hope the adventures in the Wilson Family have made you smile and realise there is no such thing as a normal family !Do your best to be good tempered and bring a smile to the faces of the people in your home even if you are feeling grumpy. Remember if you smile at someone it is impossible for them not to smile back !

Stay safe, stay happy and spread some love and laughter to those around you.

We love and miss you all

Mrs Wilson and all the team at Holy Family x

This is the second 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. I have added some photos so that I can share this more easily with you. Here I am with my family on Easter Sunday enjoying our dinner.

I hope you had a lovely, peaceful Easter break and that you found new ways to spend time with your family and relax. It can be tricky when you are all together for a long time and I have had to be very patient with my family too when we are not always agreeing with one another. Sometimes we have just had to agree to disagree and move on from that. It can be frustrating and challenging, have you found that too ? Playing a game can be a good way to move on from that as you can see here..

Normally we would be in assembly just now and talking about our targets for the summer term. Our personal aims will probably be different from what we had expected but it is still important that we set targets for ourselves and keep focused on being the best version of ourselves that we can be. What targets will you set for yourself ?

Remember one or two is plenty, just like we do in our learning journeys each month. I am going to try to read more and have looked out some books for my daughter and I to share. Do you think this will be enough ? I will let you know how we get on …..

I can see from the website all the teachers have been busy setting up your new tasks for the week ahead. Remember you can do some of this, all of it or extra if you are enjoying yourself and your families are ok with that. Remember there is still no right or wrong way to do this working at home. Your families are the ones who will decide what’s best for you and we just want to make sure you are happy and healthy while we can’t be together.

There are so many ways to learn and if by the time you return to school you can make your own bed, set the table, make a sandwich and drink, keep your room tidy and help other people then you will all be superstars to me !( And to your parents and carers I suspect ….)

I was down at the hub with some of our teachers from Holy Family  on Easter Monday and Tuesday so we saw some children from our school which was lovely. Here they are having fun together. Its a good thing they are sisters as you couldn’t do this and keep to the 2 metre rule !! St John Paul 2 have been incredibly kind with sharing their lovely building with all of the Bellshill Community who need their support and it was exciting to work with pupils from other schools during our days there too.

I am so glad the sun is shining today as that will let us all get out for our daily burst of exercise and sunny days always make me feel happy. If you have a garden then you are extra lucky so make the most of that and take your learning outdoors if you can – reading a book is even better in the fresh air !

Take care of yourselves and everyone in your family.

We love and miss you all.

You are so very precious to us so stay home and stay safe so that we can all get back to school together as soon as possible.

Love Mrs Wilson and all the team at Holy Family Primary School.

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Appendix 7 – Letter to parents and carers

Golden Time fun for Primary 4!