St William's Catholic Primary School

Family Activities

Celebrate Armed Forces Week - 22 June to 27 June and Armed Forces Day 27 June:

Armed Forces Week is a chance for people to show their support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to Service families, veterans, reservists and cadets.

This year due to the coronavirus pandemic, celebrations to mark Armed Forces Week 22 June to 27 June and Armed Forces Day 27 June will be different to what was originally planned.

Celebrate Armed Forces Week From Home

We've put together a page on our website with information and links to activities to help you celebrate from home.

You can join in with a national online ‘Salute our Forces’. To take part, take a photo or video saluting our forces and post it on social media using #SaluteOurForces #TeamBradford. The Armed Forces Day website has videos to help you to perfect your salute.

Reserves Day

Wednesday 24 June is Reserves Day and is dedicated to all those men and women who make up the Reserve Forces. Reservists give up their spare time to serve, balancing their civilian life with a military career so they would be ready to serve as part of the military when needed.

If you are a Reservist, wherever your workplace is at the moment, one way you can celebrate, is to wear your uniform at home or to 'work' and post your photos on social media using #SaluteOurForces #TeamBradford

Online Flag Raising Ceremony

On Monday 22 June a flag raising ceremony will take place online and will be broadcast over our social media platforms at 3pm. The ceremony will open with a speech from the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Doreen Lee, and the short service will be led by Canon Paul Maybury, Canon Precentor at Bradford Cathedral.

The Armed Forces Day flag along with flags from the Army, Navy and RAF will fly in Centenary Square throughout the week.

The flag raising ceremony usually includes representatives of the armed forces including a presence from the local branches of the Royal British Legion, however this year due to the restrictions on the number of people allowed to gather and to protect those shielding from this deadly virus the event has been moved online.

As Monday 22 June is also Windrush Day the Windrush Flag, which was designed in Bradford and is now used by councils across the country, will also be flown on the 22 June.

Online Drumhead Service

To mark the end of Armed Forces Week and Armed Forces Day the annual Drumhead Service will also take place online. The service will be led by the Lord Mayor’s Chaplain, Reverend Dr Jonathan Pritchard, with contributions from the Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Mr Ed Anderson; Lord Mayor of Bradford, and Canon Paul Maybury. Royal British Legion standard bearers Martin Fearnley from the Central Branch and Paul Lister from the Bradford Group, together with Paul’s five year old daughter Lola, will also feature in the online service.

This year’s Drumhead Service will be broadcast across our social media platforms at 11am on Saturday 27 June.

Armed Forces in Bradford helping with the coronavirus pandemic

Members of the Armed Forces have been aiding communities in the Bradford district with the response to the coronavirus pandemic by helping to deliver food parcels and assisting with logistical planning.

For more information about Armed Forces Week celebrations in the Bradford district visit our website

If you need some inspiration, here's a few ideas for you!

- Make your own compost: not only is this great for reducing your food waste, it's also fun to do, kids will love tossing the veg scraps in! Try it out.

- Go on a mini litter-pick: we have seen so many of you doing this already, it's amazing! It's a great way to take action for the planet. Here's our top tips.

- Make a natural face mask: this can be a fun, messy activity that kids will love to create and use, here's how.

- Get crafty and make a nature mandala: what could be more relaxing than mixing arts and crafts with nature? Find out how to create a nature mandala.

- Get involved with Big Wild Weekend: we have tonnes of fun stuff coming up this weekend and prizes up for grabs. More details below!

The Wildlife Trusts

Big Wild Weekend is here! Join us on 19-21 June...

We've a bumper line-up for the first virtual Big Wild Weekend this year. On Friday, DJ Cel Spellman hosts an evening of music with artists such as Sophie Ellis-Bextor. On Saturday, join in on a summer solstice camp-out, and test your knowledge with a live quiz hosted by Sophie Pavelle and David Oakes on Sunday.

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RANDOM ACT OF WILDNESS

Name that wildflower

Encourage your class or group to notice more on their next walk, or in your school grounds. Take a closer look at the flowers growing through cracks, on verges and in meadows and see if you can identify them. The UK's native wildflowers are often some of the most beautiful and best for wild creatures!

Summer flowers ID sheet

WILDLIFE IS AMAZING

All about pigeons!

The feral pigeon is one of our most common birds – and are descendants of rock doves, which still live wild on some of our coastlines. In wartime, they were used to carry messages back and forth, often at the risk of being shot down or even hunted by specially trained hawks.

Find out more

www.wildlifetrusts.org

Free magazine - Families Leeds & West Yorkshire Issue 1 - contains lots of ideas, activities and support

Alphabet Scavenger Hunt

Grow Your Own

Create a Time Capsule

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/?modal=signup - resources to support home learning.