Assistant Principal Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

As you may be aware, there is an update on social media age restrictions. Below is the update from the eSafety Commissioner.

From mid-December, Australian children under 16 will not be allowed to hold accounts on certain social media platforms. The age restrictions are likely to apply to Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, among other platforms. Online gaming and standalone messaging apps are among a number of types of services that will not be included. 

Holding and being logged into an account increases the likelihood that under-16s will be exposed to pressures and risks that can be hard to deal with. For example, the pressure to constantly respond to notifications and alerts, and the risk of exposure to content that can harm their wellbeing. Delaying account access until 16 will give young people more time to build digital literacy, critical reasoning, social and emotional skills and resilience. 

It’s important that we support under-16s by talking openly about the age restrictions, finding out how they currently use social media and how they may be impacted by the law. 

For further information please have a look at this website.

Blessings

We would like to send our condoleances to Mila and Luca Colbron from 4B and KB, and the entire Colbron family, who lost their beloved Grandfather very suddenly recently. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Here are our SWAP IT program messages for this fortnight!

In Term 4 there will be a clinical counsellor running a new skatepark based therapy program in the Shire called “Ride It Out”. Attached below is a flyer should you like more information.

We would also like to share with you the SCECS mid term newsletter. Please also use this link to view the digital edition and watch the videos which have been added. 

Mrs Louise Fairhall

Assistant Principal