Reaching high for the best for your child

Before we look at our jigsaw activities, we should think about taking inspiration from the amazing Captain Sir Tom, who sadly died yesterday. Even though this is incredibly sad news, we should remember how much of a positive man he was. It is natural to have days when we don’t feel as happy and, on those days, we need to remember his words, “Tomorrow will be a good day.”   

There are things we can all do every day though to help change sad days into positive ones that Captain Sir Tom would smile at. Our jigsaw piece activities will help us to get into this habit and we hope you are enjoying completing them. My activities for each jigsaw piece on Tuesday were:

Physical – A member of my class said we could time ourselves running up and down stairs, either in our homes or steps outside. This was definitely an activity that increased my heart rate and such a simple exercise to do, it was a great suggestion! You could do this too but you might like to make it a little easier by walking up and down the stairs in a set time. Please remember to take care when doing it though!

Give Back – My daughter loves having her nails painted but she finds it very tricky to paint with her non-writing hand (like most people) so I volunteered to paint them for her. It was super to see the smile on her face when they were finished.

Self-Care – I got out an old jigsaw and began to put it together. It’s 1000 pieces and full of detail so I didn’t get it all finished in one sitting but it was very relaxing and took my mind off everything as I did it.

I was then able to colour in another three of my jigsaw pieces and it is starting to look incredibly colourful. Don’t forget to colour in your pieces ready to share with your teacher at the end of the week.

Remember that today is Wellbeing Wednesday and that means no devices from lunchtime onwards. You could complete your jigsaw pieces during this time if you like. We will be sharing what we get up to on Facebook on Thursday morning.