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Hi WPS Families,

In the coming weeks we will be acknowledging eSmart week. eSmart week is recognised between March 30th and April 5th.

This year’s theme is about staying connected.

The week is a national initiative led by the Alannah & Madeline Foundation that encourages schools and communities to promote online safety, digital wellbeing and positive digital citizenship among young people.

This year’s theme is “Be Connected. Be eSmart.”, which focuses on helping students develop healthy and respectful connections online – with friends, families and digital technologies. It highlights the importance of using technology responsibly while recognising both the opportunities and challenges that come with being connected in the digital world.

Throughout the week, schools across Australia will engage students in activities and discussions that encourage them to be safe, smart and responsible online. Classroom teachers will lead year level specific conversations with students around being eSmart.

Families play an important role in supporting children to develop safe online habits. eSmart Week is a great opportunity to continue these conversations at home and help students become confident, responsible digital citizens.

From next week both Mat and I will be meeting with the year 3/4 and 5/6 cohorts to discuss eSafety and continue the conversation about being safe online.

Warm regrards,

Steven Puhar

Apps List 2026

WPS Digital Learning Statement

Attached is the school’s digital statement outlining the online platforms and their privacy policies that the school uses on a day-to-day basis.

As part of the school’s ongoing student education, the school will further enhance key understandings around user privacy, as well as the tools available on selected devices.

This will be embedded within the current school’s eSafety program that currently sees students undertake numerous digital workshops run by both school leadership, classroom teachers and external providers such as the Alannah and Madeline Foundation’s eSmart organisation.

Parents are advised of a key iPad feature to turn tracking off. This feature will be explicitly demonstrated to students within the school-based workshops.

Go to Settings > Privacy > Tracking.

The list shows the apps that requested permission to track you. You can turn permission on or off for any app on the list.

To stop all apps from asking permission to track you, turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track (at the top of the screen).

Williamstown Primary Digital Information

Below is a link to the schools Digital Learning page. This page contains key information about the school's implementation of the digital technology curriculum as a tool within a blended learning environment.

JB HiFi Digital Purchase Portal 2025/2026

The JB HiFi purchase portal is again available for Willy PS families. The schools recommended minimum specification device is the iPad Gen 9, but the portal does also offer a range of iPad models and accessories. Although students have access to bluetooth keyboards we also recommend the Smart Keyboard or a 3rd party keyboard incorporated within the cover. This accessory will add value to the users experience.

Please also note the change in School Code.

Although the portal is set up through JB HI-FI on behalf of the school, we encourage families to explore all purchase options.

Further GoogleSuite for Education Information

Please find attached documents released by DET.

The first document gives a deeper understanding of the DET licences G Suite for Education, how it is set up and how it differs from the public Google platform.

The second document provides families with supporting resources on how to protect individuals privacy online.

The Department of Education information pack for parents is available from the following link:

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