It is very sad that we are not able to have you on site to watch the athletics. For some of you, it would have been your lastchance to see your children compete before they move onto pastures new. I hope that you will agree with me that the mainthing is that the pupils enjoy their day, but it is a shame all the same.

Unfortunately, the remaining set-piece occasion of the year – Speech Day – will also have to work differently again this year.Speeches are being pre-recorded and prize-winners will also be filmed as they receive their reward. The event will then bebroadcast on YouTube during the last week of term. Not quite the same as the big marquee event, but we are determined thatthe achievements of our pupils are publicly celebrated.

As frustrating as it is that not everything can run as normal, occasionally I do think back to this time last year when only ourJunior pupils were actually in school. There’s no doubt that we are back on track for a generally more normal educationalexperience.

This last fortnight, for example, has seen Year 3 and 4 visit Skelton Grange Environment Centre to enrich their learning aboutpre-historic Britain, Year 6 visited the Thackray Medical Museum to learn more about life in a Victorian workhouse – with somefairly gruesome findings – and Year 2 spent a day at Saltaire.

As important as returning to lessons on site was, these trips and visits provide some of the most memorable moments for ourchildren. They also provide opportunities to bring subjects to life. That has also been part of the aim of the recent Year 7 and 8science projects. The pupils were all tasked with devising their own experiment, ensuring that proper scientific rules andmethods were followed and then presenting their findings to members of staff. I am looking forward to meeting with the sixwinners on Tuesday to hear more about their efforts, but want to congratulate every pupil as the standards were incrediblyhigh.

This week’s assembly will focus on scientific progress with the story of Elon Musk as nominated by one of our Senior Schooltutor groups. Like Bielsa two weeks ago, I knew virtually nothing about the man before I started my research. Taking my ownadvice from last week’s assembly on Robert Baden-Powell, I hope I can give a balanced account!

Wishing you all well for the final fortnight of term.

Paul Taylor

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Fulneck School Inform

It is fairly typical of a British summerthat, after several weeks of lovelyweather, the rain and cold returned toruin Sports Day for the Juniors andSeniors. It didn’t stop our Pre-Schoolers from having great fun in theEast Gym and the weather looks set tobe fine for our reserve date of Friday2nd July for the rest of the school. The

Friday 2nd July

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Thursday 2nd September/Friday 3rd September

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Whole School Sports Day

Term Ends

Staff INSET Days

Boarders Return

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Dates For The DiaryA Note From The Principal

PE and estates staff had put a huge amount of work intogetting ready for Sports Day so please do join us in willingwarm and dry weather for next week!

Flexible Boarding Options AdmissionsWe offer flexible boarding options at Fulneck to support thebusy lives of our parent community. It can also enablestudents to make the most of what is on offer after school.If you are in need of a few days support here and there, orwould like to take a look at our boarding facilities pleasecontact Mr Potts at RJP@fulneckschool.co.uk. We ask for aminimum of a week's notice for the days that you requireyour child to board and they must be in Year 7 or above.

For any Admissions enquiries includingschool tours, please contact ourAdmissions Manager Amy Green atAG@fulneckschool.co.uk or on 0113 2570235. We offer a 5% discount for eachadditional sibling attending the school.(T&C's apply).

Boarding UpdateMrs WhiteheadBoarding HouseparentSAW@fulneckschool.co.uk

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Our boarders took full advantage of the summer weather and enjoyed a water fight and games inour beautiful school grounds.

A Day in the Life of a Weekly BoarderI started weekly boarding after October half-term and, despite beingquite nervous, my friends and the House Parents helped me adjust tothe boarding routines. I quickly got to know the other girls better, eventhough some of them are in different years or key stages and,suddenly, I had a different schedule in place, as meals were at specifictimes and ‘Prep’ (where we complete all of our homework) alwaysstarted at 6.15. However, I also found that I became more independentand developed good time management skills. One of the benefits ofweekly boarding was that I had a dedicated prep time, which allowedme to revise better for my exams as there were fewer distractions.

Each evening is different in boarding: sometimes you might bake, or another you might watch a film with a friend and have achat, or you might just have some ‘me time.’

Being in boarding has allowed me to interact with more people from different cultures and backgrounds, get to know my friendsbetter and allowed me to gain more independence, whilst still being able to enjoy weekends with my family.

