Yesterday, 11th February was Safer Internet Day in the UK. It was celebrated globally with the theme of: together for a better internet.

Please click here to follow the link to the safer internet day website.

Last week was computing week in school where lots of activities were happening in and outside of school. Children in the Early Years had a visit from Mrs Hayward from the OpenZone with some sphero programmable robots. Children used ipads to control their sphero to paint!

Children in year 1 learned a song about staying safe online

Children in year 2 visited the OpenZone where they got to practice coding ‘blue bots’ and making robots out of LEGO. Children also made pic collages of the things we like to do on the internet. They talked about playing games that are good for children our age. Children also learned about how to stay SMART online we know:

 

There is lots of information for parents and carers about how to keep your child safe online on the childnet website. Click here to find out more.

If you are unsure of the age restrictions on apps, games, movies or TV shows search for them using common sense media to find out if the content is age appropriate for your child. Click here to be taken to the website.