‘TikTok’ and ‘Screen Zombies’ Newsletters

12th March 2021L Forster
Students have quite probably spent a lot of time online and you might have concerns about the impact of screen time.  I’ve attached a leaflet from the National Online Safety Centre on that subject – trying to avoid the children becoming ‘Screen Zombies’.
Also attached is a a PDF with some information about TIkTok – which has an age restriction of 12+. We are aware that a number of children are using this app, but stress that they should be careful and follow the E-Safety teachings they have learned in Computing lessons and KidSafe courses.  The leaflet is for is a guide for parents regarding the app and offers some advice to help monitor and keep their children safe.

Download (PDF, 612KB)

Back to school – Wellbeing Bags

9th March 2021S Robson

We all know how important mental health and wellbeing are, so a big thank you to the NEU Help a Child to Learn Foundation, and to Thompson and Morgan for their support. Their donations have enabled us to give a Wellbeing Bag, complete with a range of resources to support wellbeing, to all of our pupils.

There’s something for everyone inside. Welcome back!

 

 

Ant and Dec’s NSPCC assembly – ‘Speak Out. Stay Safe.’

23rd February 2021S Robson

Ant and Dec hosted a virtual assembly today on behalf of the NSPCC.

It addresses some of the worries or concerns pupils may have about returning to school. It’s well worth a watch!

For more mental health and emotional wellbeing resources, please go to the

Personal Development tab on our home page.

 

Emotional Wellbeing resources

14th February 2021S Robson

The following website links have useful tips and strategies for relaxation, resilience, promoting positive self-esteem, Anti-bullying/Self-care toolkits, and signposts to organisations for further support if required.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/coronavirus-advice-suppport-children-families-parents/

https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/coronavirus-resources-for-mental-health-and-wellbeing-toolkit-3/

https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/self-care-kit?pdf=coronavirus-toolkit-return-to-school

https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/childrens-mental-health/

https://youngminds.org.uk/

Coping Calendar – Great for the whole family!

Safer Internet Day 2021

10th February 2021S Robson

The theme of this year’s Safer Internet Day which our pupils took part in, was Exploring Reliability in the Online World.

Year 4 pupils took part in a live quiz on Google Meet run by the ICT in Schools Team. There were teams involved from other South Tyneside schools too. It was a lot of fun, and it prompted a lot of discussion. We learnt a lot about keeping our information private, about real and fake images, and online bullying.

Year 3 express themselves!

5th February 2021C Whitehead

As part of children’s mental health week, we have been exploring the different ways we can express ourselves, and the creative ways that we can share our feelings, our thoughts and our ideas. We know that finding creative ways to share our thoughts, feelings and ideas can make us feel good and help our mental health. Take a look at what we got up to express ourselves in our own individual way…

Children’s Mental Health Week

4th February 2021S Robson

The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is ‘Express Yourself’.

We have been writing poems, making Lego models, and drawing pictures to express our individuality through our creativity.

Some of our pupils have entered their fantastic work into a competition run by South Tyneside Healthy Minds Team. Good luck everyone!

 

Remote Learning – PSHE

27th January 2021S Robson

We have seen lots of fabulous examples of Health, Wellbeing and Relationships work across school, from our pupils engaged in remote learning and those pupils in school.

Some pupils in KS1 have been practising mindfulness by joining in with online story yoga, and also learning about what makes them special. Others have been learning about money, and having an awareness of saving money for something they need or would like.

In KS2, some classes have been thinking about what makes them happy, and their thoughts on this are all very unique. Researching issues facing cocoa farmers in Ghana and how organisations like Fairtrade are trying to improve working conditions and environment, has produced some interesting debate from some classes. Other pupils have created very informative posters based upon their awareness of basic first aid to do with nose bleeds.

Our Year 6 pupils have been looking at careers and potential jobs for the future, discussing  things that might lead them to choose a certain job or career.

Fantastic!

 

 

 

 

‘Feelgood’ Friday

24th January 2021S Robson

Year 4 have been spreading positivity and good news in their Google Meets on a Friday afternoon.

Friday 15th’s ‘Feelgood Friday’ gave our pupils the opportunity to share wonderful posters they had made on the theme of Good News, Resilience, Feeling Grateful, or something that made them feel happy. This was followed by our weekly Harton postcard awards, recognising pupil’s amazing endeavours and positive attributes.

For Friday 22nd ‘Feelgood Friday’, pupils took part in an online vote to register which activity they would like to participate in during our Google Meet – a little bit of fun to end the week.

For next week’s Meet, maybe our pupils could choose the categories for the vote!