By Hannah, Year 11

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Junior SchoolPre-School

Our Pre-School children are thoroughly enjoying studying ‘The Life Cycle of a Butterfly.’ With suchfascination, they have been observing how quickly the real caterpillars in Pre-School have grownin such a short space of time. The caterpillars are just beginning to hang in the form of a ‘j’ beforethey will begin to make cocoons around themselves. Hopefully, they will turn in to butterfliesbefore the end of term…

The rain may have called time on our Whole School Sports Day until Friday but our Pre-School children still had theirs! They tookpart in the classic egg and spoon race, obstacle run, sprint and finished the day with a relay.

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ReceptionFootball fever has hit Reception this week! The children have been learning about Europe and the UEFA European Championship.Here are some photos of what we have been up to in class.

As part of our maths curriculum, the children have set up their own snack shop! As well as being lots of fun, the children arereinforcing their coin recognition and understanding of coin value. In Science, they have been studying the weather, and what better way than to do it outside in the glorious sunshine!

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Year 2Year 2 went on a school trip to Saltaire. Theylooked at Salts Mill and the houses that TitusSalt built for his workers. They saw the oldcanteen, school, Victoria Hall, wash houses,old police station, train station and hospital.They then walked over the bridge to enjoysome time in the park. Year 2 were very wellbehaved and we had some lovely feedbackfrom members of the public about how wellpresented the children were. All our childrenagreed the best bit was the ice cream on theway home! What a fantastic day!

Year 3 and 4Year 3 and 4 visited Skelton Grange to consolidate their learning of the Stone Age. They had an amazing time building dens,crafting string and making bread. They were also treated to live fish preparation demonstration!

Year 4 have been making the most of the lovely weather by taking the opportunity to do some learning outside. Here we arereading together. Year 4 are now excellent at reading aloud to each other and they are a pleasure to listen to.

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Year 5A few weeks ago, Year 5 students enjoyed a fantastic workshop delivered by Leeds BPP Law School, where they looked into thecase of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This week they also took part in a follow up workshop which covered the use of socialmedia and how the incorrect use of it can affect future job prospects and opportunities.

Year 6Year 6 had a wonderful time immersingthemselves into the life of a Victorian inLeeds during their recent trip to ThackrayMedical Museum. We were provided withnames of people who were on the censusin 1881 in the workhouse. The children thenhad to persuade the Matron to let theminto the workhouse in order to earn theirkeep! The children completed jobs such aspicking oakum, making gruel andparticipating in a typical workhouse schoollesson. We then got to walk around theVictorian street, which looked and smeltexactly like it would’ve in 1881! It was agreat day to consolidate all that we hadlearned in our humanities topic and thechildren loved learning more about how lifewas like for a Victorian, especially in Leeds!

The Junior School children have been learning about e-safety in assembly and computing this week. The older children havebeen looking at ‘cyberbullying’ and how this can be more distressing than bullying in the real world. They have made postershighlighting what children should look out for as well as what to do if they are being targeted online.

The younger children have revisited what to do if they see something online that makes them feel scared, sad or worried andknow that they can put their technology down and find a teacher or family member to help them.

The CEOP ‘Thinkuknow’ website (www.thinkuknow.co.uk) has a wealth of resources for parents to support online safety and toensure you and your children can enjoy the internet. There is also guidance on how to set up parental controls.

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LAMDA ExamsMiss Ruse was thrilled to hear back from LAMDA for the Junior Speech and Drama exam results, an unbelievable set of results -51 distinctions and 1 merit! 'Considering what a challenging year this has been with the exams being cancelled twice, we weremore than happy to simply complete these exams, so to get such a stunning set of results has been a lovely end to a verydifficult year. The certificates will hopefully be with us soon so we can share the great achievements with family and friends. I'dlike to thank all the parents and children for their hard work and wish a fond farewell to those in Year 6 who are moving on topastures new, taking all their dramatic experience with them! Speech and Drama looks forward to returning in September!

Year 6 had a wonderful time celebrating the end of their journey in Junior School at the sleepover residential. They ventured toKirkstall where they had a game of bowling and went to the cinema. It was a great way to spend time together. They thenreturned to school to play on the bouncy castle before having pizza on the grass and playing a huge class game of rounders.Everyone enjoyed sleeping over and spent the day laughing and enjoying each other’s company. It was a pleasure to take themand to see what mature and wonderful individuals they have become!

