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Online Safety Advice
Y6- Remember all we have learnt about online safety and searching safely. Now we are using the Internet for Home Learning, it is really important that you stay safe not only physically but also online:
Top Tips
Agree some rules about online use with your family- check they are aware which sites you are visiting and how much screen time you need that is not home learning -related.
Sleep is also an important part of staying healthy. Try to turn off devices wel before sleep time.
Only communicate with people you know and have met in real life.
Search for child-friendly sites using trusted websites or by filtering searches with 'for kids' / 'for KS2' at the end of your search term.
Be aware that some websites have adverts- do not click on these.
Remember stay safe and SMART-
Safe- Keep personal information safe.
Meet- Meet only people you know in real life when you go online.
Accepting- Do not accept any link in an advert or request unless you are sure they have sent it to you. You could always phone to ask.
BE SMART WITH A HEART
Reliable- You can't trust everything you see online to be true. They could inaccurate, out of date, or not entirely true. Use the top tip on searching safely and check information with three websites you trust. Talk to your trusted adult about what you found.
Tell- Tell a trusted adult if something upsets, worries or confuses you. They are there to help, as are we.
Always be respectful and kind to others online.
Week 7
Next week is the half term holiday.
Here are few more links to places to keep you busy!
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3 New links
Looking for an interesting non-fiction book? Click on the link below.
Starting Monday 20th April, the BBC have set up online lessons. We may link to some of these but in the meantime, explore it for yourself if you want extra tasks to do. Some are in a game format in the Maths section in Defender of Mathematica! Select the year group and look at what has been suggested.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons
What a view!
If you have acess to a printer and are missing the timetable or just want to organise your day, then here is visual timetable for Home Learning. With thanks to NHS Forth Valley Speech and Language Therapy. Print out, cut up and select for the day. There are blank boxes for any activities of your own!
Week 2 New links
See the Earth from space with the NASA webcam on the International Space Station.
Dudley Council have put together a huge range of website links to help support Home Learning.
If you are a bird watching fan, then these are for you! The Wildlife Trust (Taran works for our local branch) have these bird webcams available. You may not get out beyond your own outside space but these bring them to your home. Happy Twitching!
Houston Zoo Webcams
Tell us about your favourite animal webcam!
Take your pick from giraffes, gorillas, chimps, rhinos, elephants and leaf-cutter ants.
Week 1 New links
QR codes for some websites.
Free Audio Books from Amazon
Amazon have announced that they are making some audio books free whilst schools are closed. See the link below.
Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone is now available on Audible!
This may be for you! The range is now expanding so there may be something for you or younger family members. Look in Elementary section or lower.
Try 'The Wind in the Willows' for a relaxing time. It is about four riverbank creatures (Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger) and their friendship and escapades- messing about on the river or revving about in Toad's new car. A classic fiction novel read by some famous actors. It gets 4.5 stars on the website.
Virtual Days Out
Visit museums and galleries all over the world with virtual tours of some great locations.
There are some really interesting places to visit. My favourites are the Atlanta Zoo Panda Cam and Buckingham Palace so far. I have not explored all of them yet! We should have a viirtual class visit to one of them - let me know where you think we should go!
