This week began with a whole school assembly for Children's Mental Health Week, led by our Wellbeing Champion, Mrs Cooper, who encouraged the children to think about how we all grow, both physically and emotionally. The children were then asked to draw a support balloon and fill it with the names of everyone who supports them and add to it throughout the week. The children were also encouraged to see every knock back or failure as a learning opportunity, on which to build and improve until they eventually succeed. These disciplines are already very familiar to our children, who have been working under the Building Learning Power Model for several years, in which Resilience, Relationships, Reflectiveness and Resourcefulness are taught in all disciplines.
Children’s Mental Health week ended with a ‘Dress to Express’ day, where the children could wear whatever they liked to express their unique personalities. There was a huge array of different colours and themes on display. Mrs Cooper even came to school dressed as a unicorn!