From the Assistant Principal
Adele Brice
Hi everyone,
I trust you all had a restful term 2 break. It's been a busy start to the term with events including the school disco in the first week, play off finals for several of our Interschool Sports teams and the building development for the new Performing Arts Centre.
Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy reminder
With upcoming events such as the P-2 Gymnastics program, the 1-2 Zoo excursion, 3-6 Athletics and the School Production, it is timely that we revisit the Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy.
Please remember that you are not to post any photos taken at school events on social media and that you should only be taking photos of your own child/ren.
Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy explains that ...
Wonga Park Primary School requests that parents/carers, students and invited guests who photograph, film or record school activities only do so for their own personal use and do not publish the images in any form, including on social media, without the prior consent of persons whose children also appear in the images.
Education Sub Committee Update
Education Sub Committee has recently reviewed the policies listed below, the title of each policy links you to our website:
End of Day Procedure at WPPS
Please find a reminder below about the end of day process at Wonga Park PS:
3.10pm – A-K students are dismissed, along with students who are walking home.
3.20pm 1) L- Z students are dismissed
2) students attending after care are to be supervised on the basketball court (a teacher is on duty supervising these students)
3.30pm – aftercare students are to go to aftercare on the final bell
Volunteer Child Safe Training
As you are no doubt aware, we are mandated (without exemption) to provide training for all volunteers working in our school. It's a requirement that our staff and volunteers are equipped with knowledge, skills and awareness to keep young people safe through ongoing education and training. Training is required to be updated annually.
A training session was held on Monday 24th July 5.15-5.45pm (online).
Any further opportunities will be recorded on the Parent Sentral Calendar. Please note they will be scheduled depending on interest from the community.
Cyber Safety Project
The Cyber Safety Project team provides a 4-part Parent and Guardian Webinar Series.
The Term 3 webinar is titled: Gaming and Your Family: 7.30pm
If you are unable to attend the session you can view it at a later time using the link below.
Rewatch Link: www.cybersafetyproject.com.au/webinars
All live webinars will be recorded and on-demand 24 hours after the live date and will stay available via the link for the remainder of the year.
You can register for these sessions via the link below: www.cybersafetyproject.com.au/webinars
TERM 3: Gaming and Your Family: Wednesday 26th July @ 7:30pm
TERM 4: Digital Balance & Wellbeing: Tuesday 17th October @ 7:30pm
eSafety – Office of the eSafety commissioner
The eSafety Commissioner is a wonderful resource to make yourself familiar with. This space was established in 2015, and it's Australia's national and independent regulator of online safety. It is dedicated to keeping people safe online.
eSafety Commission Term 3 workshops
The eSafety Commission provides free webinars to parents and carers with the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safe, positive online experiences.
The schedule for 2023 can be accessed via this link - the link can also be used to register for the sessions listed below.
Upcoming sessions include:
eSafety 101: how eSafety can help you
This 30-minute webinar is designed for parents and carers of young people in primary and secondary school.
It will cover:
- who we are
- what you can report to eSafety
- helpful advice and resources for parents and carers.
Term 3 dates (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
1 August: 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
Online boundaries and consent
This 30-minute webinar is designed for parents and carers of young people in primary school.
It will cover:
- why the consent conversation is so important to have with primary school aged children
- easy ways to explain online boundaries and consent
- opportunities to discuss and model consent through discussions, scenarios and practising helpful phrases for saying ‘no’.
Term 3 dates (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
- 7 August: 12.30 pm to 1:00 pm
- 23 August: 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm
- 7 September: 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
Getting the most out of gaming
This 45-minute webinar provides families with strategies for supporting children and young people to have safe, positive experiences when playing games online. It is designed for parents and carers of children aged 7 to 14.
It will cover:
- when gaming can be beneficial and strategies to promote better in-game experiences
- how to keep children safe online – using safety and privacy settings in games and platforms
- strategies to promote more balanced gaming and how to create smoother transitions from game-play to other activities
- the key online risks and where to find help for things like bullying and harassment in games.
Term 3 dates (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
- 15 August: 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm
- 12 September: 7:30 pm to 8:15 pm
- 19 October: 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm (AEDT)
Getting started with social media: TikTok, YouTube, Instagram
This 30-minute webinar is designed for parents and carers of young people in primary school. It includes practical tech tips, conversation starters and digital parenting advice.
It will cover:
- creating a positive digital identity
- privacy and sharing online
- managing what you see online
- good practices in group chats
- help-seeking.
Term 3 dates (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
- 5 September: 7:30 pm to 8:00 pm
- 21 November: 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm (AEDT)
Adele Brice
Assistant Principal