FULL OFSTED REPORT 2012

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Truly speaking, children should be at least 13 before joining a social networking site.  However, more and more of our children appear to be on Facebook, Twitter or one of a multitude of social networking sites.  Whilst providing many benefits, this also potentially lays them open to a variety of dangers.

There are support mechanisms available to help parents to monitor the online activity of their children.  One such tool is www.socialshield.com.  This is a website that actively monitors a child’s activity, posts and friend requests for inappropriate language, bullying, meetings and other such dangers. 
Once a key word is spotted, it sends an email alert to the parent who can then check via the socialshield website the activity before talking to the child.  There is also a weekly report generated that parents can view at their leisure to see what has been happening.

Currently this is a free service.  Although we are not recommending this site outright and in the knowledge that there are other service providers available, we have put a link to it on our Homepage.  As well as a link to this site, you will also find links that allow you to report inappropriate or worrying activity and information for helping your child stay safe online.  Please have a look so that together we can keep our children as safe as is possible.

Congratulations to our Y6 pupils who have just completed the Level 3 to 5 SATs for this year.  We are really impressed and proud of the way that they approached the week and the efforts that they put into their tests.  No-one could have asked any more of them and I’m sure that they will have done themselves justice.  All of the papers are now winging their way to external markers and we should get the results back in early July ready to pass on to parents and pupils alike.

A smaller number of children will next week complete Level 6 tests.  We wish them every success and are confident that they will face the challenge in the same manner as this.

On Monday night, 21st, there is a PTA meeting in the staffroom from 6.30pm.  There is much to do in readiness for the Summer Fair, on June 30th, and all support would be gratefully received.  As the climbing wall and the Y3/4 playground can attest, these are extremely worthwhile activities that have a direct upon for our children.

Next week is also our reading celebration, culminating in a Reading Events day next Friday.  More information can be found on the back of the newsletter.

Have a good weekend!
Mark

 

 

 

 

 

NUT ALLERGIES
We have several children in school with severe nut allergies. Please help us to keep them safe by being viglant when sending food products, suncreams or modeling boxes into school. Please take care to ensure that, wherever possible, these are nut free. Individual classes will be made aware of classmates' needs. Thank You