Important Dates Friday 2nd June Lap/Multilit Afternoon Tea Meeting 2pm Monday 5th June Year 3 Zoo Snooze (Danielle’s Class & Mrs K’s Y3 Girls) Tuesday 6th June Year 3 Zoo Snooze (Sara Weston's Class & Mrs K’s Y3 Boys) Thursday 8th June Whole School Assembly 2.25pm Friday 9th June Parents & Friends Hot Food Day No ‘ON THE RUN’ orders on this day Monday 12th June Queens Public Holiday Friday 23rd June Friday Fiesta Gymnasium Building Donations Littlehampton Primary School and Preschool NEWSLETTER Week 4 Term 2 2017 Internet Safety ~ Carly Ryan Foundation On Monday we hosted a seminar about online safety by 2013 South Australian of the Year Sonya Ryan, who runs the Carly Ryan Foundation. Parents and staff who attended were very impressed by the presentation, and also very moved by Sonya’s personal story about losing her daughter. Sonya’s main message was for parents to continually communicate with their children about online safety and to educate themselves about the programs that their children are using. If your child wants to use individual Apps and games (eg Snapchat, Minecraft, Kik or Facebook), she suggests parents do the research about the risks of each and appropriate safety measures that need to be put in place before children begin to use them. She recommends that families sit down together and come to some agreements about Internet use. We were impressed by the Foundation’s free Family Online Safety Contract between children and their parents / caregivers (available for free on their website www.carlyryanfoundation.com), which sets agreements such as: I will tell my parents or carer if I see something that makes me feel upset, uncomfortable or scares me / I will be aware that people online are not always who they say they are, and do not always tell the truth / I will let my parents supervise where I go online / I will not respond to emails, instant messages, messages or friend requests from people I don’t know. LPS parent Rochelle Samwell who attended the seminar with her husband Scott told us, “We both found it excellent. We learned that the Foundation has so many resources we can access, like information about new programs and Apps. It would be great if parents of younger children also came along next time since we found out that the issues and information also apply for very young children, even in Junior Primary. Parents of kids who play games and Apps like Minecraft and Musically need to be aware of the risks.” This certainly reflects our experience as school leaders - it is never too early to put into place parental controls and other safety measures to keep children safe from harmful images, inappropriate content and dangerous contact from strangers. We encourage all families to visit the Foundations’ website and to instill a culture of online safety at home. Principal: Jenny Lewis Governing Council Chair: Andrew Thompson website: www.littlehaps.sa.edu.au e-mail: [email protected]16-30 Baker Street, Littlehampton S.A. 5250 Tel: 83911194 Fax:83982154 Student Absence or Lateness : Prior to 9 am Text 0476857209 with LPS, Student Name, Student Class, Absence Date and Absence reason _ $24,000 $8,428.50 “Don’t be afraid around the technology; be empowered!” - Sonya Ryan
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Important Dates
Friday 2nd June
Lap/Multilit
Afternoon Tea
Meeting 2pm
Monday 5th June
Year 3 Zoo Snooze
(Danielle’s Class &
Mrs K’s Y3 Girls)
Tuesday 6th June
Year 3 Zoo Snooze
(Sara Weston's Class
& Mrs K’s Y3 Boys)
Thursday 8th June
Whole School
Assembly 2.25pm
Friday 9th June
Parents & Friends
Hot Food Day
No ‘ON THE RUN’
orders on this day
Monday 12th June
Queens Public
Holiday
Friday 23rd June
Friday Fiesta
Gymnasium Building
Donations
Littlehampton Primary School and Preschool
NEWSLETTER W e e k 4 T e r m 2 2 0 1 7
Internet Safety ~ Carly Ryan Foundation
On Monday we hosted a seminar about online safety by 2013 South Australian of the Year Sonya
Ryan, who runs the Carly Ryan Foundation. Parents and staff who attended were very impressed
by the presentation, and also very moved by Sonya’s personal story about losing her daughter.
Sonya’s main message was for parents to continually communicate
with their children about online safety and to educate themselves
about the programs that their children are using. If your child wants
to use individual Apps and games (eg Snapchat, Minecraft, Kik or
Facebook), she suggests parents do the research about the risks of
each and appropriate safety measures that need to be put in place
before children begin to use them.
She recommends that families sit down together and come to some agreements about Internet use.
We were impressed by the Foundation’s free Family Online Safety Contract between children and
their parents / caregivers (available for free on their website www.carlyryanfoundation.com),
which sets agreements such as:
I will tell my parents or carer if I see something that makes me feel upset, uncomfortable or scares
me / I will be aware that people online are not always who they say they are, and do not always
tell the truth / I will let my parents supervise where I go online / I will not respond to emails,
instant messages, messages or friend requests from people I don’t know.
LPS parent Rochelle Samwell who attended the seminar with her husband Scott told us, “We both
found it excellent. We learned that the Foundation has so many resources we can access, like
information about new programs and Apps. It would be great if parents of younger children also
came along next time since we found out that the issues and information also apply for very young
children, even in Junior Primary. Parents of kids who play games and Apps like Minecraft and
Musically need to be aware of the risks.”
This certainly reflects our experience as school leaders - it is never too early to put into place
parental controls and other safety measures to keep children safe from harmful images,
inappropriate content and dangerous contact from strangers. We encourage all families to visit the
Foundations’ website and to instill a culture of online safety at home.
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