The following students will return to St Edmund’s:
WEEK ONE: 5th – 8th January 2021
● Vulnerable and critical worker children only on-site
● Years 11, 12 and 13 online live remote lessons from home
● Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 remote learning from home
Only vulnerable and critical key worker children can attend the Academy from Tuesday 5th January for their Lateral Flow Devices (LFD) test and remain on site for supervised online learning. If you are a critical key worker you will have received our key worker google form to complete. This form is also attached here should you now wish to apply for a place.
Please click on the link to see the Principal’s letter detailing more information and links to:
- Key Worker Form
- Parent/Guardian Consent Form for Lateral Flow Tests in school
A Day of Welcoming
Blessings on the one
who brings new life to birth,
who brings goodness to our world,
who brings joy into our hearts,
who brings peace to the earth,
who brings hope to our despair,
The Saviour, the God who is with us,
We praise you Lord,
for the marvel of your care
for the joy of your presence,
for the gift of your peace this Christmas.
Amen.
A Day to Take Heart
Lord,
how many times the disciples were encouraged to take heart!
You never gave up encouraging them,
even when they were going to leave you,
when they were frightened,
when they were confused,
when they couldn’t understand you.
Lord, help us to take heart
especially at this Christmas time
when everything gets hectic.
Help us to remember how much you love us! Amen.
A Day for Resolutions
Lord, I usually leave any thought about New Year resolutions for January.
Yet Advent is really the time for new beginnings,
for new enthusiasms, for new renewed commitment to you.
I would like to feel
more spiritually alive, more resolved.
Help me, Lord, to begin this very day to think about
my New Year resolutions. Amen
A Day to keep Vigil
While shepherds watched in the stillness of the night
suddenly the glory of the Lord shone around them.
There are times when we can only pray
a hurried prayer, Lord in a busy day.
But there are times, too, when we have
the change to be more attentive to you,
like the shepherds keeping watch,
when your presence can shine upon us.
Lord, help us to keep vigil
when we have the chance. Amen.
A Day to Look Forward
O Wisdom, come,
teach us the way of truth and goodness.
O Guide of your people, come,
look after us as our shepherd.
O Root of Jesse,come,
rescue us speedily.
O Key of David,come,
release us from our selfish ways.
O Rising Son,come,
shine on us in night’s darkness.
O King with all auathority,come,
guard us from all dangers.
O Emmanuel, come,
be with us mow, Lord! Amen
A Day to Listen
While we keep our lives busy
with so many things other than you,
yet, Lord, you came to dwell among us;
While we seem so far from you
with so much to take us away from you
yet, Lord you come to dwell among us;
While we are forever on the phone,
or listening to the radio or watching TV,
Yet, Lord, you came to talk with us;
Lord, in the midst of all that’s going on
help me to listen to your voice,
and to share with you this Christmas. Amen.
A Day to Celebrate
Lord, it’s not that easy to remember you among all the street decorations
and festive lights, or to realise that they are connected with your birth.
Many seem to almost shut you out.
We rejoice, nevertheless. We celebrate the day of the Saviour’s birth.
May the lights and decorated trees, the baubles and beads and tinsel,
remind us of the marvel of your love,
the wonder of you sharing your life with our world,
even if the world doesn’t want to know. Amen.
This year the Assistant Heads of Year have done an amazing job in helping with the collection of non-perishable goods for our local Wolverhampton Charity – The Brothers of the Good Shepherd.
We sincerely give thanks to everyone who has donated in any way, this year more than ever, in these very difficult times. We hope this helps in some way to provide some people with a meal this Christmas.
Yesterday our 6 formers helped load the school minibus with our donations and as you can Mrs Hazeldine, our Principal, and Mr White delivered them.
2 Corinthians 9; 10-11
‘And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will break out in thanksgiving to God.’
(Pictured front to back: Assistant Heads of Year – Miss Eddowes, Mrs Fones, Mr Banks and Mr Randhawa)
Picture: Mr White and Mrs Hazeldine)
