'TAKE 5' CELEBRATION Week
Derrychrin PS 'TAKE 5 – STEPS TO WELL-BEING' WEEK
As a school, we continue to develop pupil awareness of CLANG and the TAKE 5 steps to wellbeing to help identify opportunities to promote wellbeing,not only with the pupils, but also with staff, parents and the wider school community. We have a pupil 'Take 5' notice board in the hall, we acknowledge 'Take 5' CLANG at weekly whole school assembly, we complete various 'Take 5' lessons from P3-P7.
This week 20th-24th May we celebrated 'Take 5' Week with various activities across the week.
Mindfulness Monday we participated in mindfulness activities, focusing on various breathing techniques, self-check in feelings emotions, Daily Mile, Outdoor Play, relaxation stretching exercises, mindfulness colouring and positive affirmations.
Traditional Games Tuesday involved the Foundation Stage children playing traditional games and the P.7 children informing the P5-P7 children about traditional playground games they selected from research. Staff also got the opportunity to revisit their youth with many games.
Walk and Talk Wednesday meant the pupils and staff will keep active.
Take Notice Thursday all classes received a 'TAKE 5' certificate for their efforts across the week focusing on the CLANG qualities.
Feel Good Friday involve extra outdoor play time, Friday PE with DD and a non-uniform day.
TAKE 5 also complements the EA’s new Health and Well Being Strategy launched in 2020 and it is part of the Derrychrin SDP. The key themes of promoting, education and supporting Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, Social Health, Giving Back and Financial Wellbeing. Developing the 5 steps to well-being will support everyone in recognising stress and anxiety and strategies to overcome it.
Please visit our 'Take 5' section on our school website
https://www.derrychrinps.org/health-and-well-being/take-5/
