Staying safe – online gaming
Today, we enjoyed a creative e-safety workshop called ‘ Game Over’.
After a few warm up games, we were introduced to the plot. An online game where people collect coins and play against others has got much of the world addicted (sound familiar?). People are no longer sleeping well, people cannot focus their minds fully on anything else and the world is beginning to self-destruct.
We created our own avatars and joined the virtual world. In order to join, we had to sign up using our names, age, phone number and location. Then people asked us to be friends with them, in return, they offered us a reward: online currencies, game rewards etc. Shockingly, many of us said we would accept the strangers requests.
We learnt about the dangers of accepting friend requests from people we don’t know and what we can do if this happens: report them, block them and tell an adult we trust.
Lots of us admitted to playing games that are rated a 12. Some of us admitted playing games that have an age-rating of 18. We created a short piece to show what might changes might occur to us after we’ve played games like these.
Our short plays showed increases in violence, trouble sleeping and fall outs with family and friends.
Living and Learning – staying safe at home
We discussed different scenarios that children might encounter at home. They were very good at talking about the mistakes that had been made, what might happen and what is the right choice to make.
Football
Well done to the year 5 and 6 football team. The teamwork was amazing and they won!
Living and Learning – staying safe at school
The children talked about the ways that they are kept safe and keep themselves safe at school. Children not only talked about the physical environment but also how they can keep themselves emotionally safe too.
Living and Learning (Staying Safe) – d:side workshops
All year 1 and 2 classes have been visited by d:side, a health education provider, who have shown us how to make healthy and safe choices. The children listened brilliantly and could talk about how to look after their bodies and what goes in to them.
Help at home by talking about making healthy and safe choices when it come to our bodies.
Living and Learning – I know how to stay safe
Scholes (Elmet) Primary School has three protection officers whose duty is to keep our school safe. They dropped-in on us today for a short, sharp safety session. They gave us a stern safety talk, telling us how to keep ourselves safe at home.
They even took our fingerprints!
Living and learning: D-side workshop
Ruth from D-side worked with year 5/6 today to discuss solvent abuse. Children learned about the different symbols on products. They discussed various scenarios and what to do to avoid substance abuse.
At home, you might like to discuss various products that you buy and why the symbols have been used. How should these products be used safely and what are the risks?
Library
Every Tuesday, we visit our school library during our afternoon session. We enjoy choosing a new book and having a relaxing read.
“It’s a nice, colourful place to be”
“It’s got every book you need”
“I like that there’s lots of choice”
“The reading is a great place to relax and there are lots of books”
Each child in school is able to take a book home every week. Help at home by encouraging your child to do so.
Please remember that children in Year 5 and 6 should have their library book in school every Tuesday.
PE – rugby
In PE, we’ve been practising our rugby skills. A key skill in rugby is evasion (ask your child what this means). Today, we devised our own games to help us practise these skills.
Challenge your child be asking them to evaluate the games below using the APES acronym:
Is it active?
Is it purposeful?
Is it enjoyable?
Is it safe?
Living and learning (staying safe) – Dogs Trust
We had a dog safety workshop delivered by the Dogs Trust today. We learnt about what they do to care for dogs and how to keep safe around dogs.
