This week, Year One have been busy exploring what it means to be healthy, for both our minds and our bodies!
We started the week by talking about mental wellbeing and how to manage big emotions in a healthy way. Together, the children created a beautiful new class glitter bottle, which they designed to show what it can feel like when our emotions feel a bit overwhelming and how, just like the glitter settles, we can calm ourselves using deep breaths, taking a quiet moment, or simply stepping away for a short break. I’ve been incredibly proud of how maturely the children shared their feelings and how respectfully they listened to each other’s thoughts and ideas.
We also learned about looking after our physical health discussing the importance of eating well, staying active and taking care of our bodies. The children thought about all the different people who help them stay healthy and came up with some fantastic ideas for keeping active at home and at school. They were quite surprised to find out they should aim for at least 60 active minutes every day although we all agreed they definitely get plenty of that during the school day!
It’s been a really thoughtful, creative and energetic week, and I’m so proud of all the children for their enthusiasm and care in learning about such an important topic.