National Lockdown: School Arrangements.

Dear Parents,

I appreciate that this has not been an easy time for you and I know that many of you have had to find childcare arrangements today. I also know that after missing so much of the previous school year it was a relief to us all to be finally back in school. The children have thrived during the autumn term and attendance has been fantastic. Although routines and systems have been different we have all worked together to create a safe environment which has helped to bring a small slice of normality back. It has been a joy watching the children falling back in love with their learning, something you all managed to nurture over those many months of home schooling.

Yesterday’s announcement has left us all feeling a sense of disappointment and weariness and for us in school, frustration that learning once again will be disrupted. Please know that the staff within school have also found it extremely difficult too.

Moving forward our aim now is to try our very best to meet the needs of our special school community and to endeavour to keep learning going so that all children are engaged and continue to develop that curiosity for finding out more.

Our plan is to reopen school tomorrow until half term for any children who are classed as vulnerable or those whose parents are Critical Workers. The criteria can be found at the end of this blog. To provide consistency we are only offering full time places which will follow the current school day. Depending on numbers starting and finishing times may vary but these will be published once numbers are collated.

For those children who remain at home, Remote Learning will be made available on a weekly basis on the school website within the class learning areas. This will follow a very similar pattern to what you experienced during the previous lockdown and children will be using platforms they are familiar with.

To help us with our planning, if you feel you urgently need a full time place for your child at school during lockdown as you are a critical worker, please could you complete the online form which can be accessed using the button below before noon this morning. This will greatly help the teachers as they plan their lessons to support learning both at home and school.

Throughout these next five weeks we will try our very best to support every family and continue to offer advice when needed. We have to remember that we have been here before and although this was not wished for we have already proven that together we can ride the storm and emerge triumphant. We are all in the hands of God and together we can gain the strength that He fills us with so that we can each do that very task He has given us to do.

You are all in our thoughts and we pray that we will all be able to return safely to school soon.

God bless

Miss Haggerty

Vulnerable children and young people

Vulnerable children and young people include those who:

·         are assessed as being in need under section 17 of the Children Act 1989, including children and young people who have a child in need plan, a child protection plan or who are a looked-after child

·         have an education, health and care (EHC) plan

·         have been identified as otherwise vulnerable by educational providers or local authorities (including children’s social care services), and who could therefore benefit from continued full-time attendance. 

Critical Worker

Parents whose work is critical to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and EU transition response include those who work in health and social care and in other key sectors outlined in the following sections.

Health and social care

This includes, but is not limited to, doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, social workers, care workers, and other frontline health and social care staff including volunteers; the support and specialist staff required to maintain the UK’s health and social care sector; those working as part of the health and social care supply chain, including producers and distributors of medicines and medical and personal protective equipment.

Education and childcare

This includes:

·         childcare

·         support and teaching staff

·         social workers

·         specialist education professionals who must remain active during the coronavirus (COVID-19) response to deliver this approach

Key public services

This includes:

·         those essential to the running of the justice system

·         religious staff

·         charities and workers delivering key frontline services

·         those responsible for the management of the deceased

·         journalists and broadcasters who are providing public service broadcasting

Local and national government

This only includes those administrative occupations essential to the effective delivery of:

·         the coronavirus (COVID-19) response, and the delivery of and response to EU transition

·         essential public services, such as the payment of benefits and the certification or checking of goods for import and export (including animal products, animals, plants and food), including in government agencies and arms length bodies

Food and other necessary goods

This includes those involved in food:

·         production

·         processing

·         distribution

·         sale and delivery

·         as well as those essential to the provision of other key goods (for example hygienic and veterinary medicines)

Public safety and national security

This includes:

·         police and support staff

·         Ministry of Defence civilians

·         contractor and armed forces personnel (those critical to the delivery of key defence and national security outputs and essential to the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and EU transition)

·         fire and rescue service employees (including support staff)

·         National Crime Agency staff

·         those maintaining border security, prison and probation staff and other national security roles, including those overseas

Transport and border

This includes those who will keep the air, water, road and rail passenger and freight transport modes operating during the coronavirus (COVID-19) response and EU transition, including those working on transport systems through which supply chains pass and those constructing or supporting the operation of critical transport and border infrastructure through which supply chains pass.

