7th – 13th February is Children’s Mental Health Week – the theme is Growing together. It is also Race Equality Week with this year’s theme being #ActionNotJustWords. The first updates in this week’s email reflect these and the resources will continue to be relevant after half term.
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families: To celebrate Children's Mental Health Week, we have created a Growing together toolkit which celebrates diversity in all its forms and also launched a new podcast series discussing racism and mental health in schools. Our early years team have launched new sections for our Working with families facing challenges online resource and a range of resources and videos to support the personal, social and emotional development of under 5s.
EVENTS AND ACTIVTIES
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Spaces available
The group meets on a Thursday evening between 6pm and 7.15pm in the church hall at St John's the Baptist on Spencer Hill, SW19 4NZ
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Merton Uplift offers a wide range of online workshops around self-care, wellbeing, relaxation, self-management.
Please find upcoming workshops here.
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Interested bakers can apply online at - www.applyforjuniorbakeoff.co.uk
Download your activity pack here.
Centre Court Shopping Centre are offering a discounted rate on all classes at www.centrecourtstudio.uk in a bid to support excellent fitness opportunities at fantastic rates for West London families. Coming soon parent and baby mornings and evening classes & birthday parties. Keep in touch @centrecourtstudio on instagram. Use local family discount 2101 on booking fitness classes.
Guide on Online Sexual Harassment
This guidance for parents and carers is based on the voices of children and young people and gives tips to adults about how they can support children to stay safer online.
You might be interested in the following free course:
Free Fitness sessions with Fit4Kids
Fitness advice, with hands-on activities about understanding amounts of sugar in different foods & drink, concluded with an awesome fit circuit packed with fun exercises!
• Hands-on nutritional activities
• Understanding of traffic light system
• Exciting physical circuit to music
For children aged 6-11
Booking required: Children's Fitness sessions with Fit4Kids | Eventbrite
Mindfulness Superheroes
Children can learn simple techniques to help them take control of their mental well-being and become true Mindfulness Superheroes.
Through games and exercises the children will learn strategies to help them cope with unwanted emotions they may be experiencing and how to control their breathing and heartbeat to cultivate calm and resilience.
Wimbledon – Saturday 12 February 1.30pm-4.30pm
To book: Mindfulness Superheroes Tickets, Sat 12 Feb 2022 at 13:30 | Eventbrite
Other events can be found: Events in February (merton.gov.uk)
12-17 year old vaccination– half term pop-ups
12-15 year olds are encouraged to get fully vaccinated (two doses), to ensure they are protected. 16 and 17 year olds are now eligible for boosters and are being strongly encouraged to take up this offer. (Attached flyers for pop-up vaccination centres (Coombe boys, St Mark’s Academy, Tolworth Girls)
Pop-up vaccination sessions will be held on:
Saturday 12 February 2022 - St Mark’s Academy, Acacia Road, Mitcham, CR4 1SF. 10am to 5pm Walk-in or book: Covid-19 Vaccination St Mark's Academy (jotform.com)
Sunday 13 February 2022 - Tolworth Girls’ School, Tala Close, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7EY. 10am - 5pm Walk-in or book: Covid-19 Vaccination Tolworth Girls School (jotform.com)
Sunday 20 February 2022 - Coombe Boys’ School, College Gardens, New Malden, KT3 6N. 10am - 5pm Walk-in or book: Covid-19 Vaccination Coombe Boys School (jotform.com)
You can also call 020 8614 5306 to book
Other vaccination dates and venues can be found here: COVID-19 vaccinations | Merton Council
