St Jude’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Team
Mrs M Ashurst- Senior Mental Health Lead
Mrs C Quinn- Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
Mrs Brown- Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
Chellie Minney- Counsellor MBACP
At St Jude’s we take a whole school approach to promoting positive mental health, aiming to help children become more resilient! We do this by;
Please speak to a member of staff in school if you would like any further support or guidance on Mental Health and Well-Being. Alternatively, click on the websites below.
Improving children’s mental health in schools – Place2Be
Parents and Carers | Advice and Guidance | Anna Freud Centre
Parents Helpline | Mental Health Help for Your Child | YoungMinds
Mental health support | Action For Children
Signs That a Child Is Suffering From Mental Health Issues | NSPCC
This afternoon, Y6 took part in some first aid training with Carmel from Red Cross. The children learned how to check for a response from a person, to check if an unresponsive person is breathing and then how to put them into the recovery position and how to perform chest compressions.
The children also learned how to recognise the signs that someone is choking and how to help them.
🌸🌼🌷 Today some of our Preschool children enjoyed a lovely walk around the school grounds. 🚶♀️🚶♂️ As we explored, the children noticed the beautiful flowers growing around us and took time to admire their bright colours and wonderful shapes. 🌺🌻🌹🌼
🌍✨ The children reflected on how thankful they are for God’s amazing creation and were inspired to hold an impromptu Celebration of the Word 🙏📖 to thank God for the flowers 🌷🌸 and the wonderful world He has made. 🌞☁️🌈🦋🐝
💛 It was a very special moment filled with awe, wonder and appreciation. One child beautifully summed up our thoughts by saying, “I love God’s flowers.” 🌼💐🥰
🌿🌺 We are so proud of the children for recognising the beauty in God’s creation, taking time to pause and appreciate it, and giving thanks for the many blessings around us. 🙏✨💚🌍
Today our Preschool children enjoyed a lovely Hungry Caterpillar picnic 🐛🍎🍓
The children explored the story together before sharing lots of tasty healthy foods during our picnic. We talked about healthy eating, different fruits and our favourite parts of the story 📚🍐
This activity supported children’s learning within the EYFS through Communication and Language, Literacy and Understanding the World 🌟
We had such a fun day learning through stories and play 💚
Tesco are continuing to support us by providing fruit and vegetables to school. The fruit trolley is available throughout the day. At breaktime our Y6 monitors place it near the entrance to the playground, so that children can help themselves to a healthy snack.
Winter weather didn’t stop our preschoolers from enjoying water play outside ❄️💦
The cold didn’t bother us as we splashed, poured, and laughed together, staying active and having fun ☀️🪣
Outdoor play in all seasons helps children build confidence, resilience, and a love for learning 😄🌿
🧠 💛 World Mental Health Day 2025 💛 🧠 On Friday, our School Council spoke to the whole school about World Mental Health Day and why we were wearing yellow – to show support and raise awareness for mental health. They also launched a Kindness Challenge, encouraging everyone to be extra kind to others throughout the week. It was a lovely reminder that even small acts of kindness can make a big difference
Year 6 have been developing strategy and teamwork skills through invasion games.
Year 6 took part in World Mental Health Day by wearing something yellow. We also discussed about how to look after our mental health and why it is important. The children produced posters to show their understanding.
Year 4 helped to plan a lovely Celebration of the Word for World Mental Health Day, encouraging us to take care of our minds so that we can have peace in our hearts ♥️
Our children have been out in the Autumn sunshine with our Chair of Governors, Mrs Hunt, planting our Autumn plants. What a fantastic way to spend an Autumn morning, listening to the birds sing as they plant. A huge thank you to Mr and Mrs Hunt for all their help today. We can’t wait to spend some time in here appreciating all their hard work.
🍎🥒 We are pleased to announce that Tesco are funding fruit and vegetables for us again this year.
🍐🥕Starting on Monday, before school a selection of fruit and vegetables will be placed near the main entrance to school. Children are welcome to choose a piece of fruit or a vegetable to eat before going into class, or to save until break time.
Y6 enjoyed a visit from an optometrist to learn about our eyes and the role of an optician. We learned about different eye conditions and were able to try on the special glasses that are used during eye tests.
We have had a great P.E lesson today working on our agility. Children focused on how to stop and start safely and working on arriving in the correct position to collect the ball.
Year 6 have had a great day at Animate Youth Ministry in St. Helens. They took part in lots of different activities to develop teamwork, resilience and perseverance.
Year 6 have walked around the local area to the canal as part of our Big Lent Walk enjoying the glorious sunshine.
Year 4 loved our Big Lent Walk today. We decided to try and look for the colours of the rainbow in nature, which is one of our Generation Wild badge tasks. We talked about how grateful we are for these special gifts from God. 🌸 🌼
Year 6 took part in a class prayer and liturgy in our school spiritual garden before going on a walk around the local area to observe signs of spring linked to the creation story.
We had such an incredible day at Martin Mere. We loved learning about the wetlands and following Ava’s clues on the treasure hunt. It was great to learn about the wildlife that call Martin Mere their home.
Year 4 have been thinking about different parts of the body and how they move when comparing movements and skills.
In preschool today we decided to show people in our school environment how much we care about them. 🥰 We made some lovely cards and brought some delicious chocolates. Then we went around school showing random acts of kindness to others. 🥰
🍏🥝🍓🍑Exciting News! 🍉🍊🍐🍎
From tomorrow, each morning we will have a selection of fruit and vegetables available alongside our breakfast offering of bagels and crumpets. If children wish, they may take one piece of fruit to save for their snack at break time.
This new fruit and vegetable scheme is being funded by ‘Tesco Stronger Starts’.
🥯 Don’t forget that we serve hot breakfast items each morning at the front of school, from around 8.40am.
Crumpets with jam, buttered bagel halves and honey bagel bites are our specialty!
❗️Allergen information is available from the school office.
In Year 4, we have been discussing bullying, teasing and unkindness. We also spoke about how feeling accepted and respected can support positive mental health.