Utilities, communication and financial services

This includes:

·         staff needed for essential financial services provision (including but not limited to workers in banks, building societies and financial market infrastructure)

·         the oil, gas, electricity and water sectors (including sewerage)

·         information technology and data infrastructure sector and primary industry supplies to continue during the coronavirus (COVID-19) response

·         key staff working in the civil nuclear, chemicals, telecommunications (including but not limited to network operations, field engineering, call centre staff, IT and data infrastructure, 999 and 111 critical services)

·         postal services and delivery

·         payments providers

·         waste disposal sectors

Jesus is the Light of our Christmas, the Joy of our hearts and the Hope of our world.

As this school year draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone for their kindness, patience and understanding through what has been one of the most testing times of my professional career. It has been a joy to welcome back the children this academic year and humbling to see how they have relished returning to their classes, their friends and their learning.

As a staff we have tried to keep school as ‘normal’ as possible for the children and it is testament to our wonderful staff that the children have been able to enjoy their broad and balanced curriculum. We have ensured that the children have enjoyed lots of high quality physical activity, art, drama, excellent music teaching and even yoga!

Some of our instrumentalists have put together a little concert of the pieces learned this term. As they were unable to visit any homes/hospitals this year; they wanted to give a little ‘virtual concert’ for everyone: (See below)

COVID latest…

Thank you to those families who have really considered any illness of your child during this past week and not sent them in to school. We want everyone to have the safest Christmas you possibly can. Also thank you to parents for keeping us informed if you or your child have either been a contact of a positive case or have had to take a test. It is imperative we are informed of positive COVID results of children up to 23rd December as this could affect others in your child’s class bubble. We would need to inform families as children may need to isolate.                                                                                                                                   

You can now use a specific email to inform us of a child’s positive result and we want you to continue to do this right up until 23rd December. In this way, a text would then be sent to others in that child’s bubble who would have to isolate due to this. It is vital therefore that we know if your child has a positive result from any test taken. If so please use the email below to inform us.

COVID@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk

Christmas Break…

A reminder that we break for Christmas on Friday 18th December. Year 4, 5 & 6 (and Family Groups) finishing at 1.05pm (from your usual entrances) and our Year 1, 2, 3 and Reception finishing at 1.15pm on that day. There will be After School Club as usual until 3.30pm.

As we will still have to follow safety guidance in January, school times/structure will remain in place during the Spring Term and be assessed/revised as we are issued with new guidance and safety measures. Therefore, to keep your children as safe as we possibly can, our bubbles and staggered entry and exit times will remain in place.

School reopens at 8.40am for Family Groups - Y6, Y5 & Y4 on Monday 4th January 2021 and for Year 3, 2, 1 & Reception (not in family bubbles) at 9am.

Nativities

It has seemed very strange this year not to celebrate with our usual carol services or nativities. Our classes have therefore put together some special celebration video’s which you can view on your child’s class page on our website. We hope you enjoy watching them as much as the children enjoyed making them!

A final ‘Thank You’…

Thank you so much to parents and families for sending in toys & gifts for church ‘Just Giving’ appeal and for the donations you gave for our Christmas Jumper Day. We raised £179 which is now on its way to Brian House Children’s Hospice.

I hope and pray that you have the best Christmas you can in these current circumstances and that you all get the rest and relaxation you all deserve. Lets hope that 2021 brings joy and happiness (even if in the smallest of ways).

Have a blessed Christmas and Holy New Year.

Miss M Haggerty

Each of us is an innkeeper, who decides if there is room for Jesus...

We have now reached the second week of Advent and our time of waiting is well and truly underway. I can see (and hear) the excitment of the children around school as they continue with their work but filling each day now with trying to ‘be prepared’ for Jesus’ coming.

This is of course much more difficult than it would seems with the business of our everyday lives, but getting ready is exactly what Christ asks us to do. In fact, stopping and reflecting is probably the one most beneficial things for us all at this time. One way you can do this together as a family is to view some of the advent reflections which are readily available to us each day. On the church website Fr Jim has made a wonderful Interactive Advent calendar with each door opening to the readings or Gospel of that day. You might also notice (if you look really carefully…) some ‘extra’ creatures in the stable this year!

