Good Morning
Today marks the end of the first half of the Summer Term and I just want to say a massive thank you to all of you. It has been a challenging time for all of us but I have been amazed and proud of how resilient and hard working you have all continued to be.
Yesterday was the feast of the Ascension and Fr Jim has uploaded the Mass on the church website. If you click on the blue button labelled ‘Press for the School Mass’, Father Jim has done a child-friendly service, with some children from school doing the readings. In school, all the children who were in school yesterday watched the mass and it really was lovely! If you didn’t manage to watch it yet, please do watch it with your family today or over the weekend… https://www.olablackpool.org/
Don’t forget the children’s page on the Church website. Remember Father Jim will answer any questions you may have too, just like we do in school in the ‘Ask Father Jim’ book. Please take a look. https://www.olablackpool.org/children-s-page
As you will be aware, the next two weeks are actually our half term holiday. This means that I will not be setting the same work as we have been doing - with all the hard work you’ve been doing I think you have all earned a well-deserved break! Instead, I have added a wealth of materials all related to Pentecost, which we celebrate on Sunday 31st May. The website link takes you to a selection of video clips about Pentecost suitable for the children, plus a selection of lovely creativity activities. Please note that these resources are suggested activities to do over the half term, and are by no means a must! Feel free to dip into them as you please, there is no pressure to work your way through all of it. I would also suggest keeping on top of your reading and times tables, and of course all of the online resources will still be available for you to access from home should you wish to - I will not be setting any specific work on them, however.
Below are links to all of the Pentecost-related activities:
https://www.strandz.org.nz/pentecost.html
Pentecost Reading Comprehension (they are differentiated, with ‘mild’ being the easier one, ‘spicy’ is middle and ‘hot’ being the more challenging one):
What is Pentecost? activity sheet
Due to the two week break, this will also mean that I will not be accessing my emails until Monday 8th June. I hope you can respect that this is also a time for us to take a break, and I will also be very busy during these weeks undertaking other school-related tasks in preparation for the slightly wider reopening to further classes. Thank you for your understanding on this matter.
I hope you are able to enjoy a little ‘break’ over the coming days and weeks - we are all in need of a little comfort at the moment. I hope that you feel the power of the Holy Spirit as we celebrate Pentecost - may the Lord fill you with the love and strength that you need right now.
Take care, miss you all!
Mrs McVey🙋🏻