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A big congratulations to Year 12 student Maya, who has been selected for a place on the White Rose Physics work experienceprogramme. The placement will take place over the summer and will include a mixture of Zoom webinars and meetings, in whichshe will meet with university researchers and present her own work. Well done Maya, we look forward to hearing all about it!

Congratulations

SPOTY Award One in a MillionCongratulations to Year 10student, Michael and Year 12, Aliwho have both been selected bythe University of York Physicsdepartment to receive a SPOTY(School Physicist of the Year)Award. They have been invited toan online award ceremony onWednesday 7th July, which willcelebrate their hard work andreasons for nomination. Beforethe award ceremony itself, therewill be a keynote lecture by DrRosie Jones on Radio Astronomy:Unlocking the Invisible Universe.Well done!

Congratulationsonce again to DrNeuberg, whohas beennamed as oneof the OneMillion Womenin STEM. Thecampaign aims

to promote the experiences of female rolemodels, increase accessibility, celebrate diversityand show our girls their aspirations areachievable and dreams, attainable.

ScoutingAchievement

Year 9 student,Mack has recentlybeen awarded hisScientist andNaturalist badgesfor Scouts. In orderto secure theawards, Mack had

Young AnimatorsYear 7 have had a taste at becoming animators during their ICT lessons this half term.They’vestudied animation history, made their own stop motion animations using simple software andcreated their own zoetropes, as well as discovering how to create the illusion of motion usingsequences of drawings.

to present to the Scout Leaders viaZoom. Well done Mack!

Heads of Senior SchoolOver the past few weeks, Mr Taylor and Mr Harrison have been busy interviewing potential candidates for the Senior Schoolpositions of Heads of School for the academic year, 2021-22. We are pleased to announce that Maya and Harvey have beenoffered the positions and we know that they will continue to be great role models over the coming year. The appointments arenot just the culmination of an application and interview process, but also the consequence of the ways in which they have ledtheir lives since the days they joined us. All candidates who applied for the position interviewed really well and will play animportant role in the student leadership body over the next year.

Students were asked to consider thedevelopments in the field of animation from itshumble beginnings with Charles-Emile Reynaud’sPraxinoscope and Emile Cohl’s Fantasmagorie in

1908, to modern-day Computer-Generated Imagery. They’ve investigated companiessuch as Disney, Studio Ghibli and Aardman as well as seeing animation not just as acartoon to watch, but how it is used within the advertising, music, TV and filmindustries and also within website development. This leaves us all to imagine… wherecould future of animation take us?

Last week our Year 8 students took part in the annual Faraday Challenge Day.The national competition, which is organised by The Institute of Engineeringand Technology and supported by Network Rail is based on real-worldproblems and brings together STEM subjects in an interesting and engagingway. In teams, students were challenged to design a component of a trainstation that would improve overall passenger experience. Team 2 wereawarded 1st prize for their prototype and presentation on the day and havebeen added to the overall leader board. Well done Team 2!

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Over the last few weeks, Year 7 and 8 studentshave been busy working hard on individual projectsduring their science lessons. Similar to the recentYear 11 projects, they each chose a subject thatinterested them and on Monday presented theirfindings to a group of willing staff judges. Studentswere judged on their oral, written and visualcommunication, originality and depth ofunderstanding. In Year 7, Bo gained 1st place, withNina in 2nd and Junior in 3rd. For Year 8, Macksecured 1st place, Kimberley came 2nd and Ava in3rd. Well done everyone!

Computer Science students across all Key Stages have been busy using decision modules to get to grips with Boolean logic andlogic gates.

Pupils solved a series of challenges ranging from a simple investigation into how logic gates work and writing truth tables tosolving hospital issues such as managing baby care and x-ray machines.

Year 7 and 8 Projects

Faraday Day

Computer Science

Year 9 students were taken on a journey to explore the misconceptions andevidence of plastics, which has now enabled them to gain a more informedopinion when asked ‘should we ban plastic?’. The talk was led by ProfessorAveril Macdonald OBE, who offered a different and scientifically basedperspective on our daily use of plastics.

Through an interactive session, students learned that the most pollutingindustry, in terms of plastics reaching the oceans is the clothing industry, i.e.washing clothes that contain polymers. Plastics are not that evil, when theyhelp keep our food fresher for longer, but the disposal of them is an issue.Students were asked “Do you know where the plastics you place in yourrecycle bin end up? “.. and the answer was shocking. Do you know?

