Wellbeing
We need each other more than ever right now! This month let's focus on reaching out to connect with others and doing our best to be a good friend. Our acts of kindness and connection ripple out and impact so many more people than we realise - and they also boost our own happy hormones too! In stressful times, people around us may be feeling the strain, so let's try to keep calm, take time to listen and show compassion.
Gratitude, Empathy, mindfulness
This week, focus on practising gratitude, empathy and mindfulness. Try to reflect on (even better to write it down) the following five questions:
What are you grateful for?
What went well for you today?
How have or can you show kindness to yourself today?
How have or can you show kindness to others today?
Have you been fully present today? how can you practice mindfulness?
MPS Staff Survival Guide!
Check this space every week for a different teacher's video on how they maintain their mental health and wellbeing. This week, see what Mr Boyle likes to do to boost his mood!
What do you love to do that boosts your mood? Send a photo or video to your teacher!
Tim's Tutorials
This week is we drawing a picture of a Penrose
Below is my attempt! Please send me your Drawings and I'll happily post them up here next week!
Janet's Jokes and Riddles
Riddle: What can you catch but not throw?
A. A cold
Riddle: What begins with T, finishes with T, and has T in it?
A. A teapot
Riddle: What answer can you never answer yes to?
A. Are you asleep yet?
Riddle: I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
A. Seven.
Riddle: A boy and his father get into a car accident. When they arrive at the hospital, the doctor sees the boy and exclaims “that’s my son!” How can this be?
A. The doctor is the boy’s mother.
Specialist Star Students
Come here each week to see some amazing student work from different specialist classes! This week, we have some fantastic work from art, P.E. and music created and performed by our talented students (and some special guests) at home. Enjoy!
Caiti's Cooking
These easy and delicious blueberry muffins make a great snack!
Ingredients-
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup oil
1 egg
1/3 – 1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries
Steps- Get an adult to help.
Step 1. Preheat oven to 200C.
Step 2. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and a little salt in a large bowl.
Step 3. Add oil, an egg, milk, and vanilla extract then stir with a fork until blended.
Step 4. Mix in the blueberries, divide the batter between muffin cups and put into the oven to bake.
Step 5. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
Step 6. Be careful taking them out of the oven. Wait to cool and enjoy!
Recipe from https://www.inspiredtaste.net/18982/our-favorite-easy-blueberry-muffin-recipe/
Ali's Corner
Come here weekly for our Student Wellbeing Officer's latest resources for students and families.
This one is for the parents. Watch this video for some great tips for helping your child settle back into the routines of school on site!
Blog Spot
Ms Truesdale has created a wellbeing blog about doing your best to stay happy and healthy in an ever-changing world. It is for the whole community: students, families, teachers and anyone else interested in a teacher's tried and tested tips during these trying and testing times! Access it here or use the following link:
http://being-well.blog/2020/07/21/how-to-go-somewhere-when-you-cant-go-anywhere/
Access 'The Resilience Project @ Home' (TRP @ Home). Their website includes activities for lower primary and upper primary students. They are simple, a lot of fun and will leave you with a smile on your face!
Below, find some other useful resources and links to support your wellbeing at home:
Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation for kids. Interactive adventures which build strength, balance and confidence. The Harry Potter yoga class is my favourite!
Smiling Mind is a non-for-profit web and app-based meditation program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring mindfulness into your life.
Through the process of drawing and coloring, learning about things around us does not only become joyful, but also triggers our mind to think creatively.
https://www.actionforhappiness.org/ helps people take action for a happier and kinder world
https://gozen.com relieve anxiety with a unique animated program
https://suelarkey.com.au/timers-support-students-with-autism-learning-from-home-2/ the link is self explanator