COFFEE MORNING FOR WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY- 1Oth October

World Mental Health Day on 10 October. 

The theme for 2023, set by the World Foundation of Mental Health, is 

‘Mental health is a universal human right’.  

Come along to our COFFEE MORNING morning 9am- 10am in the Partnership Unit.

There will be tips, advice and information about services available locally.

You do not need to go into the school office, please come straight through the iron gates to the white door. Please knock loudly on the door, if it is not open. 

World Mental Health Day

 

On Friday 9th October, we will be celebrating World Mental Health Day.

To do this, children are invited to wear 

one green item, with their school uniform. 

This may be green trousers or skirt, with their school top and jumper. It could be a green T-shirt, with their school jumper and trousers or skirt. For PE this could be green shorts with their white t-shirt, or green trainers with the rest of their school PE kit. This may be a green hair-band, socks or scarf. Year 6 could even wear a green tie with their uniform. 

Linking to our use of The Zones of Regulation, green is the zone we want to be in as much as possible. 

All feelings are okay. 

It is what we DO with our feelings that matter, because not all behaviours are okay!

 

When we notice that our behaviour is not appropriate, it is a clue that we need to find a tool to take care of our zone differently.

Understanding our emotions, and how to respond to them, is vital to our mental health. 

If you want to find out more about looking after the mental health and wellbeing of children and adults, these websites are very helpful-

1. www.mentalhealth.org.uk/your-mental-health
2. www.wheelofwellbeing.org/
3. youngminds.org.uk/
4. www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/wellbeing/wellbeing/
5. www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing/

You can also search this blog using the tags 'mental health' or 'wellbeing' for numerous posts with advice, tips and ways to access support. 

World Mental Health Awareness Day in Sycamore Tree

Today was World Mental Health Day and we showed our support by wearing yellow.
To raise awareness and understanding of mental health, we started the day by discussing what mental health means and talking about the different emotions we feel. We then talked about ways to help ourselves feel calm. We came up with some great suggestions:

• deep breathing 
• colouring 
• drawing 
• painting 
• reading 
• talking to someone 
• playing with a friend 
• singing 
• dancing 

Telling jokes can also make people feel good so we shared our favourite jokes as a class. 

One of our favourites was, "What wobbles in the sky? - A jellycopter."

We then read a book called 'Lucy's Blue Day' where the main character's hair turns different colours depending on her emotion. Afterwards, we drew ourselves with different coloured hair and reflected on what this means. 

After lunch, we enjoyed chalking positive message and happy pictures onto the playground. Did you spot any when you came to collect us? 

To finish off our day, we sang 'Happy' and danced together to make ourselves smile and feel good!

Superheroes for Mental Health Day!

Today, Year Two designed our own superheroes for World Mental Health Day. They have some amazing positive powers! Let’s spread the positivity and make everyone around the world feel good!

World Mental Health Day

This Thursday is World Mental Health Day.


Children are invited to wear as much yellow as they can (the rest of their clothes are school uniform please).


Also, bring in your best joke. Test out your jokes at home with your families, then pick the best one and bring it to class. 

Children will also be decorating the playgrounds with positive messages and pictures in chalk. 

Remember.... Ochre House are yellow, yellow is a bright colour, brightness comes from sunshine and the sunshine is YOU! 

What can you do to make sure you brighten up someone else's day?

Laughter is the best medicine - World Mental Health Day is approaching!

On Friday some children from the Manor Way Wellbeing Team met with Mrs Seaton to get ready for World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10th October.

They talked about why yellow is such a positive colour and why it makes people feel good, and then practised some of the activities that will be occurring throughout the day to promote Positive Mental Wellbeing.

We told jokes and and had some laughter therapy; there were some classics, some silly and some downright wacky jokes but they had us all in stitches! Mrs Seaton even cackled like at witch at some!

Then we planned out some positive quotes and phrases that we can use to decorate the playground with on Thursday suich as:

You are amazing, just the way you are.

Never give up hope.

When people try to bring you down, just keeping going up!

Don't worry, be happy!

Be yourself!

You are enough.

Follow your heart!

If you are ever feeling down, find someone to talk to, don't hold it in - in fact, talk to your Wellbeing Team class rep - they will always try to make you feel better!