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On Tuesday the 29th of June our Year 12 Biology students spent the whole day investigating the biodiversity in our local area.Students compared the diversity of the playing fields to a field grazes by cows, investigated how the distance from the river bankaffects the distribution of various plants and how the shade of a tree affects the growth of clovers. After enjoying a picnic lunchwe assessed the pollution levels in the Pudsey beck by studying indicator species. We were pleasantly surprised by the diversityand are happy to report that the water quality is excellent. We even found a White-clawed Crayfish! The weather was on our sideand we all had a great time, despite the steep climb back up to school.

Exploring Disposal of Plastics

Biology Fieldtrip

Throughout the year Eco Club take on many activities in relation to the environment. At this time of year,an area of the school, tucked away from sight comes alive with activity and laughter.

The Club, lead by our Eco Warrior Miss Wold, is a merry band of students and staff who work the land,grow, water, plant, weed, rewater, replant, reweed, rewater, eat and grow an unbelievable amount offresh produce! Friday night they all appear, changed into suitable gear for gardening, from the Biology labthey make their way down with recyclable bags and pots with numerous tiny plants to add to our plot.They can often be heard before they are seen and with excitement share the contents of their bags,discussing where they want to place the vegetables and jobs for the evening are allocated.

In the allotment patch, we currently have potatoes (lots of this year), chives, mint, courgettes, onions,sweetcorn, peas and garlic.

Standing proud at the top of the allotment is our polytunnel. Collecting the heat of the day we are nurturing potatoes, tomatoes, basil, strawberries (runners could be available for asmall charge), peas, courgettes, mange tout, lettuce, chives and rocket. Theproduce is available to the students who support the venture and to staffthroughout the school. Often students can be found snapping off the mange toutand the lettuce, eating them there as soon as they are harvested. No food miles,no plastic, no queues – just healthy produce.

Food and Nutrition teacher, Mrs Hartley is conjuring up plans as I type to use theproduce in lessons, with vegetable soup already on the menu and I am sure thatall the herbs will be utilised too! Year 8 students will shortly be visiting theallotment as part of ‘Healthy Eating Week’.

Thank you to everyone involved with Eco Club. Dr Crossley is the plant-geniuswho has been selecting the produce to grow and teaching us all how to do it. Tothe students who plant the seeds in Biology, staff who support us day in day outand to everyone who has ever had to walk to the top tap to get water, your workis appreciated!

Interested? Then why not join us at 4pm on Friday, it’s a brilliant and fun way toend the week.

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Eco Club Update

Let's Talk About Healthy EatingKnowing what foods we should and shouldn’t be eating can be really confusing, especiallywhen it feels like the advice changes regularly. However, evidence suggests that as well asaffecting our physical health, what we eat may also affect the way we feel.

Healthy Eating Week ran from 14th -18th June, and was a great opportunity to raiseawareness and encourage our students to reflect on their eating habits, and makeimprovements to their lifestyles and diets to enhance their overall health and wellbeing.

Monday - 1pm Live Webinar and snacks swaps tastingTuesday Break - Make your own smoothieWednesday Lunch - Make your own fruit kebabThursday Break - Vegan vs Dairy chocolate

Healthy Eating Week at Fulneck School went down like this:

For more useful information on healthy eating visit:

BNF Healthy Eating Week - British Nutrition FoundationHome | Change4Life (www.nhs.uk)

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Improve your moodGive you more energyHelp you think more clearly

Remember, improving your diet can help to:

An excellent day’s cricket for our U16 team in the test match special vs Read School. Some outstanding performances fromboth teams. At stumps only 30 runs separated the two teams, well done Read School and please see the match reportbelow from Malvern.

Fulneck Sport in Pictures

A fantastic and inspiring week of cricket for our girlsat Scarborough Cricket Club. Our U13 (Tuesday) andU15 (Thursday) girls took part in the Society ofHeads Cricket competition. A great experience andvenue to play their first ever competitive game.

Congratulations to our Under 13 cricket team whowon their first game of the season by six runs. It isgreat to have school sports fixtures back and whata day for it. Well done!

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What a week for this young man. Mohammed Yusuf has become one ofthe youngest wicket takers in the Bradford Cricket League and wasselected for NACC vs MCC at Lord’s on Friday. A great experience forhim to sample the atmosphere at the Home of Cricket.

