ð Newsletter 9.2.2024
Mr J Sharp
Online Safety
Safer Internet Day took place on Tuesday, 6 February 2024. This special celebration, which takes place in February of each year, aims to raise awareness of a safer and better internet for all, and especially for children and young people.
This is something I know I have found difficult as a parent to navigate and I am sure many parents do. There are so many things that we didnât come across when we were their age and they are often way ahead of us when using technology.
Here are some ideas of how we can best help our children to stay safe onlineâĶ
Talk little and often
Having a regular open dialogue with your children about their favourite apps, the games they enjoy, and their online friends, will help create an environment where chatting about online experiences becomes a normal part of family life.
Stay proactive
As a result of discussions with your children about their online activities, take time to research the apps theyâre using, the accounts or channels theyâre following, and the games theyâre playing, to get a better idea of what theyâre experiencing and what your thoughts are towards it.
Seek support
Knowing where to get help is essential. Each app or platform will have its own safety guidelines and reporting features, and having knowledge of how to use these will ensure you can make a report, seek help, and support your child to get the best out of the services theyâre using.
NEWS AND UPDATES
As parents, itâs never an easy task to keep you children safe online. There are many different ways we can do this as this video shows the importance of keeping children safe online.
Parent Portal
Use this for updating contact details, child medical information, permissions, payments and seeing your childâs reports.
Please be aware that our gates are locked a few minutes after 8.50am, which is the latest time one of our classes starts the school day. If your child arrives at 9am, then they are already between 10-15 minutes late.
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Please be aware that our gates are locked a few minutes after 8.50am, which is the latest time one of our classes starts the school day. If your child arrives at 9am, then they are already between 10-15 minutes late. ðĻ ðĻ ðĻ ðĻ ðĻ
Good Attendance Draw!!
Donât forget, for every week that your child has an attendance of 96%+, they are allocated a digital ticket for a draw that will take place every half term. The more weeks with an attendance of 96%+, the more chances to win!
Services and Events
Parish Sung Eucharist Sundays 10am - 11am
Sermon, music and Holy Communion
Place of Welcome Thursdays 10am - 12pm
Time for a brew and a chat
More information from Father Andrew can be found here
Messy Church
It typically includes a welcome, a long creative time to explore the biblical theme through getting messy; a short celebration time involving story, prayer, song, games and similar; and a sit-down meal together at tables.
Community News and Support
World Festivals and Celebrations
Chinese New Year - 10th February
Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year) marks the start of a new lunar year and falls in January / February. In 2024 Lunar New Year begins on 10 February.
It is celebrated with gifts, fireworks and dragon and lion dances and culminates on the 15th day with a lantern festival. The festival is also celebrated in many other east Asian countries.
Find more out about Lunar New Year with your child here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdumpajxciY
We would like to wish any of our families celebrating Lunar New Year a very happy and prosperous New Year.
Look at all the things we have got up to this weekâĶ
Article 3: Adults must do whatâs best for me
Article 3 is one of the most important articles in the UNCRC, and many other articles are related to it. It says that the interests of children and young people should be thought about at all levels of society, and that their rights should be respected by people in power.
In other words, it says adults should think about the best interests of children and young people when making choices that affect them.
With lots of new things learnt, learning more about Internet Safety Week, starting the week with an assembly led by Year 6 teaching us how to be safer online and seeing the Year 6 children design and make (with the help of Mrs Tierney!) their own 3 course menus for some lucky members of staff throughout the week (to be continued next week and we canât wait!) - it really has been another eventful week. Seeing EYFS children enjoy learning more about Chinese New Year and writing the most fantastic stories about their magical train rides; listening to children tell me about how their confidence has grown and celebrate their achievements and progress made this year so far. It has been a week of lots of highs.
We also got our SIAMS Report this week, which you should all soon receive. We are so proud of our school and our children and families. I canât thank all of the staff enough for all they do EVERY day to make our school what it is for the children. Thank you also to the parents who took time out to come to speak to the SIAMS Inspectors about our school.
Next week you will be able to book your next Parentsâ Meetings for after half term. Please make sure you log onto Arbor and book your appointment to see your childâs class teacher.
I hope that you have a safe and peaceful weekend.
Mrs Flatman
