Community News
Kids Go Wild Halloween
VacSwim
Enrolments are now open for VacSwim swimming lessons during the summer school holidays.
VacSwim in January offers fun lessons at beach or pool locations during the long break. Not only are they a great school holiday activity, they teach valuable safety skills to help keep your child safe in the water.
Your children can start as young as five years old.
Don’t wait! Enrol your children in VacSwim now at education.wa.edu.au/vacswim
Cricket Program
Youth Activities At City Of Fremantle
Over the next two months we have these programs running again.
- 5 weeks of Beginners Skateboarding clinics after school
- Ages 5+
- Thursdays 4 – 6pm from 22 October to 19 November
- Register: www.facebook.com/freoyouth under events
- Girls only Skateboarding clinics
- Ages 13+
- Tuesdays 13 & 27 October, 3 & 24 November & 15 December 7 – 9pm
- Register www.facebook.com/freoyouth under events
- 4 weeks of Parkour Workshops after school
- Ages 8+
- Thursdays 4 – 6pm from 26 November – 17 December
- Register: www.facebook.com/freoyouth under events (will be live here soon)
Family Fun Time
Shade is a very effective form of sun protection, however, it will not totally block out all of the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. UV radiation can scatter in the atmosphere and reflect from surfaces such as water, sand and concrete. Maximum UV protection can be achieved by using shade in conjunction with sun protective clothing, hats, sunscreen and sunglasses.
It does not have to be hot for sunburn to occur. Most people get burnt when the temperature is between 18 and 27 degrees, Slip! Slop! Slap! Seek! Slide!
Term 4 Parenting Workshops
Events For Families
Nature Play Trails & Celebrate Culture
E-Safety
In light of recent publications in the press about how unsafe social media platforms can be for our children, I would strongly encourage you, as parents to be fully aware of how you can protect your children if they are allowed to access any online content. The eSafety Commissioner’s website is a resource that has been recommended for you to visit. https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents. As part of their Protective Behaviours program, teachers cover this subject from time to time during the school year. If you are concerned about your child’s mental health as a consequence of something they’ve seen whilst on an online platform, there are many organisations you can turn to for support;
- Kids Helpline. 1800 55 1800. Phone support is there all day, every day. Online support is open from 8am-midnight every day (AEST).
- Suicide Callback Service. 1300 659 467. Phone support all day, every day, and follow-up calls.
- eHeadspace. 1800 650 890. Open 9am-1am daily (AEST).
- Lifeline. 13 11 14. Phone support all day, every day. Online support 7pm-4am daily (AEST).
- Beyondblue. 1300 22 4636. Phone support all day, every day. Online support 3pm-midnight every day.