The Blackpool family of Catholic Schools have also made a virtual Advent Service this year as it was obviusly impossible for all schools to get together during this time. It has contributions from all schools with the theme of ‘Advent Hope’. Again, it would be lovely to share with your family.

Christmas Events

There are also many other events which we are still able to continue to celebrate this year as we try to ensure that this Advent can be as ‘normal’ for the children as we can possibly make it, while still ensuring everyone’s safety in their bubbles and around school.

We have our Christmas jumper day on Friday 11th December. Children are invited to wear their Christmas jumper over their school uniform instead of their usual jumper or cardigan. Don’t worry if your child doesn’t have a Christmas jumper there is no need to buy one especially, you can get creative and decorate your own!

We would really like to support a local cause this advent, and would like to ask for a donation to Brian House children’s hospice for Christmas jumper day. This donation will need to be made through our ParentPay system, and you should have received an email with your log in details if you haven’t already activated your account.

Judy (Mrs Fawcett) our school cook is preparing our school Christmas meal on Wednesday 16th December. All children are invited to have the meal, even if they would usually bring a packed lunch on this day. There will be Christmas crackers and music, and it will be a lovely chance for the children to sit down with their class to enjoy the meal together. 

If your child usually has a packed lunch on a Wednesday and would like the Christmas meal please log into parent pay where you will find this set as a special event.  Once you have paid this will ensure your child is counted for the meal.  Don’t worry if your child would rather have a packed lunch, they won’t miss out on the festive occasion!

Our PTFA have kindly purchased a virtual Pantomime for the whole school to enjoy. It’s a production of Cinderella which will be screened in each class over the next two weeks, at a time chosen by each class teacher. This will be a lovely end of term treat for the children.

Many classes are also undertaking some readings, a liturgy, or even a simple nativity with the children in their own bubble and these will be uploaded onto the website for your family to enjoy before we break for Christmas.

Cards and gifts…

School received a lovely letter a couple of weeks ago from the Chaplaincy Team at Victoria Hospital. They reminded us what a difficult time it would be for the patients in hospital over Christmas an New Year, unable to see their families and friends. They asked if the children would make some Christmas Cards, pictures or messages that they could put up in the wards or homes - perhaps even writing a ‘Thinking of you’ message to cheer the patients up. Some of our classes have done this already.

Our instrumentalists have also been rehearsing to send a ‘virtual concert’ to cheer people in hospital or care homes. At this time we would usually visit our local care homes to sing carols, take gifts etc; but unfortunately we cannot do that due to covid, therefore the children have recorded themselves playing some festive songs and carols which they can send to the hospital next week… (Don’t worry - we’ll share this with families too!)

We would ask families however, who are usually so kind and thoughtful at this time of year, sending gifts into school; please, please, please do not send in gifts to us! This is not because we do not appreciate your thoughfulness, but we would urge you to look towards the more needy in our community at this time and perhaps give some food donations for the local foodbanks, or gift a new toy to church for the Blackpool ‘Give a Little’ appeal: (Last day is this Friday!!!!!) There are so many people really struggling at this time and we would rather any gift you wanted to give went to some of our most vulnerable people.

Thank you for your understanding with this.

Please all stay safe during these difficult times and continue to support each other with kindness and respect.

God Bless

Miss Haggerty

When darkness is screaming, listen to the voice of Christ saying "I will never leave you"...

Community

We have come to the end of our second full week of ‘lockdown’ restrictions and look to Jesus for our support through these difficult times. We also are aware that in the church’s calendar we have also reached the end of one liturgical year in the Feast of Christ the King which we celebrate this Sunday.

Reflecting upon this, I found myself thinking about a hymn I used to love that we would sing on this Feast… some of the words in the chorus read ”….. Light of the world, you have helped us to see; That we are one people…” I truly hope that as a community of faith we can continue to work together ‘as one people’ to give each other strength and hope in keeping one another safe through our words and actions during this time.

Lets work together as a community of love!

One way we can do this is by wearing our masks…

Another is by ensuring that we ‘look out for each other’ to keep others safe. I am particularly thinking about our roads around school and the way I have seen families park cars, reverse when children are around, stop on zig-zags to drop off children and just generally show little regard for others around when driving, parking and crossing roads. Governors and myself have sought help from local council, from traffic safety and from challenging people ourselves when we see any potentially dangerous situations. Unfortunately however, these situations seem to be increasing rather than decreasing. Please, please have thought and consideration for others and DO NOT block our neighbours driveways/entrances. Fr Jim couldn’t get out of his garage to a hospital call this week as families cars were parked right up to the cones he places outside his garage entrance/exit. I have had to ask several parents not to stop to drop off children on zig-zags outside the gates. When driving to & from school we MUST show consideration for others. It is vitally important for the safety of other families, our neigbours and our children.

