Lockdown Lowdown
Friday 8th May 2020
Heroes - the Lockdown Lowdown playlist
Here are the songs played by Mr Wheeler on today's Facebook live streamed Lockdown Lowdown.
Working Class Hero - John Lennon
Heroes - David Bowie
Holding Out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler
Hero - Mariah Carey
Heroes - Alesso
Superheroes - The Script
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Welcome to our second Lockdown Lowdown!
Stay home, work out
If you can, please join in with next week's Race to London and Beat the Teacher PE challenges which came to you on email this week.
And these are our Superstars this week - nominated by their families to receive a special mention
Lyla
At the start of lockdown and without asking, she made a rainbow for every house in the family, including two for the school fence.
She helped dad paint the kitchen (which need 4 coats of paint!) and, alongside Mr Osborne's email homework, she has continued her Brownies work, helped invent ‘recycling bowling' in the garden, remembering to clap for care home workers (like mum) and has helped entertain little brother Alfie every day.
Amie-Leigh
I would like to nominate Amie for showing support to her siblings and encouraging them to do their work.
She has also helped around the house, cooked and gardened. She has been amazing.
Each week she claps for the NHS and has learned how to make a mean cup of coffee. ;)
Jake
Jake has worked extremely hard over the lockdown period following a school-like timetable to complete his work, although some times have been tough because it's not normality. We are very proud of him for taking this on at home when his parents are still working too.
He has also learned some life skills and one of these was to cook us a meal. He has taken part in PE every day be it bike rides, football or Joe wicks workouts.
Millie
Not only has she knuckled down with the work sent by her teacher each week, she’s also learnt so many new life skills and been helping mummy with all the jobs round the house. She’s got up and took part in the PE with Joe every single day, made Thankyou signs and displayed them in the front porch for everyone from the NHS to the postman and the Asda delivery driver. She has also had to adapt to having her guitar lessons over Skype each week but is loving the Bob Marley theme and has even taught daddy to play the first few bars of the song she is learning. Another great skill she has mastered is how to knit! (Thankyou Nanny) so we have all received hand knitted hair bobbles or sweat bands as gifts in the household!
She’s done all this with a smile on her face and kept everyone’s spirits up!
Eryn
Eryn has been super helpful around the house. She’s been helping to make meals and hang out washing, she’s even done the rubbish jobs like washing up! She’s had the hard task of being daddy’s hairdresser, but on the understanding that he will be her goal keeper in return!
She’s been disappointed not to be able to go to her weekly swimming lesson, but she’s taken up acrobatics on her trampoline instead. Amongst all this she’s still managed to squeeze in PE with Joe each day and her school work sent from her teacher. The best bit being that she’s done all this in her usual laid back manner and not for one minute lost her wicked sense of humour in these strange times.
Lucy
We would love to nominate Lucy for making her mum and dad very proud for all the hard work she's has done while we have been in lockdown, Lucy has worked really hard with all the work that has been set for her by the AMAZING Mrs Rushworth and the rest of the staff at Brayton School.
Lucy has been starting the day by doing the Joe Wicks workout every morning, then doing maths, English and all the other work that is set for the week.
Lucy as also been baking, decorating the window with messages of support, and going out and cleaning the area where we live, and achieving riding her sister's bigger framed bike.
Oscar
He has been a big help around the house picking up some little chores and keeping his little brother entertained.
Oscar is taking the whole situation in his stride and he is a pleasure to be around.
Emilee
Emilee has moved up eight levels with her words since school closed and her adding is getting very good.
I would like to put Emilee name forward for all her hard work with her words and adding.
Macy
She has struggled a lot with not seeing her friends and attending school but has continued to do the work.
She has also recently learnt to tell the time and learnt her 3 times tables in an hour. She misses her teachers and her friends and can't wait to see them all when all of this is over.
Noah and Finn
We would like to nominate both Noah and Finn together, for being such lovely brothers to each other, and bringing humour and brightness to our family, no matter what.
They are working hard on their school work, often helping each other along the way, which is lovely to see. They are also brilliant at thinking of others’ needs, sending cheery messages and pictures to all their grandparents who can’t leave home right now.
We have been so impressed with how they care for our puppy, not only blowing ‘bacon bubbles’ and playing ‘hide the toy’ with her, but also remembering when she needs a walk, a wee or her food - she adores them both, as do we - thanks boys for being fab brothers!
Isabellle
I am very proud of her this week for working hard on subjects and activities that she is less confident in. It's so easy to stay in your comfort zone and she has really stepped outside of that this week.
She has really enjoyed looking into the history of Selby again this week. Not long before shut down we did a little tour of Selby's more historical spots for Isabelle's local history badge at Brownies, so it's been fun for her to revisit and expand on the things we looked at.
George
Nominated for taking really good care of his auntie's dog while she goes to work. Walking her, playing and feeding her treats that his auntie doesn't know about.
For making me laugh, picking some epic movies to watch, making some great smoothies, milkshakes and yummy buns, doing his exercises to keep him fit, keeping me on my toes with all the washing he creates, all the snacks he requires and making me wonder if we need to buy a cow because he drinks so much milk.
Alfie
Alfie has helped Dad every day while mum has been at work at the care home. He helped Dad paint the kitchen, has built his own office to do all his school work in, helped cut the grass, and washed dad's work truck with his sister Lyla. Also he bashed the pan so hard for the Thursday night's Clap for Carers for key workers like mummy, that he bust the wooden spoon!
Very, very proud Dad !
Lyla
Lyla, as well as completing all home learning she can, has also been very helpful at home, helping her sister too.
She has also had a lot of learning, fitness, psychology, skills, tasks from her football team.
She has just found out she has been retained at the RTC for another season which is a huge achievement.
Harry
I would like to nominate Harry as he has been a superstar doing his mental maths or hit the button and his spellings - also reading.
He also recently made the best ever homemade pizza.
Taylor
I nominate Taylor for trying so hard on his poem from the book he is reading - Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Also for his baking skills, and finding things to fill his time like this jigsaw .
He doesn’t find school work easy but continues to try his best and is enjoying spending time doing other activities.
And the rest of you...
Stay safe and take care!
Together we shine as one.