Healthy Schools

We take pride in our Healthy School status here at Ysgol Penygroes and are pleased to have achieved all six phases of the Carmarthenshire Healthy Schools scheme.

Our aim here at the School is to help children to grow to be healthy, safe and responsible and become active citizens of our community and wider world.

We are proud of our whole school ethos to the project which is supported by an active School council and the Well-being Lions. Together we can ensure that our children and staff foster a positive attitude towards life.

There are seven different health topics that we as a school address. These include:

Food and Fitness
Mental and Emotional Health and Well Being
Personal Development and Relationships
Substance Use and Misuse
Environment
Safety
Hygiene

Healthy Lunchboxes

As a school we encourage families to send their children in with a healthy lunchbox. Children are encouraged to drink water, and we do not permit the consumption of squash and fizzy drinks. Please see below tips on creating a healthy packed lunch.

https://www.gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2019-02/healthy-lunchboxes-leaf

https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes

Here is a list of helplines / websites in terms of supporting Emotional and Mental Health.

Pupils:

Childline | Childline

Home – Home – Meic (meiccymru.org)

S4C – Llond Ceg (bbc.co.uk)

Young people | Emotional health resources | Mental health | Samaritans

Families:

meddwl.org – Mae gan bawb iechyd meddwl

Anna Freud | Anna Freud

Free practical mental health resources | Charlie Waller Trust