Our home-learners and in-school students have really taken onboard the messages from mental health awareness week. We have enjoyed expressing ourselves and taking time to consider what makes us happy, especially during these unusual times.

Y4 had fun with the 1-minute-doodle-challenge, turning a squiggle into a picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They loved creating Origami dogs in various sizes and with different types of paper. Some pupils, such as Izzy, have gone on to learn more origami in their own time and so she is teaching us how to make a heart this afternoon! (Just in time for valentines day:) )

We thought about what makes us happy at play. We are a sporty lot! You’ll find us refining our rugby skills or playing football. Some of us just like to hang with our friends and play imaginative games.

 

At home and in school, we  linked our English work to Children’s mental health week and have been making entries in an emotions journal. We found the structure was really helpful and that the pupils were able to really drill down to their feelings and express themselves rather than just generally considering ‘How are you?’

PE with Alex from the Tigers Trust, gives us the chance to express ourselves and work with our classmates, physically and mentally, towards a common goal. And of course, the chance to HAVE FUN!