The Orchards celebrates Children’s Mental Health Week

Pupils and staff at The Orchards had a brilliant time during Children’s Mental Health Week (5 – 11 February). The theme for the week was ‘My Voice Matters’ and The Orchards focused all week on the children getting their opinions over to staff. The children enjoyed an ice cream making workshop, a bouncy castle and a classical guitar concert, amongst other things. Parents shared photos of themselves and their children playing at home and these photos were shared, discussed and celebrated in classes. Two parent workshops were held with Ric Smith from the Bright Futures Educational Psychology and Specialist Outreach (EPSO) team to support and model appropriate play between parents and their children as pictured.