Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our Assembly presentation and Book Launch. I'm sure, like me, you were all very proud of your children's efforts. The children's published books can be borrowed anytime from the CLIC and it is up to the individual student if they wish to leave their book permanently in the CLIC as a resource for other students or if they would prefer to take it home at the end of the year.
The new iOS (7.02) update for the iPad is causing some challenges. The main one being that the update actually takes up a considerable amount of space. This in turn means that when larger apps such as Pages, Keynote or iMovie go to update there is not enough space left to do so. I would strongly advise you to do the following. Firstly, if you haven't updated your child's iPad - don't. Wait until the end of the school year and then do it. (I'm not doing mine!) Secondly remove any apps, photos or videos that are not required. They do not need any of last years apps and I have listed the apps that we no longer use on the Obsolete Apps page. Finally, if you do choose to do the update (plus the 7.03 update available this weekend) check the amount of space that is available by going to Settings-General-Usage and it will show you how much storage has been used and what is left available.
Please also note that there are still several children who do not have the required apps on their iPads. Please check the App page on this blog and load them on as soon as possible.
Please also note that there are still several children who do not have the required apps on their iPads. Please check the App page on this blog and load them on as soon as possible.
School email addresses are up and running for each child. The address is to be used for sending documents to me so that I can monitor and save their work. They can also email documents to themselves as another way of saving their Pages and Keynote documents. Depending on how well they cope with their emails we may (or may not) tackle Google Drive....we'll just see how we go! Passwords were sent home during the week. Please record them in a safe place.
As the children have probably told you we are meditating every day. Hopefully they have also told you the benefits of meditating - increasing children's memories, reducing children's anxiety levels, improving children's sleep and improving children's circulation and immunity just to name a few. We have been using an iBook called Kid's Meditations for Primary School Age which has short, 3 minute meditations. If you would like to check it out or use it at home this is the link https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/kids-meditations-for-primary/id658265119?mt=11
I have recently read some interesting articles on praising and rewarding children. These are the links if you are interested http://blogs.terrapinn.com/happiness/2013/10/16/childs-mindset-matters/?utm_source=Think+%26+Be+Happy&utm_campaign=5eb18ba477-T_BH_22Oct_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d56b8eabc-5eb18ba477-36265993&ct=t(T_BH_15_January_20131_3_2013)&mc_cid=5eb18ba477&mc_eid=b7d0bc0ddc
and http://www.ivillage.com.au/marshmallow-generation/
Finally, Show and Share for the next 2 weeks is going to focus on communities. The children need to identify a community that they belong to and talk a little bit about it e.g. church community, sporting community, cultural community, local community, school community etc. They could share; where their community meets, what is does when it meets, who is in that particular community, what it needs and what it likes to celebrate.
Finally, Show and Share for the next 2 weeks is going to focus on communities. The children need to identify a community that they belong to and talk a little bit about it e.g. church community, sporting community, cultural community, local community, school community etc. They could share; where their community meets, what is does when it meets, who is in that particular community, what it needs and what it likes to celebrate.
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