Mental Health Blog March 2025

5th March 2025

 

 

Welcome to our monthly wellbeing blog!

March 2025

 

We aim to support our children and families as much as possible! We hope you find some activities or advice here that you find useful!   Please click here to visit the Wellbeing section of our website: https://www.colleylaneprimary.org.uk/our-school/safeguarding-and-wellbeing/wellbeing/ Or contact wellbeing@colley.windsoracademytrust.org.uk to speak to a member of the pastoral team.

 

Action for happiness

Action for happiness releases a monthly calendar to help support children's mental health and wellbeing. This month is New Ways November Please click the link below to find the interactive version of the calendar.

https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar

 

 

What we do at school

We try to practise Mindfulness in our classes during each week. Each blog will contain a link to a popular mindfulness activity that has been used within school.

This month's choices are:

 

Super Cute Axolotl 🫧 Equal Breathing Exercise for Stress & Anxiety (5-Count with Sound Cues!) #cute

 

Bear Breaths | Breathing Exercises for Kids Mindfulness (Children Anxiety Relief Meditation)

 

 

Story Corner

We also have a story to support mental health and wellbeing each month, each story will look at a different feeling, emotion or experience.

Click the link below to hear this Month's story: Kindness is My Superpower

 

Sophie Says Books | Be Proud of Who You Are | Children's Mental Health | Children's Books Read Aloud

 

Community Corner 

Dudley Family Hub Network offers support and advice for families in Dudley with children aged 0 to 19.Family hubs are local and accessible, there is also an online support system.

Where is my local family hub? There are currently five local family hubs around the borough that can offer support to you and your family. They are open Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm. They are located at: ●    Stourbridge  - Forge Rd, Stourbridge, DY8 1XF, 01384 818780  ●    Lye - Lye By-Pass, Stourbridge, DY9 8HT, 01384 813954 ●    Brierley Hill - 18 Parkes Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 3DY, 01384 813322 ●    Coseley - Bayer Street, Bilston, WV14 9DS, 01384 813096 ●    Dudley - Selborne Road, Dudley DY2 8LJ, 01384 812440   Latest updates from the Dudley Council Wellbeing bulletin:   Tuberculosis – what is it? Last year levels of tuberculosis (TB) in England increased by 13 per cent. What are the signs and symptoms of TB? ●     A cough that lasts more than three weeks ●     Unexplained weight loss ●     A high temperature ●     Heavy night sweats ●     Lack of appetite ●     Feeling very tired and having no energy If you have these symptoms, see your GP.   More information         Breastfeeding support There are many ways you can get help with breastfeeding. Health visitors, midwives, peer supporters, helplines, family members. You can also borrow a breast pump free of charge from your health visitor, local Family Hub, or Russells Hall Hospital maternity department. Find local breastfeeding support on the Dudley Council website. Get local health and wellbeing information for your baby on the Healthy Dudley website.   Breastfeeding support       Get your child ready for school     Childhood infections like measles and whooping cough are rising. If your child is getting ready to start school, it’s time to book their pre-school booster vaccinations, to give them protection. From three years and four months old, children are given the 4-in-1 pre-school booster vaccine and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) booster. It's important that vaccines are given on time, but if your child missed a vaccine, contact your GP surgery to catch up.   More information       Other information:   Our next drop-in session with NHS Reflexions is on 19th March from 9 - 10am. More information to follow.