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Newsletter – Spring 1 2025
Children’s Mental Health Week – 3rd – 9th February
With the slightly unnerving statistic that 1 in 8 children and young people have a diagnosable mental health problem, here at BPSP we take every opportunity to promote thinking and talking about how to sustain positive mental health and wellbeing. This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week was no exception. Our assembly last Monday was based on the theme of ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’ where we were all encouraged to learn more about ourselves through recognising and validating our emotions. In particular, we talked about when and why we feel joy, sadness and anger and how it is often possible to feel more than one of those emotions about the same thing at the same time. WE linked to 2 of the 5 steps to wellbeing namely TAKE NOTICE and CONNECT.
Throughout the week, children then worked in their classes on a wide range of different activities to reinforce the idea that it is perfectly normal to feel these emotions and the more we know about ourselves emotionally, the more we can take control and feel mentally strong.
At BPSP, mental health and wellbeing are always a priority for us, not just when a national awareness week comes around. If you are ever concerned about the mental health or wellbeing of your child, please contact your class teacher in the first instance. Teachers have details of a wide variety of charities and organisations which may also be of support.
Wellbeing On The Website
As new and different resources become available, so we upload them to our school website. There is a WELLBEING section under both PARENTS and CHILDREN where there are lots of useful articles, links and videos that may be of some support should you need it.
There are also firm favourites like the happiness calendar where, each month, lots of suggestions for wellbeing activities are set out. These can be a great go-to in any holiday when ideas might run dry. Putting your child in charge of organising a day of wellbeing activities for the family might be a good way to keep them happy and occupied!!
And finally ….
At Baden-Powell, we always dedicate the first hour back after any holiday to wellbeing so that the children can settle back into their classes before starting the new half term: both staff and pupils find this really beneficial. We will continue to think about the Zones of Regulation – another way in which we empower our children to think about their own mental health and wellbeing.
Hoping that the half term weather is kind to us all! Have a good break!
Heidi Inns
Senior Mental Health Lead