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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Internet Safety
Links from the DSBN site: http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.html & http://www.media-awareness.ca/
Safety Tips include:
*Create a list of Internet house rules with input from your kids.
*Sit with your kids when they are online or make sure they only visit sites that you have approved.
*Keep Internet-connected computers in an open area where you can easily monitor them.
*Encourage your kids to come to you if they encounter anything online that makes them feel uncomfortable or threatened. (Stay calm. If you "freak out" your kids won't turn to you for help when they need it.)
http://www.healthleader.uthouston.edu/archive/101/2008/internetsafety-1024.htm
STORY BY
Anissa Anderson Orr
quote from artical:
What you don't know can hurt them
The Internet brings the world to our children. Today's youth can access information in seconds that would have taken us hours at the library. They can chat with their “BFF” down the street or their friend across the ocean. But the Internet also can be a dangerous place, populated by child predators, Internet bullies and pornography.
Tweens don't always share their parents' concern for Internet safety. More than one in five post information about themselves online, including pictures, the city they live in and how old they are, according to the Cox survey. Twenty-seven percent of tweens ages 11 to 12 admit to posting a fake age online; 28 percent have been contacted over the Internet by someone they don't know.
“I think the biggest risks are the social networking sites,” says Jennifer Feldmann, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Medical School at Houston, who specializes in treating adolescents. “Sites like Facebook and MySpace may be fun, but you have to be careful with them. It is really important for people to know what kind of information they should and should not put on their profiles.”
What may begin as innocent chatting with a new Internet friend may lead to a meeting with a child predator. In 2004, more than 700 children were abducted by someone they met over the Internet, according to a study by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Safety Tips include:
*Create a list of Internet house rules with input from your kids.
*Sit with your kids when they are online or make sure they only visit sites that you have approved.
*Keep Internet-connected computers in an open area where you can easily monitor them.
*Encourage your kids to come to you if they encounter anything online that makes them feel uncomfortable or threatened. (Stay calm. If you "freak out" your kids won't turn to you for help when they need it.)
http://www.healthleader.uthouston.edu/archive/101/2008/internetsafety-1024.htm
STORY BY
Anissa Anderson Orr
quote from artical:
What you don't know can hurt them
The Internet brings the world to our children. Today's youth can access information in seconds that would have taken us hours at the library. They can chat with their “BFF” down the street or their friend across the ocean. But the Internet also can be a dangerous place, populated by child predators, Internet bullies and pornography.
Tweens don't always share their parents' concern for Internet safety. More than one in five post information about themselves online, including pictures, the city they live in and how old they are, according to the Cox survey. Twenty-seven percent of tweens ages 11 to 12 admit to posting a fake age online; 28 percent have been contacted over the Internet by someone they don't know.
“I think the biggest risks are the social networking sites,” says Jennifer Feldmann, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Medical School at Houston, who specializes in treating adolescents. “Sites like Facebook and MySpace may be fun, but you have to be careful with them. It is really important for people to know what kind of information they should and should not put on their profiles.”
What may begin as innocent chatting with a new Internet friend may lead to a meeting with a child predator. In 2004, more than 700 children were abducted by someone they met over the Internet, according to a study by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
October Parent Prints
Council Meeting – Mon. October 19th ~ 5pm
New Members are always welcome!!
* Electing a new Recording Secretary
* Planning years Spirit Days
* Planning years Events
* Discussing school issues
New this year! Heximer Parent Council has its own Blog ! www.heximerparentcouncil.blogspot.com
Look here for details and information about:
· Council Events
· Parenting Resources
We encourage you to post comments that of a positive or constructive nature in this family blogspot. And don’t forget to feed the fish! (scroll to bottom of page to see!)
The Walk-a-Thon is Thurs. Oct. 8 thank-you for collecting pledges! You and our Community have continued to help Heximer grow!
Thank-you,
Heximer Parent Council
Leslie Bigelow, Chair
New Members are always welcome!!
* Electing a new Recording Secretary
* Planning years Spirit Days
* Planning years Events
* Discussing school issues
New this year! Heximer Parent Council has its own Blog ! www.heximerparentcouncil.blogspot.com
Look here for details and information about:
· Council Events
· Parenting Resources
We encourage you to post comments that of a positive or constructive nature in this family blogspot. And don’t forget to feed the fish! (scroll to bottom of page to see!)
The Walk-a-Thon is Thurs. Oct. 8 thank-you for collecting pledges! You and our Community have continued to help Heximer grow!
Thank-you,
Heximer Parent Council
Leslie Bigelow, Chair
Walk-a-Thon - Thank-you
Thank-you to those who brought in pledges. You raised 3329.71 for your school.
- Our Principal for a Day was Jacob S. in Gr. 4 who brought in over $300 in pledges!!
- The class who brought in the most pledges was Miss Watson's!
- Also, the winners of the $50 from the draw were: Kelsey A. gr. 3, Jayden gr. 1 and Jacob S. gr.4.
Thank-you and Congratulations!
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