4 days ago
Posted on April 3, 2020 by Sarah Staniforth

CALM BRAIN ACCESS AT HOME

We have just heard from Calm Brain about support for parents and carers at this time. Please see the message below:

We are therefore going to offer free access to CalmBrain for all parents, giving them unlimited access to the Jukebox for the duration of the school closure. All we need is the name and email address of the parent, and the school that their child attends.

We would be very grateful if you could help us by emailing all your parents and telling them that all they need to do to get access is email us at calmbrainsupport@calmbrainapproach.com giving the following information:

Their first and last name (i.e. the name of the parent; we do not need the name of the child)
The parent’s email address
The name of the school their child attends

This will provide children and their parents with access to over 100 CalmBrain movements in the Jukebox based on Positive Emotions and CalmBrain Phases.

We hope that this is of help, and that you all stay safe and healthy in the months ahead.

I really hope that you find this helpful and take up this offer whilst you are at home.

Kind regards

Miss Staniforth

Head of School

5 days ago
Posted on April 2, 2020 by Sarah Staniforth

Holy Week Suggestions

Hope that you all have a wonderful and restful Easter Holidays

Below are a range of ideas that you might like to use with your children during Holy Week:

https://www.sunhatsandwellieboots.com/2018/03/9-activities-for-kids-to-explore-during.html

More information from Mini Vinnies

For the attention of all Mini Vinnies, Vincentian Co-ordinators and Parents

Good afternoon,

Hope you are all keeping well. Please find below key information we would like to share with you before the Easter break.

Young Vincentians Team on leave

Unfortunately, due to the current Corona crisis from Monday 6^th April 2020, the Young Vincentians Team will be furloughed for a minimum of four weeks. This will be continually reviewed, and we will update you accordingly at the beginning of May 2020. You will have seen from our previous emails that we have been working very hard to get as many resources as possible out to you via our MV microsite and uploaded where possible to parish websites /face book pages too. Please use these as much as you can during this period.

Easter Display Competition

We have managed to put together an Easter Display Competition. A flyer is attached, please have a look and see if you might be able to participate in this. Help us bring some hope and joy to others during this difficult time. You can post your entries online via social media platforms and we would love to see your ideas and designs for this. The competition closes at the end of April 2020 and we will announce the winner after that date. Good luck! Please also do tune in to your parish or other live streamed Masses and other special liturgies and services during Holy Week including the Easter Triduum. Try to send a nice message or write a letter to your parish priest as well to thank them for all the spiritual support they are providing just now to us all.

More Resources

We have also come across lots of other great resources from other organisations in particular, the Youth for Christ resource hub (http://request.org.uk/) and CAFOD (https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Kidz-Zone). We very much hope you will find these useful over the coming months. Please, if you have any urgent queries do not stay silent. You can still email in in the usual way and the out of office we have set up will mean any urgent queries can be followed upMV Easter Display Comp

Mini Vinnies Mass June 2020 Postponed

It is very unlikely now that this year’s Mini Vinnies Mass will go ahead as planned and due to difficulty in getting alternative dates for Westminster Cathedral in 2020 this may well be postponed until 2021 but once we do not have any further we will update you accordingly. Thank you to those who signed up, we are so grateful for your support with this and we look forward to coming together for this again and having an even bigger celebration.

We wish you every blessing for what lies ahead. These changing times are a great worry and a huge challenge for so many just now but we are all united in our endurance and our support and care for one another. How much easier enduring becomes when it is for Christ and so much so as we approach the most holy time of the liturgical year, Easter ! Be strengthened by our prayers and know that you are not alone at this time and please continue to pray for all who are serving in the front line in our communities just now, our vulnerable and elderly who are self-isolating and for all those in any kind of need.

MV Easter Display Comp

Keep up the fantastic work and wishin#g you and all your families a blessed Happy Easter and a peaceful Easter break.

Many blessings,

The Young Vincentians Team

5 days ago
Posted on April 2, 2020 by Sarah Staniforth

Optional Easter Task

Dear All

Please find attached an optional family Easter Time Capsule Task, the idea behind this is to capture information about the pandemic and what your family did at this time as it will be an event that is remembered in history.

Easter 2020 Family Time Capsule

There is absolutely no pressure to complete this task, but the ideas are there for those of you who would like to use them. Feel free to adapt and change as you would like.

Teachers will set tasks for their class from Monday 20th April 2020. We really appreciate all the messages of support and thanks we have been receiving from parents, it really does lift our spirits here at school. We especially enjoy hearing from you about the lovely things you have been doing and the photos you are sending in. The SSPP spirit is alive and well.

Have a wonderful Easter break, we will resume the Parent and Staff Good Mentions for children when return after Easter. Please note that the school is closed for the Easter period, we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as we can if you contact us via email.

