Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Tuesday 19th May
Date: 19th May 2020 @ 7:38am
Good morning my lovely Robins J
How are you? I hope you are all well and remaining positive!
I have recorded a little good morning message for you all before I go into school this morning. You will have to excuse my puffy eyes and stuffy nose; my hay fever has been bad this morning: https://youtu.be/KrXFW_GdDpU
I know lots of you have been practising your times tables at home – this is a really easy but important job that I would like you to try to do for 10 minutes each day. You could go on TTRS, Hit the Button or any other online game (there are lots to choose from!) I have also attached some fun times table worksheets today that you could print or copy out at home.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Our class timetable is attached as always with more ideas on what you can do to keep busy today. If you haven’t already looked at the First4Maths resources, I am attaching them below again – There are lots of fab maths ideas that you can do in your garden, on your walk or even while cooking or playing Lego!
If you have any questions or need anything at all, please get in contact via the admin email: admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk
Have a super day! I know you will all work really hard!
Big hugs and lots of love,
Miss Beattie and Mrs Esling xxx
Message from Mrs Powell:
Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach every morning before he began his work. Early one morning, he was walking along the shore after a big storm had passed and found the vast beach littered with starfish as far as the eye could see, stretching in both directions.
Off in the distance, the old man noticed a small boy approaching. As the boy walked, he paused every so often and as he grew closer, the man could see that he was occasionally bending down to pick up an object and throw it into the sea. The boy came closer still and the man called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”
The young boy paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean. The tide has washed them up onto the beach and they can’t return to the sea by themselves,” the youth replied. “When the sun gets high, they will die, unless I throw them back into the water.”
The old man replied, “But there must be tens of thousands of starfish on this beach. I’m afraid you won’t really be able to make much of a difference.”
The boy bent down, picked up yet another starfish and threw it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he turned, smiled and said, “It made a difference to that one!”
We all have the opportunity to help create positive change. You might not be able to change the entire world, but at least you can change a small part of it, for someone. Break the big challenge down into smaller pieces and then take those one at a time – like one starfish at a time. Remember you can achieve anything!