Message From Mrs Dance
I hope that this week’s newsletter finds you all well. The sunny weather has definitely been a welcome addition to our week here at school. It has been wonderful to see the children positively engaging in sunny lunchtimes and the varied fun and engaging activities and zones on offer to them each day on the playground.
I am delighted to announce that we have just been awarded the silver pathway award from the Attachment Research Community (ARC). We have been awarded this for our embedded attachment and trauma informed practice which supports our children and community.
As part of our safeguarding practise, I felt it important to share a piece of information that I received that will support us all in keeping our children safer online.
The Hidden Dangers of Pinterest
Pinterest tends to fly under the radar. Unlike Instagram or TikTok, it has never attracted the same level of public concern, it's older and it's built around image collections. Platforms that present as visual or creative tools like Pinterest, VSCO, Tumblr, Lemon8, Canva, Amino, often include messaging features that aren't obvious. The question worth asking is not "what app is my child using?" but actually "what can that app actually do?"
To find out more about the article and the research and information gathered, please click on the following link. The article is a short, practical read:
https://www.thewhitehatter.ca/post/what-parents-didn-t-know-about-pinterest-matters-for-all-caregivers
Following on from the Parent Forum on Monday, please see below a table that shares the year groups and class names across the school. This is to support the Parent Forum Facebook page requests. The Parent Forum reps, will ask a few questions before accepting your request to join, without the answers they cannot invite you to join.
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Year Group
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Class Names
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Year R
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Seals
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Whales
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Penguins
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Year 1
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Portugal
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Iceland
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Norway
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Year 2
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Brazil
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Chile
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Peru
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Year 3
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Fiji
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Australia
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New Zealand
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Year 4
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Nepal
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Georgia
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Japan
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Year 5
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Jamaica
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USA
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Costa Rica
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Year 6
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Kenya
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South Africa
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Madagascar
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As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact a member of the Vigo team.
Wishing you all a lovely, sunny weekend.
Rachel Dance
Headteacher