Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School

School Wellbeing

NSPCC Speak Out, Stay Safe

This week, we have been thinking about how we keep ourselves safe using the NSPCC Speak Out, Stay Safe programme. Feeling safe, and knowing when and how to ask for help supports our mental health and wellbeing. On Thursday 12th March, Mrs Johnson led a special school assembly using the NSPCC Speak Out, Stay Safe resources. The assembly included recognising different types of abuse and understanding that these are not acceptable. The assembly and lesson that followed, explored how Speaking Out is very important, and how we can do this, so that we all stay safe. We learnt the phone number for Childline - 0800 1111 Here's a link to the Childline website.

https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/buddy-zone-under12service/

Mental Health Day

On Friday the 10^th of October, there was a lot of yellow in school, as we celebrated Mental Health Day. The children enjoyed their Time to Talk sessions in class, and many thought about the Zones of Regulation that we sometimes refer to help to help us recognise how we are feeling.

In Year 6 we looked at the idea of the Brain house The Brain House - BBC Teach with Dr Hazel Harrison talking about how our brains can be divided into our thinking brain and our thinking brain. Managin our emotions was the key, and the children were able to talk about the strategies they use when they are feeling like their brains are 'flipping the lid.'

In our Mental Health assembly, we also talked about how we can use Mindfulness techniques to help us to cope when we feel angry, sad or upset. Ask your child to share some with you! We also watched the BBC clip about how we can have a positive mindset to doing things that might challenge us. You can watch the clip using this link: KS2 PSHE: How your mindset can affect your approach to challenges - BBC Teach

There are lots of resources to help us to look after our wellbeing so we have a positive mindset. If you are looking for ideas, here are some great websites:

www.place2be.org.uk

www.headspace.com/app/mindful-families

www.girlguiding.org.uk/

Zones of Regulation

At school, we use the Zones of Regulation to help us understand, recognise and positively manage our feelings. The Zones also help us to talk about how we feel, as sometimes this can be tricky. The picture below explains the different feelings we might be feeling, and all of them are normal and part of who we are.

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