Please see below for a Powerpoint detailing Maple Tree's Whole School Mental Health Approach shared with staff in Summer 2022 :) 

There is also a SEND & Wellbeing Calendar which incorporates a monthly mental health focus for the children across the school - perhaps you can try some of these with your children at home :)

All children across the school use the check-in strip below at register times to let staff know how they are feeling.  Children from Reception to Yea6 use the strip below.  Our children in preschool use a thumbs-up, down or sideways to show how they are feeling.  Staff then check-in with children to find out why they have chosen a number, particularly if it is 4/5.  This is proving invaluable as children are now learning from a young age to open up and talk about their feelings, thus leading to more self-resilience when they reach our older age groups.

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Please follow this link for World Mental Health Day (10th October 2022) info and resources:

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/world-mental-health-day

Please have a look below for mindfulness and mental health activities: 

Mindfulness meditation for kids, breathing exercise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_qU7l-fcU