Healthy Media Habits for Young Kids
Now that screen-time recommendations are more flexible, it's time for new rules. | Caroline Knorr
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Establish clear family rules.
Decide together what kind of media and tech is OK -- and when it's OK to use it. A family media plan can help get everyone on the same page.
Set content limits that make sense for your family. Alongside conversations about healthy media habits, use features such as content filtering, privacy settings, and time limits offered by the apps and platforms your family uses to help manage access and exposure to media.
Attention Parents of 5th Graders!
Looking for ways to manage your kid's device use? Check out these five easy screen-time tips.
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Create screen-free times and zones.
Help kids take breaks from tech by limiting screen time in bedrooms, during study time, or at the dinner table.
Help keep media use in check by following a few simple practices. Look for a new family tip every Monday and Friday in November!
Elementary Family Event Sunday, November 13th at 4:00 PM. This is a sensory friendly showing with dim lights and lower sound.
The yearbook cover contest deadline has been extended. All entires are due ot Mrs. Boots by Tuesday, November 15. For more information, please see the attached flyer.
Screen time; the reality is that there really is no magic number that's "just right." What's more important is the quality of kids' media, how it fits into your family's lifestyle, and how you engage your kids with it.
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It’s time for the Yearbook Cover Contest. Flyers will be sent home tomorrow, but for those of you who would like a head start on designing see the attached information below.
Coat giveaway this Saturday at Stanford Church of God (103 W. Boundary Street). More coats and winter clothing items available at Helping Hands community center!
It's easy to get distracted from homework (and life) when the phone never stops pinging and the next episode plays automatically. Let's set some common sense guidelines by signing this Family Media Agreement within your family: bit.ly/OlyAgree
Elementary families save the following dates for Spartan @ the Movies! November 13th will be the FREE showing of the film Cars. ONE PTO will be selling concessions. All movies will be shown in the Olympia High School Auditorium.
LIHEAP and WNCF are now accepting applications for energy assistance. Apply today! helpillinoisfamilies.com warmneighborscoolfriends.org
Second graders faced their fears today as we reviewed States of Matter. Students had to determine if the items in the box were solid, liquid, or gas and back up their thinking with evidence. It was a great scientific spooky celebration for Halloween!
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Other than straight-up cyberbullying, what are some other reasons our kids might be bummed by others' online behavior? Read more about ghosting, subtweeting, griefing (plus more), and learn some simple tips on how to handle these situations.
The Olympia High School National Honor Society is hosting its annual Halloween Carnival on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 1-3 pm at the high school. The carnival features games, hayrack rides, crafts, a petting zoo, a bake sale, face painting and a haunted house. Cost is $5 per child, age 3+. All proceeds will benefit Toys for Tots.
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Each year we have an expert teacher panel comprised of Olympia teachers from all five buildings in our district come to our New Teacher Academy to answer questions around teaching and learning. These conversations and partnerships are instrumental in supporting our new teachers here in Spartan Nation. Thank you to all who attended tonight!
