Good morning everyone,

I hope that you have had a wonderful half term! This week is one of my favourite activities to do during a busy week at school. During the summer, we often pop outside to complete the grounding technique you will find below!

Simply go for a walk or even find a quiet spot to lie down and follow the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 steps!

Have a lovely week,

Mrs Ollerenshaw x

Good morning,

This week you will find a simple breathing activity. Sometimes when we feel a range of emotions, a quick breathing exercise can help us. Following the picture below, you can complete the exercise anywhere and anytime. Have a go and see how it makes you feel!

Have a lovely week,

Mrs Ollerenshaw x

Good morning everyone,

This week I thought I would share a simple activity you could create at home. The emotion wheel below can be used with children of all ages, who are struggling to express their current feelings. The wheel gives children to chance to share how they are feeling and this can open many conversations at home.

Using the wheel on a regular basis will help children see the changing nature of their feelings and can help reduce anxiety around feeling a certain way. You could create the one I’ve provided or even design your own as a family!

Emotion Wheel

Have a lovely week,

Mrs Ollerenshaw x

Good afternoon,

Today the guardians of safety shared an assembly with the pupils of NJS about Mental Health Week. In this assembly, they introduced something new we will be doing called ‘Walk and Talk’. What a better way to introduce the concept by having a whole school version? The children were brilliant and so many let us know how lovely it was to slow down and have a conversation with someone.

Class teachers can pick a time once a week to continue this new idea!

Mrs Ollerenshaw x