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Dear Parents,
This year’s theme for Safer Internet Day is ‘Be the change: Unite for a better internet’ with a subtheme of ‘The Power of Image’, focusing on the ways that young people use image and video to communicate. It is important that parents and school staff are engaged and well-informed in this area to ensure their children can get the most out of the internet. To mark Safer Internet Day 2017 every class will take part in an age appropriate activity and to launch Safer Internet Day the our Digital Leaders will present videos they made with staff from the London Connected Learning Centre. The videos, which focus on how to safe online, will be available on the school blog from Monday 6th February.
Safer Internet Day is a fantastic opportunity to have a conversation with children about
using the internet safely, responsibly and positively.
UK Safer Internet Centre has provided some conversation starters to help you talk about these issues with children.
Get the conversation started on a positive note with these fun topics!
1. Ask your child about what they like most about the internet and why, such as their favourite app, game or website.
2. Ask your child if they like sharing images and videos online and why. You could talk about your favourite family photos.
3. Share your favourite emoji and ask your child what emoji they like best and why. You could discuss whether emojis make it easier to communicate what you mean.
You could get involved with Safer Internet Day emoji charades. Find out how www.saferinternet.org.uk/ emoji-charades.
Talk about young people’s experiences, responsibilities and boundaries
1. Ask your child whether they have seen people in their school posting images to be mean or embarrass someone. What would they do if they saw this? Who could they turn to for help?
2. You could ask whether they think young people are sometimes embarrassed about the photos their parents/carers post of them. You could talk about what you could do to make sure they are happy with images of them online.
3. Ask your child how they can tell if an image or video is truthful. For example, they might have seen images edited to make people look better, or videos that are fake. Can we always tell?
Discuss how we can all ‘be the change’ and help make the internet a better place
1. What could your child do to make the internet a better place? Can they share images and videos that have a positive message, or do they have creative skills to make their own videos?
2. Ask your child if they know where to go for help, where to find safety advice and privacy settings, and how to report or block on the services they use.
3. Encourage your child to do good digital deeds to help others. Perhaps they can show you how to do something better online or they might have a friend that would benefit from their help and support. For more information and advice visit www.saferinternet.org.uk.
I hope that you find this newsletter and the attached resources useful.
Mrs Scott
Headteacher
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I am so pleased to let you know that Cathedral School will be participating in Bad Hair Day 2017 in aid of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH).
The decision to participate in Bad Hair Day 2017 was made following a request from one of our Year 6 pupils who received wonderful care from the staff at GOSH as a premature baby and wanted to raise money for other children undergoing treatment.
Children are still required to wear their full school uniform but they can be as creative as possible with their hair. Glitter, ribbons, gel and unusual hairstyles are positively encouraged!
If your child would like to take part they should bring in a donation of £2. We have had enquiries about donating larger sums of money; please do this through the office.
We are very excited about being part of Bad Hair Day 2017 and will be posting photos on the school blog.
We are expecting a photographer from a local newspaper and a press officer from Great Ormond Street. If you do not want your child to be included in any photos for the press or Great Ormond Street Hospital please contact the office before the event.
If you would like more information on Bad Hair Day 2017 please visit the Great Ormond Street website .
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Many thanks to those who are organising a bake sale after school, in the hall on Wednesday 8th February. The bake sale will give you all a chance to stock up on cakes and goodies before Parents Evening.
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Please note that due to Parents Evening there will no clubs for the week beginning 3rd February.
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Half term Dates: Monday 13th February - Friday 17th February
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Safeguarding and Online Safety policies are available on the school website. Hard copies are available through the school office.
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The term dates for the academic year 2017-18 are on the website http://www.cathedralprimaryschool.com/parents/term-dates/ . As ever, please use them for booking future holidays.
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