Stay home, stay safe and protect the NHS and other Key Workers.

Thanks

Miss Staniforth

Head of School

5 days ago
Posted on April 2, 2020 by Sarah Staniforth

Stations of the Cross

Station 14: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

People had returned to their homes for the Sabbath.
John, Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, and Mary, went from Calvary to Jesus’ burial tomb.
Joseph and John carried Jesus into the tomb.
They laid him on the rock bench in the burial chamber.
The men moved a big boulder in front of the entrance to block it.

Prayer:
Dear Jesus, Help me to carry on Your work.
Mary, help me to see Jesus in all things.
Almighty Father, Thank you for sending Jesus. Help me to be like Jesus. Help me to share my life and love more fully. This I ask through Christ Our Lord. Amen
Hymn: O Lord Hear Our Prayer

Final prayer:

We have walked the Way of the Cross with Jesus.
During the remaining days of Lent and during this week,
Let us stay close to Jesus.
Let us be with him in his suffering and death,
So that we can celebrate his resurrection
in joy at Easter.
Amen.

6 days ago
Posted on April 1, 2020 by Sarah Staniforth

GOOD MENTIONS

Hi All

We would love to hear what you have all been up to this week.

Please email your GOOD MENTIONS to the school office A3352@telford.gov.uk by close of play Thursday 2nd April so that we can give you a mention on Friday’s newsletter. If you are happy for a photo to go onto the website and facebook please send these too with a caption of what your child(ren) are up to.

We want to continue to keep the SSPP school spirit alive.

Thanks

Miss Staniforth

Head of School

6 days ago
Posted on April 1, 2020 by Sarah Staniforth

Covid 19 Update Government Guidance for parents and carers: keeping children safe online

Guidance for parents and carers: keeping children safe online

We have updated our information for parents and carers to include a section on keeping children safe online. It provides links to online resources that will help support parents and carers in keeping their children safe online.

Full details can be found in section 6.3 of the guidance for parents and carers on the closure of educational settings:

· https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers

Updated guidance for schools about temporarily closing

We have updated our guidance on the temporary closure of schools to include more information on areas including social distancing, vulnerable children and working with other schools.

You can read the guidance at:

· https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-school-closures

6 days ago
Posted on April 1, 2020 by Sarah Staniforth

Stations of the Cross

Station 13: Jesus is Taken Down from The Cross

Sabbath was rapidly approaching and the crucified ones had to be taken down before the beginning of the Sabbath celebrations.
A soldier pierced the side of Jesus with his spear to be sure that he was dead.
The crowd hurried to their homes before the beginning of Sabbath or they’d be excluded from the celebration.
Mary stayed under the cross with her Son.
Two men came to the soldiers with orders from Pilate, Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus. Joseph had offered his burial tomb for Jesus.
Jesus was gently removed from the cross.
Mary held Jesus.
She didn’t want to give Him up but she had to.
She kissed Him and gave Him to the guards.

Prayer:
Dear Jesus, how bad was your death but how gently you were removed from the cross. Help me to treat others kindly always.
Mary, help me to see Jesus in all things.
Almighty Father, Help me to be a kinder, gentler person. Help me to always see the good in others. This I ask through Christ Our Lord. Amen

One week ago
Posted on March 31, 2020 by Sarah Staniforth

Stations of the Cross

Station 12: Jesus Dies on the Cross

As Pilate had ordered, a soldier placed, above Jesus’ head, a notice reading ‘Jesus of
Nazareth, King of the Jews” (John 19:20)

The cross was hoisted into place.

Mary and John, stayed at the foot of the cross and prayed.

Jesus looked down and said to his mother “Dear woman, here is your son”(John 19:26) and to John “Here is your mother” (John 19:27)

Even at this terrible time, he was taking care of his mother.

The sky was dark.

Jesus said “I am thirsty”. (John 19:28) A soldier offered him wine mixed with vinegar.

The two thieves that were crucified beside Him, talked to Him.
Looking at one of them he said, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43).
Jesus said, “EIi, Ebi, lama sabachthani? – My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)

Then he said “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit (Luke 23:46)

A few moments later He said, “It is finished”
He died.

At that instant, the earth shook, rocks split, the curtain in the temple ripped from top to bottom. The centurion guarding Jesus saw the earth quake and said “Surely he was the Son of God” (Matthew 27:54).

Jesus died at 3 p.m. on the Cross at Calvary.

Prayer:

Dear Jesus, death is hard for us to understand. Remind us always that faith will carry us through our losses. Mary, help me to see Jesus in all things. Almighty Father, Help me to understand Jesus’ death. Help me to understand the love Jesus has for me. This I ask through Christ Our Lord. Amen