Support For You and Your Child’s Wellbeing

Dear parents and carers,

During this difficult time I wanted to reach out to let you know that, even though our school is currently closed to all but a few children, we’re still here to support your child and your family in whatever way we can.

You might be noticing signs of increasing anxiety in your child as they’re spending more time indoors and outside of their normal routines. These might include:

Pupils ages 3-6 years:

Regressing to behaviour they’ve outgrown, such as thumb-sucking or bed-wetting

Showing greater fear at being separated from you

Tantrums

Trouble sleeping

Pupils ages 7-11 years:

Expressing sadness, anger or fear

Sharing false information that they’re hearing from their peers or seeing online

Wanting to talk about coronavirus all the time

Not wanting to talk about the current situation at all

Having trouble concentrating

We’ve put together some resources to help you support your child, please click on the links below to access them We hope you find this information helpful.

If you have any concerns about how your child is coping or you need any other support from the school, please let us know by emailing myself: s.jamieson@st-philips.manchester.sch.uk

or, Ms Valentine –  c.valentine@st-philips.manchester.sch.uk

or by phoning school – 0161 226 2050

or Ms Valentine – 07851240747.

We’re extremely grateful for all the support you’ve shown us as we’ve adapted to these new circumstances, and we want to reassure you that we are still here to support you too.

We can and will get through this together.

Kind regards,

Mrs Jamieson