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29/05/20

Retweetd From ENGLISH@HAB

Year 7-9, it’s almost the end of your half-term holiday. Have you completed your Bedrock homework?

28/05/20

Retweetd From The Female Lead

Know her name 👇 https://t.co/7Ija6zPTOW

27/05/20

Retweetd From Age UK Lewisham & Southwark

Although it’s very pretty, our garden at Yalding Healthy Living Centre is getting a little out of hand now! 🌿🌼🌻 Are there any keen in the area who might like to pop in and help us keep it tamed? 🌾🌺 Info: Food2You.org.uk https://t.co/UxeuIk2s0D

27/05/20

Our staff during the hols! Ms Burgess has '150 Years Of Modern Art' by Will Gompertz. Mr Picton-Turbervill reads 'The Corrections' by Jonathan Franzen. Ms McFadden has 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini, and Ms Bailey, 'Girl, Woman, Other', Bernardine Evaristo https://t.co/I8OL4YTXYx

25/05/20

Retweetd From ENGLISH@HAB

Looking for something new to learn about on this sunny Bank Holiday? Check out the Lots of interesting articles on a range of topics are available!

24/05/20

to everyone in our community who has been celebrating! https://t.co/HwtEmYH7qV

22/05/20

Retweetd From Josie Verghese

something to share with your young people 👇 https://t.co/qKAJ0SFkHK

22/05/20

Thanks for all you are doing too! Glad to have played a small part ❤️ https://t.co/Lec2W5RRAr

22/05/20

Retweetd From Lyndsay Harris

What a brilliant way to spend Day 5 of , distributing over 300 breakfast boxes to our community, thank you https://t.co/shJ2EcPsk2

22/05/20

Another lovely message from a HAB girl for . We're loving receiving them! Thank you so much :-) https://t.co/5TXgHu2WmI

22/05/20

Retweetd From SouthwarkYA's

Pls RT. Aged 14+ join us tonight from 5pm for to discuss . We will be joined by our friends from https://t.co/YJQhDqbyll - Please email / DM to register and we will send you details. Thank you https://t.co/TjPYLM7A7J

22/05/20

Retweetd From ENGLISH@HAB

Great work from Ella in Year 7! Ms Burgess was very impressed! Our Shakespearean Women unit has been really exciting and students have learned lots of key words like submissive, patriarchal and superior! https://t.co/SbaV0xTrcP

21/05/20

Retweetd From HarrisSchoolDirect

From all of us to all of you, thank you. ❤️

21/05/20

Thank you to our wonderful HAB girls for all their messages, sent this week to mark https://t.co/3cdqxO3WoG

21/05/20

We're very of the amazing messages our girls are sending this week, to mark . This one from a Year 10 HAB girl... https://t.co/EWvfMQgdqU

21/05/20

A lovely message from a Year 10 HAB girl for https://t.co/Aq9qucrKxE

21/05/20

A week of messages, sent by our girls for . "I would like to thank Miss Swistun for always replying at lightening speed to my emails and helping me when I don't understand." Year 10 HAB girl https://t.co/rV39j680De

21/05/20

message from a Yr 9 student: "I would like to thank Ms Newell for helping me on my computing homework. You’ve helped me sooo much on Tynker and thanks to you I now understand more. You’ve been so much help and I appreciate the fact that you’ve take time to help me." https://t.co/aetULISGMi

21/05/20

Our girls are sending messages this week, to say to someone in our community. "I would like to thank every single teacher at HAB! They have helped us even though we are at home by giving us a virtual school (including my violin lessons online)." https://t.co/6XTguhbvTb

20/05/20

Retweetd From ENGLISH@HAB

That’s great Lily! So glad you are enjoying you book. Make sure to check out Ms Morris’s recommendations on the website when you’re finished!

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Wellbeing at Home

Whilst HAB is closed, it’s very important for you to check in with your mental health and wellbeing, especially during periods where you may be asked to self-isolate.

Use the resources below to help you check in with how you are feeling and use the suggested apps and organisations for support.

The email safeguarding@harrisbermondsey.org.uk will also be checked by the HAB safeguarding team between the hours of 8.30am and 3.00pm during term time if you are worried and need to speak with us.

Three things to try...

Why not create your own individual HAB Care Plan using the simple form you can download here. Download my HAB Care Planner.

Try these tried-and-tested mental wellbeing strategies

You're probably going to spending more time online than usual no don't forget all your know about how to stay safe online. See our handy checklist below.

Stay Safe Online

Other sources of help

Coping With Self-Isolation - tips from DISCOVER to help keep yourself occupied and tools to use to take care of your mental well-being and stay grounded.

More self-isolation tips from DISCOVER.

Download details of organisations that support young people with mental wellbeing.

And if you need more help...

How you are feeling?

Organisations you can contact

Green – I’m doing OK but some help would be great

https://www.elefriends.org.uk/ - a free, supportive online chat community, supported by Mind, where I can listen, share and be heard.

https://www.themix.org.uk/ to access group chat and discussion boards.

Use the app Calm Harm to help manage the urge to self-harm – this is free – or the app Head Space to practice some mindfulness activities (just use the free content).

Seek counselling from Kooth for online support (www.Kooth.com Monday – Friday12pm – 10pm) Or https://slam-iapt.nhs.uk/self-referral/

For Health concerns text 07507 332150 to the school nursing team for any advice and support and they will text you back.

Amber – things are a bit tough, I need someone to talk to

Text YoungMinds Crisis Messenger – text ‘YM’ to 85258 (free) – to speak to a trained volunteer. Available all day every day.

Call ChildLine – 0800 1111 (free) – or use their online chat service - https://www.childline. org.uk/get-support/1-2-1-counsellor-chat/ to talk to a trained counsellor.  Available all day every day.

Call Papyrus HopelineUK – 0800 068 4141 (free) – to talk to a trained advisor about suicidal thoughts.  Monday-Friday 10am-10pm, Saturday & Sunday 2pm-10pm.

Call The Mix Helpline – 0808 808 4994 (free) – or use their online chat – https://www.themix.org.uk/get-supportt to talk to a trained volunteer.  Sunday-Friday 2pm-11pm, Saturday 8pm-11pm.
Red – I am in crisis and need urgent help

Call 999 or go to my nearest A&E if I feel at immediate risk to myself or others. The emergency services will still attend even if it is not a physical health issue. I can do this at any time, any day.

Call the SLaM crisis line – 0800 731 2864 (free) – to get advice or help in a mental health crisis. Available all day every day.

The Mix Crisis Messenger – text ‘THEMIX’ to 85258 (free) – to access crisis support from a trained volunteer. Available all day every day.