Growth Mindset
We take the health and wellbeing of all our children very seriously. For more information on what we do in school click on the links below.
Don't forget to use your 'Helping Hand' , can you name school adults who you can go to for help and support.
If you require help or advice from the School Nursing Team please contact Mrs Adams our Family Support/Learning Mentor.
They offer support with a range of child related issues eg fussy eating toilet training, bedwetting, behaviours.
At Palfrey Infant School we teach, HEALTHY BODIES & HEALTHY MINDS, and that sometimes we need help with both!
We learn about our invisible buckets and how we can help each other to fill them, based on the book "Fill a Bucket" by author Carol McCloud. The book explains how our actions can affect each other’s internal feelings. Watch the videos below with your child and discuss them.
Also see out Safeguarding Policy for Pupils for more information on how we keep our children safe and well.
"Have You Filled a Bucket Today?"
Read by author Carol McCloud.
"Fill a Bucket"
Read by author Carol McCloud.
In October we participated in World Mental Health Day. We wore yellow clothes and discussed the importance of being well and who we could talk to if we needed to. We also raised over £240 for the charity Young Minds.
Young Minds have a very helpful Parents Survival Guide for any parents needing advice or support whether it's helping your child or looking after yourself. It is available here. They also run a helpline for parents, Tel: 0808 802 5544.
World Mental Health Awareness Day
Huge Bag of Worries - Sometimes our worries make us sad, telling someone will help;
We have been running a series of Healthy Eating workshops for parents to give practical advice and support on how to encourage fussy eaters and how to improve the nutritional content of meals to make them healthier.
The sessions have been well attended and parents have reported that the sessions have been very helpful.
For dates of upcoming Health and Wellbeing workshops see the website calendar.
Healthy Eating Workshops
The children's flu vaccine is offered as a yearly nasal spray to young children to help protect them against flu.
Flu can be a very unpleasant illness for children, with potentially serious complications, including bronchitis and pneumonia.
Each Autumn local NHS nurses visit our school to administer the flu vaccination (nasal spray) to those children for whom consent has been received.
For more information click on the links below:
- Children's flu vaccine overview
- Common questions parents have about the flu vaccine for children
- Patient information Leaflet for the nasal spray flu vaccine
Diarrhoea and vomiting
Diarrhoea and vomiting are common in adults, children and babies. They're often caused by a stomach bug and should stop in a few days. If you suspect your child has diarrhoea or vomiting please call the school to let us know.
Diarrhoea and vomiting can spread easily. It is important to stay off school until you have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least 2 days (48 hours). Please call the school if your child is unable to attend due to diarrhoea and vomiting.
NHS advice for diarrhoea and vomiting is available here.
To help avoid spreading an infection, wash your hands with soap and water frequently.
Head lice and nits are very common in young children and their families. They do not have anything to do with dirty hair and are picked up by head-to-head contact.
Your child does not need to stay off school if you suspect or discover they have head lice. Let us know if this is the case so that we can ask other parents to check their children.
For more information on how to check and treat head lice click here.
The School Nursing Service supports children and young people aged four (in full time school) up to the age of 19 years old. Our school nurse is Suckbir Sencee. For more information on how the service can help click here.
Check out the fun interactive health information website for children and parents here.