Christmas Cards

As you have read above, we are coming to the end of the church’s year and next week the season of Advent will begin. Even with the restrictions which are in place throughout our country I’m sure many of your children will be thinking about bringing Christmas cards for others at this time, but PLEASE DON’T as we are trying our best to ensure that we are making things as safe as possible for everyone at school and restricting what comes in. Instead, why not write a Christmas card for people who are in hospital, in our hospice or nursing homes… and the people who are working there? I had a letter this week to ask if the children could write, draw or make cards for people confined to hospital during this time to cheer them as usually the children would sing, play or visit some of our local care homes for Christmas. Of course we are unable to do this during COVID restrictions. Instead we can put a box in school for any cards/pictures that children do want to bring in. These can then be quarantined and sent out safely to our hospitals and care homes before Christmas and will hopefully brighten the day of someone who is suffering during this time.

In the same way, many of our classes are trying to make recordings of some simple liturgies, poems, music and even Christmas jokes which we can send to the hospital over the coming few weeks. As you will also see on your childs class pages, there are several up and coming events which our school PTA have organised for our Advent Time. Please try to ensure that you follow the guidance given to ensure that we have fun, but also keep our children and others as safe as we can during this time.

Lancashire Day

On Friday, the annual Lancashire Day is celebrated. We have been asked by the Active Blackpool team to take part in a Mile Challenge throughout the day as part of a Lancashire Challenge which is happening during the week. This is an ideal opportunity to get as many children, young people and adults moving whilst celebrating our red rose county.

So, as part of our continuing ‘keeping active’ drive, we are going to participate by seeing how many ‘miles’ our classes can run/walk - using our daily mile track - throughout the week! We can also win prizes for school if we record our ‘miles of activity’! Let’s see what we can do! If families want to see more Lancashire Day events, quizzes, features etc then you can find out more on the Visit Lancashire website.

So, remembering that this weekends Gospel tells us that every act of kindness done to someone else is also done to Jesus Christ. We are encouraged to remember that our actions speak louder than words. We hope that by working together each one of us can be doing our best to be mindful of our own and each other’s safety and well-being.

God Bless

Miss Haggerty

"If I speak with all the eloquence of men and angels, but have not love, I am nothing but a clanging cymbal..."

Tour of School

A message to any parents or families who are looking for primary school places for September 2021.

Our Lady of the Assumption did not have the opportunity to have an ‘Open Day’ for prospective parents/families who wanted to view our school due to COVID restrictions this year. This would have been a role which our Year 6 children usually relish. They really enjoy meeting families and having the chance to ‘show off’ about their school. So instead, our Head and Deputy boys and girls have taken the opportunity to give you a ‘virtual tour’ of Our Lady’s and introduce you to our Reception class and some of the activities they participate in during the year.

The videos can be found by opening the blue PARENTS tab on our home page. The videos can then be found on the image button entitled ‘Virtual Visit’ (In case you can’t find it… CLICK HERE!)

A reminder that the national deadline for all applications is 15th January 2021. All supplementary forms should be returned to school - this is also an essential part of your application!

Eloquent & Truthful

This second half term, the children have been tasked with developing the virtues of ‘truthfulness and eloquence’ from our Jesuit Values. I am forever proud of our children at Our Lady’s, but this week in particular has shown me real moments of pure joy in their hard work, their independence, their happily skipping into school and the care and respect they have given their teachers and others around school. They have shown ‘love in action’ in such difficult and uncertain times, and that has been more eloquent than words. They are a real credit to you all. I count each day we can be open and ready to serve our community as ‘a great day’ at the moment and the enthusiasm of the children is a blessing to all the staff who are really ‘giving their all’ to love and care for the children during these unprecedented times.

