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28/03/24

Happy Easter! We hope you enjoy your Easter egg treat from all of us at Magna Carta! Stay safe, have fun and see you soon! pic.twitter.com/CsP9pfhe2j

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28/03/24

Years 2, 3 and 4 enthralled us with a fabulous retelling of The Pied Piper of Hamelin. There was singing, rapping, dancing, story telling and more! We are very proud of them all. pic.twitter.com/aAcDREPSu8

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28/03/24

Willow have been writing and publishing their fantastically creative ideas! Look at me! Watch me play! Look at me! Watch me put on my make up! pic.twitter.com/kHMTdW1D6u

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28/03/24

🐀 Years 2,3 and 4 performed their version of The Pied Piper.👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents and carers attended and witnessed the enthusiastic performance.🧑‍🏫 A big thank you to all staff involved in this production whose guidance behind the scenes helped to make this play happen. pic.twitter.com/4LEYpE0ag1

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26/03/24

Year 6 are visiting Mountfitchet Castle today! We have already had many adventures and have learnt so much. pic.twitter.com/ddVvbGEgHk

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25/03/24

Year 5 exploring the IWM Duxford. What a fantastic learning experience. Favourite plane of the Day? The Concorde! pic.twitter.com/nWvwog6sKG

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25/03/24

Year 5 visited Duxford Imperial War Museum today. pic.twitter.com/v6B8sAj5GN

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25/03/24

We celebrated World Maths Day on Friday 22nd March. Here is Alex with his geometric shape design. Pupils solved tricky problems, created geometric shape art, played whole school Bingo and solved statistics challenges as a class. A busy day indeed! pic.twitter.com/KKmrreTuwD

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25/03/24

Pupils have been enjoying the milder weather at play and lunch times. Groups of pupils have chosen to build beautiful and creative Bug Hotels in the gardens. The hotels have attracted all sorts of insects from ladybirds to spiders to earthworms. pic.twitter.com/WqLceq1Sqa

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21/03/24

Audrey took great care when completing an observational drawing today. Willow have been learning all about spring flowers and have completed sketching, planting and knowledge-based activities around this topic. pic.twitter.com/9h7rXfYJxe

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20/03/24

These Year 5 writers have excelled in writing a letter in the role of an evacuee as part of their History topic this term. The girls put so much thought and care into their writing, it made us feel as if the letters were really from that time period. Well done! pic.twitter.com/PgoNW8W9mg

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18/03/24

Beech Class trip to Colchester Castle. pic.twitter.com/xENE7sLfjv

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18/03/24

Team work challenges, chariot racing in the Roman Forum, learning all about the Celts and Romans in Britain. We had a great day out at Colchester Castle. pic.twitter.com/5LsgKlxA0c

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18/03/24

Beech Class visit to Colchester Castle. The class built replica Round Houses and Roman Villas. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/jvJB8BNrga

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18/03/24

Mila shared a fantastic book all about being kind and filling up your own bucket by filing up and building up others. She also made a paper plate bag with positive affirmations for school community members. How thoughtful! We shared the story with the whole school in assembly. pic.twitter.com/PUMxfao79H

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14/03/24

Neat, clear and well thought through writing today from Zach in Aspen. He focused on using the word "and". Well done! pic.twitter.com/4fGPZz3OCh

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14/03/24

Year 6 textiles lesson in Design and Technology today. These pupils have designed and created a waistcoat fit for a king or queen. Handstitched and one of a kind! Anybody keen for a fashion show? pic.twitter.com/8VEx30QFkT

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11/03/24

KS2 Cross Country Finals at Carver Barracks. Massive well done to Cameron P in Year 4 who took the gold medal! Well done to all pupils who gave their best efforts and enjoyed the event. ! pic.twitter.com/xeLeWqQkfJ

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jen Pearce 🙌 Headteacher at Magna Carta Primary Academy 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/cW3kN6PK5B

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Teresa Avey 🙌 Deputy Headteacher, EYFS Leader and Teacher, English Leader & Deputy Child Protection Officer at Magna Carta Primary 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/FcEI767TIc

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Young children take care of mental health

Young children take care of mental health

Posted: 21st February 2019

Young children are being encouraged to share their thoughts and feelings as their school works to look after their mental health.

Magna Carta Primary Academy has introduced a wealth of initiatives to ensure its young people always know where to turn when they need support.

The school recently supported the Beat the Blues and Wear Yellow day by Mid and North Essex Mind charity to raise funds for one-to-one emotional wellbeing support in the area.

As a school, Magna Carta used the event to talk to pupils about mental health, about their feelings and how talking can help.

Headteacher Marios Solomonides said: “This work is important as mental health needs the same attention as physical health and yet there is a stigma attached to it. If you start with educating the youngest people in the community, they will grow up without that stigma. It’s also our way of showing parents we’re aware everyone has mental health, so we do not shy away from talking about it.

“It is also important to teach children there could be someone else feeling sad or upset and how they can support them by letting them know they are there for them.”

Pupils were encouraged to identify what they were feeling and to understand the difference between positive and negative thoughts.

Bubble Time has also been introduced at the school, where children can put a note or their photo on the classroom wall to signal they need to talk to someone.

A Bubble Room will give children space to reflect and take time out to deal with their emotions.

Mr Solomonides said: “The Bubble Room will be full of sensory equipment, things that light up and items to touch and will give pupils somewhere to calm down. During some recent training, we were told once a person hits crisis point, it takes up to 90 minutes to be ready to face the world again. That’s a long time and yet sometimes we expect children to come back from a crisis far quicker; we expect them to come back within minutes. Sometimes, they could look alright, but they need time to get their emotions to calm down.

“It’s about saying we acknowledge everyone has mental health needs and there needs to be space in the building as much as in the curriculum to fulfil those needs. It’s not just about academic learning, it’s about wellbeing. Nobody can learn if they’re not in the right place mentally to do so.

“These initiatives give our adults an opportunity to find out how pupils are feeling. It has been a huge hit with getting children to talk about what they feel.”

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