Rev. Hannah, Rev. Mary-Lou and Pat have been busy thinking about how they can share Worship with us while we aren’t all in school together. They have made this video to share an Open the Book story, a prayer and a song with us all.
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Stiperstones Class News
Mental Health Awareness Week 18th May – 24th May
You may not be aware that it is Mental Health Awareness Week!
This year’s theme is kindness, with the week running from 18 – 24 May.
The focus on kindness is a response to the coronavirus outbreak, which is having a big impact on people’s mental health.
What have you done to show kindness?
What could you do to show kindness?
For more information see this Newsround article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52557800
Virtual School Games Week 1 Challenge – Dodgeball
This week’s challenge is Dodgeball. Please click here. You will find how to enter, what to do and how to adapt the challenge to make it harder!
Remember, #VirtualSTWSchoolGames is open to all primary school age children – simply send the videos of your challenge attempt to schoolgames@energizestw.org.uk
Please remember that each entry requires parental permission.
A Minute’s Silence – A Tribute to NHS Workers
In school, we will be holding a minute’s silence to remember the bravery and pay tribute to the NHS workers who have sadly died during the virus pandemic.
We will be holding the silence at 11am, but if you can’t do it then, you could do it with your family later today.
For more information, click here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52447147
Fiction Express Competition – Rules
The submitted works must have a minimum 1 page and a maximum length of 2 pages of A4. The text should double spaced, using Times New Roman font, size 12. Presented in Word document format and must be written in English.
The Word document should specify the full name of the author, teacher full name, the title of the story, the name of the school and the school have a native level. Participants can download the Word template which has all of the required information specified.
Please fill in your details at the top of the page and send to school by 30th April.
Supporting Home Learning
We feel that children work best when they have a routine. The Education Endowment Foundation have released a document which might help you plan your day for your child – this will help them keep mentally active, with goals to work towards.
You could print this or even use it as inspiration to create your own!
Competition – Fiction Express
Fiction Express have a competition for young writers to complete a story that has been started by one of their authors.
The CLOSING DATE is very soon THURSDAY 30th APRIL 2020
You must email any entries to me as they have to be submitted by class teacher.
Have a read of the link with the start of the story and see what you think.
Category a – born between 2010 and 2012.
Category b – born between 2007 and 2009
Have a try!
Good luck guys! 🙂 I look forward to sending off your stories.
Mrs Sallie Roberts
Deputy Headteacher
Spirited Arts Competition
Every year the National Association of Teachers of R.E. hold an art competition called Spirited Arts and this year we were going to take part as a school. As we can no longer do that, I am attaching the details of the competition in case anyone would like to create an entry at home. There are a number of themes on which your art could be created. These are judged in different age groups and the winners get themselves an Amazon voucher!
Full details can be found here: https://www.natre.org.uk/uploads/Spirited%20Arts/Spirited%20Arts%202020%20competition%20details.pdf and examples of previous year’s entries can be seen here: https://www.natre.org.uk/about-natre/projects/spirited-arts/spirited-arts-gallery/2019/
If you do create an entry, please send it into the school office so we can send the school entries in together.
Happy creating!
Mrs Gregory
A Prayer from Rev Hannah Lins
Rev Hannah and the Open The Book team have really missed coming into school, but have been thinking about us all.
Rev Hannah has shared this prayer with us to think about Easter:
Creator God,
We thank you that you are always with us, even in this strange and difficult time.
We pray for each other- for friends we cannot be with, family in different homes, our teachers, frontline workers, people who are unwell and those who look after them. We pray in our sadness as we notice dreams and hopes that, for now, are lost.
In our homes this holiday time, when we are worried, help us to feel your peace. When things go wrong, help us to know that we can always start again. When we feel joy, may we remember it and let it fill us.
On Good Friday, when so much of our normal lives has been given up, may we be comforted as we remember that Jesus gave everything up for us.
And when we celebrate life and hope on Easter Day, may it sink into our souls and make us happy. Wherever we are, and whatever we face, may we all know God’s love and look forward to a time when we can all be together again.
Amen.
Parental Support – Reading Eggs / Reading Eggspress
As you may be aware, all pupils should have their own login to Reading Eggs / Eggspress at home as teachers are setting reading and spelling activities online.
Here is a guide to help you work with your pupils on the online resource: Reading Eggs – Parent Help Guide
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