Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Tuesday 12th May
Date: 12th May 2020 @ 8:57am
Good morning my gorgeous Robins J
How are you all today? I hope you and your families are all well and enjoyed our Matilda video yesterday. All the staff had so much fun making it for you!
What are you going to get up to today? I’m planning a little run with Teddy this morning and then a productive day (hopefully sitting in the garden if the sunshine is here to stay).
Our timetable is linked below for you to have a look at this morning.
There are also some lovely poetry lessons on Oak National Academy (Week 3) that you could have a go at this week. They follow on from each other so make sure you start with Monday’s lesson. I will attach the link to Lesson 1 below:
I am loving having more time to read at home. Particularly after a busy day of working, it helps me to switch off. Did you know that you can listen to free audio books online for as long as schools are closed? What a lovely way to end your busy day. Have a listen here:
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Have a lovely day and keep smiling!!! Lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
This story of Steven Bradbury highlights the benefits of sticking with it in the long run. You never know what might happen.
Steven Bradbury was an Australian speed skater. He had been to 3 Olympic games already - he hadn't won a medal. Over the past 12 years of training and racing he had suffered some horrific injuries, during which he nearly died. He was financially struggling and had to borrow money from his parents in order to survive.
In the 2002 games he was the oldest competitor in the event. People didn't think he stood a chance, including himself. He had managed to scrape through the heats but had what he describes as the best race on the way when he finished second in the semi-final. He realised he didn't have the raw speed of the younger racers so he employed a tactic of just hanging in there. This worked and got him to the Olympic final.
What can we learn from this?
- Stick with it, who knows what might happen.
- You can get a huge sense of satisfaction and a big boost from trying your best.
- Just how much we can endure and overcome if we want to.
Bradbury trained for 12 years for the Olympics We can all benefit from his approach and learn his lessons if we get in there and have a go ourselves. Go on, go for it!
If you would like to watch Mrs Powell’s Worship on YouTube then just follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scxc9RKJ2vM