Keeping Ourselves Safe<\/strong><\/p>\nThank you for the feedback about the Keeping Ourselves Safe activities that we sent home last week. These are such important topics to be discussed at home, too. We are continuing with the programme at kura this week, having our final session with Constable Meg today and having further lessons throughout the week.<\/p>\n
One of the main messages of the programme is to encourage children to first identify and then take action in unsafe situations. The more conversations that the tamariki can have with trusted adults about this, the more confident they can be if they do find themselves in an unsafe or uncomfortable situation. Please find below 2 more 'homework activities' from the Keeping Ourselves Programme to do at home as a family. The first is a checklist from the 'Confident Me' lesson, and the second is a list of situations in which they could use the 'stop, walk, talk', strategy. <\/p>\n
Homework Activity: Confident Me<\/p>\n
As part of Keeping Ourselves Safe, your child has been learning to value themselves and to be
confident. We have also talked about our feelings and how we can express these safely.
These skills help to keep children safe because:
\u25cf people who want to harm children are less likely to target a confident, assertive child
\u25cf being able to identify their feelings and tell people how they feel can help children to keep
safe and ask for help.<\/p>\n
Please help your child to complete the following checklist. Ask them questions about what they have learned. <\/p>\n
Confident Me Checklist:<\/em><\/p>\nI feel confident talking to my teacher<\/p>\n
I feel confident answering the phone<\/p>\n
I can say how I'm feeling<\/p>\n
I can say 2 positive things about myself<\/p>\n
I know how to make safe decisions<\/p>\n
I know who to ring in an emergency<\/p>\n
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Homework Activity: Safe or Unsafe<\/p>\n
As part of Keeping Ourselves Safe we talked in the classroom about how to identify potentially
unsafe situations involving people.<\/p>\n
\u25cf This could be people that children are with all the time, those they meet in the real world, or
people that they meet online in the digital world.<\/p>\n
Your child learnt how to use Stop, Walk, Talk when they feel unsafe.
\u25cf Talk to your child about situations that make them feel unsafe.
\u25cf Respect your child\u2019s right to say no to touch or behaviour that they don\u2019t like.
\u25cf Help them keep safe online.<\/p>\n
Consider making a rule that children\u2019s cell phones are stored\/charged in your bedroom overnight.
This means children cannot be contacted, coerced into meeting someone outside, or bullied, at night.
Please help your child with the following activities.<\/p>\n
1. Ask them to explain Stop, Walk, Talk <\/strong>to you and to tell you when they might use it.
2. Ask them to demonstrate how they would use Stop, Walk, Talk <\/strong>in each of the following
situations:
\u25cf Someone pushes you out of a line at school.
\u25cf Someone you have just met online asks for your address and a photo.
\u25cf A family friend kisses you on the mouth.
\u25cf You get a friend request from someone you don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nCreate a Culture Inquiry<\/strong><\/p>\nAs part of this year's concept of Innovation, students have been investigating how to create a unique culture by naming and designing the following: physical features of their country, flag, food, language, clothing, holidays, government, Laws and Consequences, sport, school, and artworks. It's proving to be a very popular project, with students even asking to work on their 'Create a Culture' booklets during wet break times. The next step will be for them to choose a way to display their 'Create a Culture' project. They have been given the task of choosing a non-digital form of presentation, such as (but not limited to) a poster, diorama, mobile, or brochure. Students are more than welcome to bring in any resources from home that may help them with their projects. Thank you for your support with this.<\/p>\n
Winter Sports<\/strong><\/p>\nFinally, we just wanted to once again express our sincere gratitude to all the parents who have helped make our Winter Sports Programme a success again this year - it simply couldn't happen without your support! We were fortunate to have some lovely weather over the past 2 Thursday afternoons, and the smiles on the faces of the tamariki at the end were ka rawe, awesome. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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