Mr Taylor and our U13 girls had the privilege of meeting England andYorkshire great, Ryan Sidebottom.

On Tuesday 15th June our U13 team had a fantasticday of Test Match Special cricket, with over 400runs scored throughout the day. Some excellentperformances all round and congratulations to ourvisitors, Read School who won today’s game.

It was great to seeour very own PaulHutchison(Fulneck CricketCoach) on thehonours board,wedged betweentwo of England’sgreatest players,Daren Gough andChris Silverwood.

A truly outstanding batting performance from thisyoung man who scored 105 in the first innings vsRead School. Well done Mohammed-Yusuf!

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Congratulations to Freya for completing her National Ice-SkatingAssociation Level 2 Award.

Don’t forget the weekly sessions run by Coach Mark at Fulneck Schoolevery Wednesday.

Summer Netball Camps Get a head start on your Netball for September bytaking part in a summer camp. Highlyrecommended to improve key skills and game play.

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For more useful information visit: Cyberbullying - Childnet

Helping Children Deal with Bullying & Cyberbullying | NSPCCI'm worried about cyberbullying | Anti-Bullying Alliance

What can we do to keep our children safe?

As parents, carers, and teachers, there is a need to ensure that we help children and young people stay safe when online whilstalso accepting that for them, as tech natives, there is almost no differentiation between online and offline worlds.

If you think your child is involved in cyberbullying, there are several things you can do:

Notice – Recognise if there has been a change in mood or behaviour and explore what the cause might be. Try to determineif these changes happen around a child’s use of their digital devices.Talk – Ask questions to learn what is happening, how it started, and who is involved.Document – Keep a record of what is happening and where. Take screenshots of harmful posts or content if possible. Mostlaws and policies note that bullying is a repeated behaviour, so records help to document it.Report – Most social media platforms and schools have clear policies and reporting processes. If your child is beingcyberbullied, report it the school. You can also contact app or social media platforms to report offensive content and have itremoved. If a child has received physical threats, or if a potential crime or illegal behaviour is occurring, report it to thepolice.Support – Peers, mentors, and trusted adults can sometimes intervene publicly to positively influence a situation wherenegative or hurtful content posts about a child. It can also help to determine if more professional support is needed forthose involved, such as speaking with a counsellor or mental health professional.

The increased use of technology means that bullying is no longer limitedto school playgrounds or street corners. Cyberbullying can occuranywhere, even at home, via smartphones, emails, texts, and social media,24 hours a day. Cyberbullies use digital technology to harass, threaten, orhumiliate others. Unlike traditional bullying, cyberbullying doesn’t requireface-to-face contact and isn’t limited to just a handful of witnesses at atime. It also doesn’t require physical power or strength in numbers.

Unfortunately, no matter how much pain it causes, children are oftenreluctant to tell parents or teachers about bullying because they feel asense of shame from being victimised. In the case of cyberbullying, theymay also fear losing their mobile phone or computer privileges. Bulliesalso tend to be adept at hiding their behaviour from adults, so if a child

Definition of cyberbullying

“Cyberbullying or online bullying can be defined as the use of technologies by an individual or by a group of people todeliberately and repeatedly upset someone else.”

Childnet, 2017

child is being bullied it may not be obvious to a parent or teacher. Therefore, it’s important to recognise the warning signs ofcyberbullying.

Some of the warning signs that a child may be involved in cyberbullying are:

Keeping Our Children Safe - Cyberbullying

Noticeable increased or decreased use of devices, including texting.Hiding their screen or device when others are near and avoiding discussions aboutwhat they are doing on their device.Social media accounts are shut down or new ones appear.Increased isolation - avoiding social situations, even those that were enjoyed in thepast.Becoming withdrawn, aggressive or depressed, or losing interest in people andactivities.

For more information on how to keep your children safe online in the summer holidays visit: Staying safe online in the summer holidays – advice for parents and carers | Safer Internet Centre

Stay Safe Online: Advice for Parents and Carers – Cyber ScotlandGaming: what parents and carers need to know (thinkuknow.co.uk)

Sharing pictures of your children (thinkuknow.co.uk)Using parental controls (thinkuknow.co.uk)

Worried about sexualised or revealing pictures?

