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Weekly Post From Mrs Wilson 4.5.20

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Good Morning Everyone

I hope that you are all well and that you are managing to stay safe and happy with your families.

I am so impressed with everything you have been getting up to and I love checking twitter each day to see the staff message for the day. It was Mrs Cameron today and  it reminded me of how much I miss you all . That could have made me feel sad but I wouldn’t let it so I checked in on the website to see what the teachers have been posting for your tasks and it all looks amazing ! I always knew that learning was fun but this is all so creative and a really good mix with the workbooks and textbooks you took home before we closed.

As well as working hard and staying safe it is really important that you are keeping to a regular sleep pattern. If you stay up too late and then sleep in too long it can make you feel really grumpy and low so try not to do that and it will keep you in a healthier routine.

Another thing that makes you feel more content is spending time with your pet if you have one. This is our cat called Floyd. He is over 20 years old but he is still quite frisky.

Although you might not think so looking at this next photo.

Cooking is still a great way to learn something new while you are keeping safe at home . What you learn just now will be useful for you both now and in years to come. Soup is a great way to make a meal that is healthy and nutritious ( and it lasts for days in the fridge and weeks in the freezer ) Here is a vegetable one and no – you’ve guessed it – it wasn’t me that made it !!!

I learned something new this week when my laptop screen went from this

to this  !!!!

I was so worried that I had lost all my hard work and really worried that I didn’t know how to fix it ! Luckily one of the other head teachers from Bellshill had experienced the same problem a few weeks ago so we did a video link on our phones and she explained to me how to repair it. I was so happy and I have learned that when you are stuck you just need to ask for help because I certainly couldn’t have done this by myself. An enormous thank you to Mrs Hunter from Lawmuir Primary, she gave me the support I needed and now I can help others if they get stuck like I did.

The weather has been lovely so I hope that you have been managing to get out each day for some exercise and making the most of your garden if you are lucky enough to have one. When we were out for our walk look what we came across ! Geese ! I am going to keep my eyes peeled for some more when we go out for our walk this evening

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Mrs Le Blond has been setting me a great example so our family has decided to grow some potatoes, well actually my daughter has…. She used an old clothes basket to do this and cut a few holes in the bottom for drainage. She is having an online competition with her auntie to see who manages to grow most!

Remember all you need is some  soil and old potatoes that are beginning to sprout. Have a go and let me know how you get on ! I am sticking to my garden pots and my favourite plant, lavender, whose smell always makes me feel calm. It is looking healthy too don’t you think ?

I am missing you all so much but keeping you in my prayers every day. I am thinking particularly of our First Communicants and that this Saturday coming would have been their First Holy Communion Day. Please pray for them as they will be feeling disappointed but ask that God grants them the strength to wait patiently for the time when they will be able to celebrate this sacrament. I can see the teacher posts about May altars so perhaps that would be a special way to mark this time as well as the month of Our Lady.

Boys and girls I need to go now as I have a microsoft teams meeting with some of the teachers to attend .

Update – here we were  at 12.14pm !

I want to leave you with a book by Charlie Macksey called The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse I was looking at over the weekend that made me stop and think. What do those words remind you of ?

Also this last image,

Mrs Le Blond always tells me ” This too shall pass .” and the horse is saying that too. The world may seem a scary and strange place at the moment but this will not be forever. Can you see the rainbow ?

I love you and miss you all,

Stay safe, calm, kind and happy.

God Bless

Mrs Wilson and all the team at Holy Family Xx

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Mrs Wilson Weekly Update 27.4.20

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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

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Mrs Wilson Weekly Update 20.4.20

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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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Mrs Wilson Weekly Update 30.3.20

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This is the first of the 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 can see from the website all the amazing variety of tasks your teachers are setting. Wow what choices and good fun too, just remember to do what you can. I know how busy your families are working from home too so do your best and don’t worry if your friends are doing more / less than you as it isn’t a competition .

If you have some time think back to your lenten promise which will still be hanging on the tree in our school hall just beside the boat for foodbank donations. Can you remember what you promised ? How are you getting on with that ? Do you remember we spoke about not giving up at our last assembly but about trying afresh every day ? We talked about making a daily act of kindness and how if we all did that every day then that would be 184 kind acts  multiplied by all the days of Lent. What a difference that would make to the world and most certainly to our own families right now, I’m definitely going to try harder with that idea, will you join me ?

Last week I was mostly down at the hub with some key workers’ children coming in for childcare. The children have been from different schools in Bellshill but they have all been amazing and have following their new routine well. They are doing Joe Wicks, the science centre live stream and relax kids / meditation at  the same time every day so they have a familiar daily structure even if  the staff working there are changing all the time.                                                     Last week all the headteachers from the Bellshill locality  worked together (at a 2 metre distance !! ) and we did a lot of planning and preparation work. You may have seen our photos on twitter !            We only found out that the  hub is opening at the weekend too for the children of key workers who need to work on those days so we are taking it in turns to be there. Here are Mrs Paterson and I on Saturday morning.

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I have now got to work from home  for the next few weeks until it is the Holy Family  turn for the staffing rota so I will be keeping safe at my laptop until then.

Remember  the Easter holidays begin  on Friday at 2.30pm so although you won’t be going away you will be getting a break from school work and will be able to relax for a fortnight.

God bless you all and keep you safe and healthy

I miss you all so much.

Take care of yourselves and your families and stay in, stay safe.

Love Mrs Wilson x

 

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This is where you will access suggested activities for your child on a weekly basis as they work from home.

The main page of the website will be used for whole school updates and should ensure that all information is as easy to access as possible.

Please keep in touch with us via twitter and keep all our spirits up as we move into the spring.

And an extra message especially to the boys and girls of our wonderful school.

Stay safe, stay happy and stay in whenever you can !

Keep close to God in your prayers and also in the kindness you show to others around you –  keep that vision and values statement alive in your own home every day.

Keep washing those hands and put your tissues straight into the bin.

I love you all very much and will see you soon

Take care

Mrs F Wilson x

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