Parking Enforcement

I have been quite upset of late with a few parents’/families’ parking and lack of patience in their cars. As you know, it is a difficult area to park around school which is why Fr Jim kindly allows families to use church car park when dropping off and picking up at school. Even so, it has been alarming to see parents stopping on double yellow lines or even worse - on zig-zags! It has bothered me so much that I contacted Lancs Police Road Safety Team last weekend. As you will know, police officers arrived ‘en masse’ on Monday (I certainly wasn’t expecting so many!!!) However they were also concerned by some the issues they saw and will be returning to our area regularly to monitor the situation. A plea to you all therefore, to think ‘Safety First’ when collecting or dropping off your children.

SEND updates

For all parents information; Mrs Ormerod is our school SENDCo (as well as our Deputy Headteacher) and as part of her new role she will try to keep our website updated with useful information and links for parents which you may find useful/helpful in a variety of contexts. Mrs Ormerod intends to do this by posting regular information on the SEND area of our website. This can be found by clicking the blue PARENTS button on the home page and then on the SEND image button. (If you cannot find this CLICK HERE…)

First Holy Communion

Our First Holy Communion group for 2020 should hopefully be able to undertake their sacraments during Advent. 2 of the groups received their First Holy Communion on 17th and 24th October and our other 2 groups were postponed due to the current lockdown. Fr Jim has offered families the opportunity to undertake communion on 5th and 13th December when, hopefully, church should be able to re-open for public worship. We look forward to this wonderful event and pray for no further cancellations!

Finally…

We have been so fortunate at Our Lady’s that we have been able to maintain the full opening of school since September. It has been a blessing to have the children return and they have been so quick to settle down to new routines and rotas - they have been so resilient and their enthusiasm and positivity has both astounded and humbled me. They are relishing their learning - which is a delight, and makes all the hard work and diligence of our amazing teaching staff worthwhile. I know you would want to share my thanks for the love and compassion our staff have shown the children - their hard work and commitment to your children never ceases to both amaze me and fill me with pride. We can however, only carry on in this way if all families continue to take great care and every precaution during this ‘lockdown’ and our subsequent restrictions; by wearing masks, ensuring your children are only mixing with others in their family/support bubble, keeping good hygiene and maintaining the social distancing rules.

I am greatly saddened by people I see, or hear of who are not taking these rules seriously enough. Many of you will have, unfortunately, have seen the devastating and even fatal results of this first hand. I hope and pray that this current period of lockdown will have a dramatic effect on lowering numbers and rates of COVID cases. As we are all well aware - this will ONLY happen if EVERYONE works together and ENSURES THE SAFETY OF THEMSELVES & OTHERS. This means every single person playing their part to keep this virus at bay. (Read further Blackpool Council information HERE.) Our Lady of the Assumption is a wonderful community and I hope we can help each other to keep as safe as we possibly can.

My prayers for a safe weekend and in the week to come.

Miss Haggerty

Welcome back to half term 2...

Our second half-term begins… and yet again we hear that our country is to begin the tightest of restrictions from Thursday 5th November due to the increase of COVID rates. Fortunately school is able to remain open for the time being, but it is a time for the whole community to carefully reflect upon our actions and to be extra vigilant with the hygiene and social distancing measures we currently have in place.

Yesterday, many of our children received their flu immunisations from the NHS nursing service. This is one way we can try to reduce our risk of this serious seasonal virus and stop the spread to others. Again, it is reassuring that many parents are looking at this serious illness, in which symptoms can be very similar to COVID, and trying to keep both your child and family in isolation until symptoms ease/subside; therefore reducing the risk to other children and families in our school community.

We do understand that these symptoms can be easily confused and there is no easy answer; however, to help a little, I have been sent a graphic which shows some of the key symptoms of each and what to look out for. CLICK HERE

Remember please that if anyone in your household/bubble experiences any COVID-like symptoms then EVERYONE IN THAT HOUSEHOLD MUST ISOLATE and therefore your child would need to stay at home during this period.

The NHS/Government advice still states:

Self-isolate immediately if:

• you have any symptoms of coronavirus (a high temperature, a new, continuous cough or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste)

• you've tested positive for coronavirus – this means you have the virus at that time

• you live with someone who has symptoms or tested positive

• someone in your support bubble has symptoms or tested positive

• you're told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace or the NHS COVID-19 app

• you arrive in the UK from a country with a high coronavirus risk – see GOV.UK: how to self-isolate when you travel to the UK

  I have attached again the graphic below which details specific situations and actions as a reminder…

It is now even more vital that we abide by the strict guidance given to us in order to bring down our areas extremely high rates of infection. Therefore can we please ask that you are alert to any symptoms (see above) and that you:

• self isolate IMMEDIATELY if anyone in family experiences symptoms.