If the photo or video contained sexualised poses or nudity, you should find out why. Talk to your child to understand the contextin which the image was created.

After listening to what they tell you, you may decide that the picture was intended as an innocent joke, or that your child wasmimicking something they have seen without understanding the sexual implications.

In this case, talk to your child about being careful about sharing images online in future. You should also act quickly to have animage removed from any sites it's been posted on by reporting to them. Sexual images of people under 18 are illegal so sites areobliged to take them down quickly.

You should take further action if you believe that someone asked or pressured your child to share a sexual photo or video, to goon webcam, or if you feel your child is demonstrating sexualised behaviour inappropriate for their age.

If you believe your child is being groomed or is at risk of sexual abuse you should report to CEOP. You could also speak tosomeone on the NSPCC Helpline.

The summer holidays are a great chance to sit down with your children and find out about the things they like to do online.Together you can visit their favourite sites and join in with their favourite games. This is a great way to stay up to date with theironline lives and show them that you’re interested in what they are doing.

In addition, encourage them to use the privacy tools on the services they use, so that the content they post is only available topeople they know and trust in real life. Here is a link to the BBC Own It website where your children can find useful information ononline privacy and avoiding malware, to dealing with everyday dilemmas children face online - Own It - A place to help you bossyour life online - Own It - BBC

If your child is using their mobile phone or tablet to take photos, including selfies, and create videos and sharing them online, it’s agood idea to discuss the type of things that you think are ok to share and things which you wouldn’t want them to share.

If your child is too young to fully understand the consequences of sharing pictures and videos online, it's important you checktheir online interactions and consider using parental controls to monitor their online activities. Remember, this is not a privacy ortrust issue, it’s about keeping your children safe!

During the summer holidays, it can be difficult to pull children away fromtheir gadgets. Moreover, it can be tempting to leave them to it but there arethings you can do to make it a safer and a more family orientatedexperience.

Particularly with older children and teens, the temptation to allow them toplay on computers, or watch endless hours of YouTube and/or Netflix canbe overwhelming. Let’s get something straight, computer games andtechnology are not bad, but as with everything, moderation is key. Firstly, itis really important to ensure your children are safe online, are they playingage appropriate games? And if they are online, who are they talking too?

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Keeping Children Screen Safe in the Summer Holidays

For more useful information visit: Your family’s emotional health and wellbeing during the summer break | Children Young

People and Families Online Resource (berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk)#SelfcareSummer Primary Pack (annafreud.org)

Supporting you and your Family during the Summer Months - Health & Wellbeing - HR -The University of Sheffield

Get outside - exposure to natural sunlight increases levels of vitamin D and serotonin, which are known to boost your mood.Enjoy your vacation time – hopefully some of us will manage to enjoy a holiday abroad. Remember your vacation time shouldbe spent unwinding and enjoying time away from your to-do lists.Maintain a healthy sleep schedule.Just because school is out for summer and children can stay up late and sleep in does not mean they should. As parents, weshould always try to maintain a healthy and steady sleep schedule for ourselves and our children. It is recommended that weget 8-10 uninterrupted hours of sleep, as sleep hygiene is an essential component of our mental health.Stay active.

and a lack of sunlight, causes many people to feel depressed during the winter months. Most of us experience a boost in moodwith the advent of spring and its increasing amount of sunlight and warmer temperatures. However, there are some seriousmental health issues that result from the heat and ennui.

Below are five self-care tips which might help maintain positive mental health during the summer:

Whether it is going to the gym, signing up for a yoga class or taking a walk outside, physical activity is known to boost your mood.During the summer months, it is easy to stay on the couch and binge-watch the latest television series. But, an idle activity canpromote negative consequences on our physical and mental health. Try to maintain 20-30 minutes of exercise each day, and youmay be surprised how good you feel. The same applies to our children!

The warmth, relaxation and the flexibility that summer brings can be anexciting time filled with vacations, sunshine (fingers crossed), andrelaxation. But, for some, summer months can have the potential totrigger feelings of being overwhelmed and losing control. Expectations ofbeing stress free and keeping the children occupied at all times can puta lot of pressure on parents as well as children, so it important to keepin mind that we do not have to keep up with the Joneses to enjoysummertime.

It is a well-known fact that weather conditions impact on how peoplefeel and function in their daily lives. During the winter months it’s calledSAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder - grey skies, snow, cold temperatures

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