Wellbeing Day!
On Wednesday 14th October 2020, we all paused our usual timetables to have a whole-school Wellbeing Day! Each class took part in four different activities across the day. We learnt First Aid: from what to do when someone is choking to what we can do if someone bangs their head. We explored Healthy Eating and what it means to have a balanced diet, learning about the different food groups. A vote was held on the least favourite vegetable (quite a heated topic as I'm sure you can imagine) before watching some fun recipe ideas based on these vegetables. Our next topic was Mental Health and how diversity and differences can affect how people see themselves. We spoke about how we should be accepting and including of all people and show interest in learning about different cultures as we would never want others to feel left out for just being who they are!
Lastly, we played some Wellbeing and Mindfulness games, exploring how compliments can make us feel and thinking about all the things we should be grateful for, even in these tricky times. On top of all these amazing activities, time was spent outside in nature by all the children and lunch was covered so that the staff had a well-deserved longer lunch break. Days like this are always fun and inspiring; the children are always so reflective and really understand the importance of Wellbeing for all.
IMPACT & KNOWLEDGE GAINED: The children learnt some basic First Aid and are now able to talk about the importance of helping others. They can now talk about having a balanced diet and how this impacts on their wellbeing as well as their physical health. We explored diversity and mental health which allowed the children to learn about different cultures and how we should be inclusive towards all people.
