Hope to see you at the book fair! Your children will have class time to check out the books- ask your child’s teacher if they are shopping on the Thursday or the Monday.
Be sure to encourage your child throughout the week if they are participating in Screen-Free Week! We are so excited to have some of our students taking on this challenge! What a great opportunity.
As all of our teachers are doing digital citizenship lessons this week in class for Digital Citizenship Week, I encourage you to check out the information and resources below.
What does media balance look like for you and your family? Let’s have these important conversations both at home and at school to help our children learn responsibility and respect. Here’s some advice from Common Sense Media:
- Create screen-free times and zones.
- Try parental controls.
- Establish clear family rules.
- Watch and play together.
- Help kids identify healthy behaviours.
Managing Media with Children Ages 3-8
What is Digital Citizenship and Why is it Important?
Digital citizenship is using digital resources effectively and responsibly. Digital citizenship encompasses areas such as media balance, giving credit for others’ work, finding reliable internet sources, being kind online, being aware of our digital trail, using safety and privacy online,, and using media smarts to make responsible choices as consumers.
Our HHCS mission statement says:
“We confess that the goal of education is to nurture children to grow in a sure knowledge of Jesus Christ as the Lord of life. We equip children with the skills necessary to develop their gifts and talents to their full potential. We challenge them to serve God according to his Word and teach them to discern their role in responsible service.”
This mission statement is applied to every area of life at HHCS, including digital citizenship. We want our children to be responsible digital citizens in the same way we want them to be responsible citizens of the world in general. Our children can serve God and develop their gifts and talents through digital activities as well as other activities in life. They will need guidance to do this. By having home and school working together as partners, we can be proactive rather than reactive in guiding students how to be their best selves in all areas of life.
If the Tech Planners that we sent home didn’t make it to you, here are the digital versions:
“Digital citizenship should be a community effort.
The impact will be more powerful when students have multiple trusted adults they can discuss issues with,
and when they’re hearing the same messages reinforced from both home and school.” – Kathleen A. Morris