• ensure that you wear a mask/face covering to drop off/collect your child.

• parents do not congregate at/around entrances to school. We must remember our social distancing and have regard for anyone who may be vulnerable - particularly as we have many grandparents who collect children.

• try to minimise what your child brings in to school - please do not bring rucksacks if a book/reading record is all that is needed

  We want Our Lady’s to remain open for all of our children!

Shoebox Appeal

Our PTFA have invited children/families to send in some items which could be used to fill shoeboxes for the annual ‘Samaritan’s Purse’ appeal which sends personalised boxes to needy children all over the world as Christmas Gifts for so many who may receive nothing at all on Christmas Day. If you are unaware of this charity - have a look at the website HERE.

Each class have decided to focus on one particular category of item to donate, so a small gift is all that is needed. (See below) but we do want to start filling the boxes NEXT WEEK - week beginning 9th November. So anything you can bring in would be gratefully appreciated.

Look out for the text to remind you what your child’s class has been asked to bring!

Please help a child this Christmas by packing a shoebox…

This term’s RE themes

This weekend we heard the Gospel story of the Beatitudes - or ‘Beautiful Attitudes’ as we have called them for the children. They teach us humility and faith in God in such a wonderful way. We are also concentrating upon our values of learning to be ‘Eloquent and Truthful’ in all we say and do.

When we find ourselves in difficult situations (as we are at the moment) it is so easy ONLY to think about yourself - but we are reminding ourselves that it is in supporting and helping others and in considering their needs that we find true happiness.

For November newsletter please click HERE. This will also give you a family reflection which you can do together at home.

Samaritan's Purse Shoebox Gifts

Our Lady’s PTA would like to support the Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox appeal again after it was such a success when our Key Stage 2 children took part last year. We would be grateful if you would read this letter which has all the details you will need to help with this event.

"Make your home in Me, as I make mine in You..." John 15

Yesterday was the feast of St Therese of Avila and I participated in a lovely liturgy with Bishop Paul who reflected on the Gospel of the day; reminding us that Christ longs to walk with us throughout our lives - if we would only let Him!

As we reach the end of our seventh week together we can reflect on how we have all challenged ourselves to use Christ as our model and to treat others as we would want to be treated. This isn’t always easy but the joy it gives to others is often immeasurable. Next week the children will be focused upon the greatest commandment - to love God and to love one another.

I have set the children a challenge in their last week before the half term to try to show their love for God and each others by being ‘responsible’ with not only the things they use, but with the people they meet each day! Knowing our amazing children, I am positive they will not only reach this challenge - but exceed my expectations! They never cease to make me feel both proud and humbled in equal measure.

I am also so proud of our youngest children in Reception who have made so much progress this half term. It is amazing to see them coming in each day so independently and now to see some of the wonderful work they have been undertaking and their confidence in every day classroom life. They have settled in to school routines amazing well and continue to shine each day! At the other end of the school, our Year 6 children also continue to amaze with their growing independence and maturity, and reading some of their writing this week makes me realise just what is possible! It really is so good to be back at school!  

We have so much to be thankful for and even in these dark times, surrounded by uncertainty we have to remember that we are indeed blessed. Every day I see children bouncing into school ready for the day ahead and I realise that school is a safe place for them, where they can learn alongside their friends. Thank you for helping with this and continuing to implement our guidelines. It would be so easy at this point to begin to slip and do what feels easier but as I keep reminding everyone, we have a duty to protect each other and to always think about the ‘greater good.’ Everyone is trying so hard to keep each other safe and your well-being matters greatly to us. We hope and pray each day that God will protect each and every member of our school community and all their loved ones.

Next week we will be sending out a midterm report which will provide you with a snapshot of where your child is at. We hope you will enjoy reading them with your child, celebrating successes and planning how you are going to meet those targets together.

Enjoy a lovely weekend; I believe the sun may be shining, fingers crossed!

God bless

Miss Haggerty