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Maintaining Connections
Welcome to our current edition of Our Community page, with tips aimed to help you and your family navigate some areas of your life disrupted in the COVID -19 (Coronavirus) time. Remember ‘We’re all in this together’
Thoughts for Today
"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work; you don’t give up".
- Ann Lamott
"If you have forgotten what Hope is. Spend five minutes with a child".
- Corrine De Winter
Little Reminders
Everyone over 12 years of age must ‘Wear a Mask’ whenever they leave their home.
Maintain Connections: Be there for each other. Stay in contact with family and friends. Think of this time not as social distancing but as physical distancing. We may be physically apart but we need to stay socially and emotionally connected.
“We under-estimate sometimes the comfort that phone contact can bring, you can still feel a sense of connection and closeness even if it’s not face-to-face.” To read more from Beyond Blue click here.
Here are some activities you and your family may find helpful and in some cases fun:
| PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | Chair Yoga – fun for all. Please click here. |
| FUN CHALLENGE | Zoos Victoria STEM challenge for children of all ages. Year P-6 and Year 7-10 students will design solutions for animals featured in the Animals at Home live streams. They will use their STEM skills, knowledge and an engineering framework called Design Thinking. Please click here. |
| WELLBEING | Task: Your goal today is to attempt this mindfulness meditation. It's only 10 minutes, give it a try! Please click here. |
Health & Nutrition - Jessica Paynter, Nutritionist & Parent
Everyday Superfoods for health and wellbeing
Regardless of if you are a student, teacher or parent we are all experiencing a time of great uncertainty and stress that may have negative effects on our emotional wellbeing.
Nutritional intake has a direct impact on our emotional resilience and therefore it is important during lockdown and any time of high stress, that we make the time to prepare nourishing meals with high nutritional density.
A particular focus on foods high in B group vitamins, magnesium and Omega 3 fatty acids can reduce inflammation and help regulate the chemicals in the brain responsible for emotional wellbeing:
- B-group vitamins- Whole grains, asparagus, eggs and legumes
- Magnesium- nuts, seeds and dark green leafy vegetables
- Omega 3 fatty acids- Salmon, nuts, flax and chia seeds
Everyday Superfoods for health and wellbeing
Walnut and rosemary crusted salmon
Serves 2
Stay Well and Stay Safe