e-Safety

St. Margaret’s P.S e-Smart News Edition # 4 - Tuesday 18 March 2025 

Welcome to our fourth edition of St. Margaret’s e-Smart News for 2025. We will continue to explore and share a variety of e-Safety topics and websites during 2025 so please keep a look out and watch this space.

ICT Student User Agreements and School Photography and Recording Permission Forms: -

Six weeks ago, all families were sent a link via our website and School Stream app to view and complete our school’s 2025 Student ICT User Agreements and School Photography and Recording Permission Forms. 

Thank you to all families who have completed this very important information as it plays a part in keeping your children e-safe during 2025!

Form link is below for our families who have not completed this form.

https://forms.gle/D9BEuA2jCFMjQHmi8

Term 1 Autumn Code Camp: - 

Details of our Autumn Code Camp have now been released. The Autumn Code Camp at St. Margaret's will be taking place at St. Margaret's during Tuesday 8 April 2025 through to Thursday 10 April 2025. The Code Camp Flyer is enclosed in this newsletter. 

Inform and Empower Parent Resources: - 

Inform & Empower is another e-Safety Trusted Provider which contains some great resources and video links for parents. A link to these resources can be found below. Various levels will be watching online webinars throughout Term 1 on various important topics.

https://www.informandempower.com.au/free-parents

e-Safety Parent Resources and Webinars: - 

Some fantastic e-Safety resources containing advice and tips can be found using this link. https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents It is highly recommended for parents to have a look and explore the useful resources available from the eSafety Commissioner website. 

A schedule containing a list of all 2025 webinars can also be found on our website under the Technologies tab. 

To register for a webinar, go to https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars. It is highly recommended to book in advance in order to not miss out on a time. Webinars for 2025 will be released very soon in the new year and refer to the URL below for further eSafety information and useful tips on being eSafe!    

https://www.smmaribyrnong.catholic.edu.au/learning-teaching/technologies

Until next time…. stay eSafe!                                                                                 

Gary Romeo (ICT Leader)