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Reading Club

22/5/2014

Well done to the boys in 3rd and 4th class who recently took part in a brand new initiative to promote reading,

A few boys were selected from our class, to go with volunteers who came in twice a week during April and May to practice their reading with them.

The club was great success, and was thoroughly enjoyed by the boys.

Well done to everyone involved!

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Cyber Bullying Talk

16/5/2014

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We recently had a very informative talk in school. A visitor from the organisation Barnados came in to give us a talk on cyber bullying, and the different things we could do to stay safe online.

The following are just some of the tips which we learned about.

Be careful online and remember that words have power.
Think about what you write or photos you add.
Ask yourself, could these words be picked up the wrong way or cause upset? Is this photo suitable for lots of people to see?
Tell someone. Talk to a parent, teacher, friend or someone you can trust.
Keep a log. While messages may be cruel, you will need to have some proof of what has been happening. This will be helpful if the guards or someone in authority need to help. If you don’t want to keep seeing the messages you could put texts in ‘saved messages’.
Keep your details private and block people. Get a new phone sim and make your new number private.
If you are on a social network, change your ‘privacy settings’ so that your web pages are secure and only accessed by people you know. Check the privacy settings regularly as sometimes the network may change settings without notifying you
Be careful about the passwords you use online. Keep this private. You could change your password every month or so to be extra safe.
If you know the user name of the person bullying, you can block them from your profile.
Start fresh by setting up a new email address, user name or profile. Ask someone for help if you’re not sure how.

Most importantly, never, ever give out your name, address, phone number or personal information to someone online! Always check with a grown up first!!

Please check out the Barnados website for more information on how to tackle cyber bullying.

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Fire Safety Talk

6/5/2014

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Today, we were very lucky to have Claire, a firefighter from Monasterevin Fire Station in to give us a safety talk on preventing fires.
The most important thing which we had to remember if a fire happens in our house is to

1. Get out
2. Stay out
3. Call the fire brigade

She also gave us some helpful tips if we ever did come into contact with a fire, and that was to
STOP, DROP and ROLL!!

She told us all about the different things which we could do to help prevent fires in our homes, including blowing out candles and making sure they are not beside anything flammable, to watch out for faulty wires and sockets, to not overload sockets with electrical items, to enter ashtrays regularly in our homes and to make sure our fireplaces are covered with a fireguard.

One of the most important thing we could do is to check our smoke alarm once a week to make sure it is still working.

Working together, and having a fire plan in our homes can help everyone in our family!

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Reading Club

Cyber Bullying Talk

Fire Safety Talk

Ms. Fiona Maher

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