Today Year 3 took part in the Museum of London’s prehistoric event. During this time, they saw a range of artefacts from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. First of all, they had to work out what each artefact was. Then, they had to put the objects in chronological order. Following this, they […]
Read MoreYear 4 Potion Day
Year 4 had a wonderful ‘potions day’ filled with experiments and activities that launched our new science topic ‘states of matter’. We started the day sorting a variety of materials into solids, liquids and gases and learning about their particle arrangement. Next, we answered the investigation question “Is custard a liquid?”. Our class science ambassadors […]
Read MoreOnline Safety – 10/11/22– iOS 16
One of the main features of Apple’s latest iOS update is an improvement in parental controls. All iPhones from iPhone 8 can install this update. With the ‘Family Shaing’ feature, parents can set up preferences on their child’s device such as allotted screentime period, location sharing, and access to age-appropriate media. Children can also send […]
Read MoreAll Saints Day
On Tuesday, whilst Years 3 and 4 attended Mass at St Peter’s, Years 5 and 6 attended Mass at St Gregory’s Church to celebrate All Saints’ Day. We were welcomed by the local community, who joined us in the congregation. Years 5 & 6 sung ‘For All the Saints’ as their opening hymn together. The […]
Read MoreOnline Safety – 01/11/22– Downtime and Bedtime Mode
Using Downtime or Bedtime Mode on yours or your child’s devices is a useful way to ensure that devices are not used for too long and that they are not impacting on your child’s sleep. To schedule Downtime on your iOS device: open settings, scroll down and tap on Screen Time, select Downtime, tap the […]
Read MoreOnline Safety – 18/10/22– PEGI age ratings
PEGI, Pan European Game Information, is the legally enforceable games rating system in the UK and useful tool for parents to ensure their child is playing games suitable for their age. All games released in the UK will have one of the following PEGI age ratings on the packaging: 3, 7, 12, 16 or 18. […]
Read MoreOnline Safety – 12/10/22– Snapchat
Snapchat is a picture sharing app, where users can share images with friends they have added and can also post pictures to their story for all their friends to see. Like many other social networks, the minimum age to use Snapchat is 13 years old and it can pose many risks. Primary school aged children […]
Read MoreOnline Safety – 05/10/22– Parental Controls
Parental controls help you to block or filter upsetting or inappropriate content, as well as to control purchases within apps. Below are the main places you can find parental controls (from childnet.com) . You could choose to use these individually, or even better, combine a number of them. Internet provider: You can set up filters to help […]
Read MoreOnline Safety – 28/09/22 – Roblox
Roblox is a popular platform used by many children, on which they can create, access and play games. It comes with several parental control options which you can find on the website. It is important to enter your child’s correct date of birth as this will automatically apply appropriate chat filters. You can also set […]
Read MoreOnline Safety – 22/09/22 – Amazon Fire Tablets
Amazon Fire Tablets have some models that are specifically designed for children and contain a range of parental controls and safety features. This means that they are a recommended choice for families and provide some reassurance for parents worried about their children’s access to the internet. However, it is important to note that children are […]
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