Wednesday 15th July

Date: 3rd Jul 2020 @ 12:49pm

Morning Goldfinches,

How are you all today? We are nearly at the end of term!

It's going to be a bit of an emotional one for me as it is Amelie's official last day as a Y6 Primary School Pupil.   A very different end to her days in primary school with a virtual leaver's service and we would never have been able to predict this at the start of the year.  My love and thoughts are particularly with all of you who are parents and families of Y6 children leaving our Lostock Gralam Family this week. 

Storytime: Right then- i'm in need of a cheer up story today so here we go...The final part of The Twits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRkPER4lXh4&t=3s We hope you've enjoyed this as much as we have!

Discussion: I absolutely loved seeing you yesterday. It was wonderful being all back together and having fun. Share your thoughts on our discussion today.

School Jobs:

Maths: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/ Use Week 10 to continue looking at line graphs alongside your Home Learning pack work.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/where-is-earths-water/activities/2  https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-makes-up-the-weather/activities/2  https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/why-does-it-rain/activities/2  https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/why-does-the-uk-have-wild-weather/activities/2

Mindfulness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_qU7l-fcU This is a lovely mindfulness breathing lesson. Relax and enjoy.

Have a wonderful day my fabulous team

Mrs Evans 

Message from Mrs Powell:

Joshua 1:9

How do you feel about returning to school in September?  Do you feel nervous, anxious, perhaps wishing you were back home where you felt safe?

In this passage, Joshua was standing at the edge of the land of Canaan, Moses had died, and God was commanding Joshua to take the Israelites forward into the promised land.  It was new, they were leaving what they had known, to step into a future that God had planned. 

God gave this command to Joshua in verse 9 to encourage him, to put a strong heart into him, whatever the future holds, God would be with him.  I wonder how this made Joshua feel strong and courageous? As Joshua and the people of Israel recalled how God had been with them through the desert, it gave them certainty of the truth of this going forward, this is a common pattern throughout the Bible of looking back to God’s faithfulness to stand strong in going forward.

Joshua probably felt the same as we do now, as we begin again, our community, coming back together and settling down into our school – some things will feel familiar, some will feel different.  Corrie ten Boom, a German Christian who survived concentration camps during the Holocaust, said, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”  What do you know of God?  Reflect back – how has God been with you before Covid-19?  How has he been with you through this?  How might this make you feel strong and courageous?

Listen to the track “Good Good Father” by Chris Tomlinson.   Joshua spent time talking with God – it gave him courage to go forward into something new…spend time talking to God now, recall how he has shown goodness over that past months and even years, tell him your feelings and ask him to give you courage for the future.

A prayer for courage:

Lord, I’m afraid

I don’t feel bold or courageous today

Help me to remember that bravery isn’t the absence of fear, it’s doing the right thing no matter what.

Give me a courageous heat.

I know that you will be with me, I am not alone.

You are greater than any obstacle I face.

Help me to step forward knowing that you are trustworthy

And my source of strength.

In Jesus’ name.  Amen

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