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Housing Action - 22nd March 2023

19/4/2023

 
St. Mary's campaign for better housing continued with an action outside Lewisham Town Hall last month. We gathered there with people representing 17 local institutions from Lewisham Citizens to call time on poor housing in Lewisham.

Our school council designed some beautiful cards asking for houses to be made into homes as we highlighted that some accommodation is far from perfect.

One of our parents spoke brilliantly about how poor accommodation affects everyday life as well as her physical and mental health. The children made lots of noise to attract attention and we then delivered the cards along with photos of current conditions that families are living in to Councillor Sophie Davies.

​Housing is a huge issue affecting our families - please join us for our next Housing Action Meeting in the near future!

MHST Coffee Morning 19th April 2023

18/4/2023

 
Lewisham Mental Health Support Team (MHST) work in schools with the whole school community – including staff, young people, and families – to support emotional wellbeing. They run individual and group interventions as well as things like assemblies, staff training, parent workshops, and supporting the school’s wellbeing strategy.
 
Today they provided a workshop for parents on managing children's fears and anxieties. We learned about how to spot the signs of fear and anxiety in our children - flight, fright, freeze, submit - and the things that might reinforce those anxieties. 
 
Finally we looked at ways of coping and encouraging our children to overcome their fears;
  • Pay attention to what they’re doing
  • Give clear and specific praise – “You stood at the front of the class and spoke in front of everyone. I know you were really worried but you faced your fears and did it anyway!”
  • Model ‘brave’ behaviour to the child
  • Allow and encourage independence
Supporting children to ‘face their fears’ in a gentle, manageable, and collaborative way, builds their confidence and allows them to discover that they can cope in a situation they are afraid of – usually they realise with time that it isn’t as bad as they’d imagined!

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  • Home
  • Our School
    • Welcome
    • Our Vision
    • Our Mission Statement
    • Our School Team
    • External Awards, Reviews and Reports
    • Our Videos
    • Staff Vacancies
  • Christian Distinctiveness
    • School of Sanctuary >
      • School of Sanctuary Blog
    • SIAMS
    • Values >
      • Respect
      • Peace
      • Love
      • Forgiveness
      • Responsibility
      • Faith
    • Worship
    • St Mary's Church
    • Southwark Diocese
  • Statutory Information
    • Safeguarding
    • Admissions
    • School Policies
    • SEND and Inclusion
    • Pupil, Sport and Catch Up Premium
    • OFSTED and Data
    • Data Protection and GDPR
    • Staff Statutory Information
    • Financial Benchmarking
  • Learning
    • Home Learning
    • Reading at Home and Story Time
    • Phonics
    • Pupil Online Safety
    • Early Years
    • English Maths Science
    • Religious Education >
      • RE Learning Blog
    • Thematic Curriculum
    • Other Subjects
    • Music and the Arts
    • Enrichment
  • Classes
    • Nursery >
      • Nursery Class Info
      • Nursery Learning Blog
    • Reception >
      • Reception Class Info
      • Reception Learning Blog
    • Year 1 >
      • Year 1 Class Info
      • Year 1 Learning Blog
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      • Year 2 Class Info
      • Year 2 Learning Blog
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      • Year 3 Class Info
      • Year 3 Learning Blog
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      • Year 4 Class Info
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    • Year 5 >
      • Year 5 Class Info
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    • Year 6 >
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  • Community
    • Community Projects Blog
    • Forest School Blog
    • Activities in Lewisham
    • Sustainability
    • Where to find help
  • Parents
    • PGL October 2024
    • Newsletters
    • News Blog
    • School Calendar and Dates
    • Arbor
    • Online Safety for Parents
    • School Uniform
    • Pupil Absence
    • The School Day
    • School Meals
    • After School Care
    • Medication in School
    • School Fund
    • Friends of St Mary's
    • Language Leaders
  • Governors
    • Governing Body
  • Contact Us
    • Pupil Worry Box
    • Passport applications