Kia ora whānau,
There has been a lot on in the Kōwhai team over the last two weeks.
Swimming
Over the past week, the Kōwhai team has been enjoying swimming sessions at Pioneer Pool. The students practised their swimming strokes, learnt about water safety, and built confidence diving underwater. The children are looking forward to returning to the pool next week to continue their learning. The remaining swimming lessons will run from Monday 11th November to Thursday 14th November.
Life Education
This week, the Kōwhai team had an exciting visit to the Life Education van, where we met Harold the giraffe! Our session focused on friendship and learning ways to show kindness and support. Harold helped us explore the skills needed to build positive relationships. It was a fun and valuable experience, and everyone left with new ideas on how to be more caring and thoughtful friends. A big thanks to Harold and Helly from Life Education.
Privacy and Social Media
Actively managing your tamariki’s privacy settings on any social networks they use can go a long way towards keeping control of their personal information.
Any information that is easily available online, whether it’s an email address, date of birth, or pictures, could end up causing harm if it gets into the wrong hands.
To help you navigate privacy on social media, Netsafe has put together a guide on How to Use Privacy Settings on Social Networks.