Curriculum Corner - Renata Powell
Online Safety
Recently, Headspace Newcastle hosted a webinar for parents and carers around children’s safety online. I am sure we can all appreciate that this is a continually evolving landscape and it is difficult to keep up to date with new developments. From the webinar several resources were made available. In our upcoming newsletters we will be sharing these with our whole community. These resources are targeted for parents; however they may prompt open discussion as a family. Thank you to Tony Peterson for sharing the resources with us.
Further to this information, and in light of the upcoming Child Protection Week, the eSafety Commissioner has released information on a free live webinar titled; eSafety’s parent guide to popular apps - Taking a look at TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube
This live webinar (no cost), focuses on popular apps used by young people. It will include case studies, research, and targeted advice so you can support the young people in your life to have safe, enjoyable online experiences. These webinars are held on;
- Tuesday, 8th September (12:30pm-1:30pm)
- Wednesday, 9th September (7:30pm-8:30pm)
- Thursday, 10th September (12:30pm-1:30pm)
For more information please visit the eSafety Commissioner website here.
In class, on Monday 7th September, students in Years 4-6 will be participating in a webinar run by the eSafety Commissioner’s expert training team titled, Be an eSafe kid: privacy and security. This live event will empower students to manage their own online safety. Students will:
- explore what privacy and personal information means
- understanding what an online ‘stranger’ can be
- develop strategies and skills to secure accounts
- learn where to go for help and support
Movie Club
On Wednesday, August 26th we had our very first Movie Club session. The movie we discussed was, “A Monster in Paris” and it was great to see a group of students who had watched the movie come along. To begin with we had a list of questions which we took turns in asking. Our favourite questions were, “Who was your favourite character in the movie?” and “How would you change the ending of the movie?”. We all took turns answering the questions and it was great to hear other people’s thoughts. Listening to the ideas of the younger people in the group was good because it was widening our own perspective of the movie.
Our next Movie Club is in Week 9. It will be great to see even more people join us then! Please stay tuned for our announcement of what the next movie will be.
Luca Pasvolsky and Peter Higgins
National Science Week in 5 Blue
Zoom, zoom goes the Spiros around the underwater racetrack!
50 seconds to go….
How many laps can they do in 2 minutes?
Last week we had fun creating our own underwater racetracks with the theme of ‘Deep Blue’ for Science Week. We used the Spiros and raced them around on our tracks for 2 minutes. “I did 3 laps in 2 minutes! I had fun doing this mission with a mixed group of boys and girls” said Abby. “We had different underwater animals and an underwater theme to go with Science Week” added Abby.
Ocean Probes Mission
Have you ever wondered what is under the ocean’s surface? “Ocean probes assist us to see what is underwater” shared GG.
We had the chance to design our own ocean probes. Raphy said that she created an ocean probe that looks like a “blob fish”. She also added LED lighting for better images, a temperature checker and a data collector. Science Week is just getting better and better with really fun activities to do. We also learned about our beautiful ocean.
Advertising Campaign
For Science Week we got to make comic strips that included ways to help convince tourists to not litter our beautiful beaches. According to Isaac “the activity was very fun and engaging because it was hands-on, and I like hands on activities!”
Some people also explored the effects that littering would have on the environment such as living things becoming endangered or even extinct.
We all enjoyed Science Week and hope that we can do it again next year!
Written by Mattias, Angus, Lillian and GG.
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