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May the fourth be with you this Wellbeing Wednesday. Get in the Star Wars day spirit and do some Yoda Yoga and meditation.
This is from the wonderful who have some brilliant resources and ideas for children.

This is a great visual to look at with your children and talk about together.

Please come along to our coffee afternoon. Come along for a chat and to find out a but more about who the PTA are and what they do. There's no pressure to join, it's a good opportunity to pop in and have a cuppa before collecting the kids.
See you there 👍

Take part in friendly February with this month's calendar from

We are very pleased to announce that we now offer Drawing and Talking sessions to anyone over the age of 5. At Burley Oaks we have 2 trained practitioners, Mrs Lambert and Mr Grimmitt who offer these 1:1 sessions over a 12 week period. If you'd like any more information please don't hesitate to get in touch. We are very passionate about it and more than happy to answer any questions or queries you may have.

Reading is great for so many reasons including boosting your mental health. Why not read a book together at bedtime, it can be something that you both look forward to and send your child to sleep dreaming of new and exciting adventures and transporting them into magical worlds.

*WELLBEING WEDNESDAY*
Today's Wellbeing Wednesday is this fabulous little booklet from Anna Freud. You can find it here https://www.annafreud.org/schools-and-colleges/resources/advice-for-parents-and-carers-talking-mental-health-with-young-people-at-primary-school/
It's for parents and carers to talk openly about mental health with children and young people. It's so important that we encourage our children to know mental health is perfectly normal. Everyone has mental health and we need to look after it the same way you would if you had a physical health problem.

Mrs Flood has started an 'Introduction to Jenby in schools' slot for the whole of year one. During spring and summer term every child will have the opportunity to take part in a one-off session as part of a small group on a Friday afternoon. Children will explore the emotions happy and sad and learn some calming breathing techniques. The simple strategy of bowling away sad thoughts with happy thoughts will be a fun game to share with their grownups at home.

*Wellbeing Wednesday*
Introducing the Jenby's Team at Burley Oaks 🎉
Here at BOPS we aim to offer each and every child the opportunity to take part in one of our fabulous Jenby's workshops to set then up up with the emotional knowledge along with tools and strategies to help them lead the happiest life they can and feel stronger and more resilient when challenges come their way 🤩🤝💪🏻😃

Have you seen our new instagram account? This weeks Wellbeing Wednesday is about the Tree of Remembrance at school. https://www.instagram.com/p/CYpBS9btqx9/

*Wellbeing Wednesday* We are very lucky to have the fabulous Mrs Walker at school who is our Mental Health and Wellbeing facilitator. She has put up this Tree of Remembrance in the meeting room, where the Jenby's sessions are held. It can be used by anyone in school; if you child has lost someone or something important to them, or they have moved away even, it is very helpful to put their feelings/goodbyes down somewhere. They can do this with an adult they trust in school or even with Mrs Walker herself. #wellbeingwednesday #mentalhealth #mentalhealthandwellbeing #childrensmentalhealth #childrenswellbeing

We love this from the wonderful Instagram account.

Welcome to our new Instagram page for the Burley Oaks Mental Health & Wellbeing team.
We arw so excited to be able to share this with you and will be introducing ourselves and our areas of expertise over the coming weeks.
Today's Wellbeing Wednesday is a post from the people at and it's a great way to incorporate mindfulness and wellbeing into every day.