A big thank you to Mrs Curtin and Mrs Peel for the biscuits and cakes and to all of the children and parents/carers for their donations. All money raised will be sent to the Children In Need charity.
Children have been purchasing raffle tickets all week to be entered into the Pudsey Bear raffle.
The winners are…..
RAFFLE DRAW:
EYFS – Pink 113 : Rhea Hedley (FS1)
KS1 – White 58 : Seren Shaw (Y2)
KS2 – Yellow 453 : Ruby Sharp (Y3)
Children have had a wonderful day supporting this worthy cause! The cake and biscuit sale was a great success. Please check the website early next week for an update of the total amount raised for Children In Need 2017. Thank you once again to parents/carers, school staff, the school cook and to all of the children, for all of your kind donations and taking part.
Some of our pupils over the Autumn Half Term continued their work with Mrs Woods and the EMTRAS team in school.
They entered a writing competition and we had great success: Vana (Y2) was awarded 1st place – a book and £10 voucher to spend! Well done to all 5 children.
The annual Book fair will take place on:
Children will visit the Book Fair with their class teacher during school hours, enabling them to browse the selection and purchase books if they wish. Children are able to bring money into school to purchase books OR the Book Fair is open to parents from 3.20pm every night during Book Fair Week. Parents are able to come and buy books for their children or alternatively they could be great Christmas presents for family members or friends.
If you have any questions relation to Book Fair Week, please contact Miss Capon in the school office.
We would like to raise as much money as possible, therefore we are holding a non uniform day (wear something spotty), a cake and biscuit sale and a Pudsey Bear raffle. All proceeds will go to the Children In Need Charity.
Thank you to parents/carers in advance for your kind donations.
On Friday 10th November, Year 2 and Year 6 visited the West Park to participate in their own Remembrance service. Earlier in the week, a few members of Year 6 created a wreath of poppies to honour all of the soldiers who lost their life serving for our country.
At the park, the children discussed the meaning of Remembrance, listened to poems (read by Miss Haygarth and Mrs Wann) and participated in a two minutes silence.
Over the past few weeks, children at Stanhope Primary School have been learning about online safety. The children have produced posters and information leaflets about what they have learnt. They also took part in a ‘Show and Tell’ Assembly on Friday afternoon, to showcase some facts they had learnt about E-Saftey.
Many thanks to the parents and governors who came along to school yesterday to share in the E-Safety Presentation led by Phillippa Chippendale (E-Learning Advisor) from The Open Zone at The Word. She presented useful information on:
Social Networking sites are among the fastest growing phenomena on the Internet. Among the most popular social networking sites are Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. All of them provide a excellent way to stay in touch with family and friends; sharing photographs and videos, comments or even playing online games. If used carelessly, however, they can expose you and your children to dangers.
A new craze is hitting the streets, it can be fun but can also lead to bullying and friendship issues- Snapchat Streak.
The NSPCC have developed a site where you can check which social networking sites your child uses and whether it is safe or not. Visit: www.net-aware.org.uk
For more information visit: www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents
What Apps Social Media Parent Handout
We have compiled a list of some of the big hitters in social media and their risks. Please be aware that this list is by no means complete and will be constantly evolving. We hope it gives you a starting point .
Click here to download the pdf
Instagram is a popular social network that every parent needs to be aware of. Instagram is a photo editing and sharing ‘app’ that allows users to edit photos taken on their phone and post them to Instagram, Facebook and Twitter with the click of a button. Instagram photos are open to the public by default and Instagram lets users browse public photos posted by others and by people whom they follow.
This Socially Active website has lots of information about Instagram that you may find useful.
Technology gives our children more ways to connect, socialise, and communicate with each other than ever before. Unfortunately, some young people use email, Instant Messaging, and mobile phone photos and text messages to embarrass or bully others. Children’s digital messages can also be edited to change the meaning then forwarded to others to embarrass, intimidate, or insult.
38% of young people have been affected by bullying online, through social networking websites or mobile phones.
For more information visit Kidscape.org
Games are heading online now more than ever. Everything from Tetris to football games can be played online and against other human opponents rather than computer controlled opponents. Players can usually communicate with one another; perhaps using onscreen messaging which is typed during the game play or some games allow voice communication so that players can swap their thoughts freely via a headset whilst competing just like having a telephone conversation.
Today’s games consoles can be a great way to bring the family together. Whether it’s bowling on the Nintendo Wii or Fifa on the XBox 360, families can be involved in activity to develop communication and relationships.The very best gaming is safe gaming – which means games should be played responsibly.
The ideal way to ensure that your children and teenagers are playing the right games, and playing sensibly, is to take an active interest in what they are playing, whether your children play on games a PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or Sony PlayStation.
Download a useful parent sheet to give you the low down on online gaming.
Top tips
Online gaming can be a fun way for kids to connect with others, but it’s important for them to understand the risks and know how to handle certain situations.
One of the issues of computer gaming is that young people can become addicted to the games that they play
Download a useful parent sheet to give you the low down on game addiction.
Age ratings are systems used to ensure that entertainment content, such as films, videos, DVDs, and computer games, are clearly labelled for the age group for which they are most suitable. Age ratings provide guidance to consumers (particularly parents) to help them decide whether or not to buy a particular product.
Pan European Game Information (PEGI) is a European video game content rating system established to help European consumers make informed decisions on buying computer games with logos on games’ boxes.
Click here for more info
For more information about online gaming visit: www.askaboutgames.com
Rules ‘N Tools Age-Based Guidelines 14-18
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Rules ‘N Tools Age-Based Guidelines Eleven-Thirteen
Rules ‘N Tools Age-Based Guidelines Two-Seven
There have been several high profile studies investigating the link between violent media content and childhood aggression.
Here is a link violent games that you may find interesting.
Year 5 had a fantastic day at the Open Zone creating websites, using email and programming Lego robots using the software WeDo 2.0.
On Monday 6th November 2017, Year 6 visited the Apple Store in Newcastle. Throughout the morning, the children created their own information texts using their knowledge and understanding of World War Two. Once they inputted their information, they could select a variety of images and personalise their posters with various fonts, colours and styles.
One of the highlights of the morning was when the children were able to play with the various products displayed in the store. Many children chose to listen to music using Beats headphones, play video games using Apple TV and test out the latest iPhone X. Everyone wants one for Christmas!
Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their morning and returned to school with smiling faces as well as Apple t-shirts and USB wristbands.
