This morning we were visited by the SUPP team who talked about Vapes.

We started by looking at advertisements for smoking and then vapes and who the advertisements were aimed at.

The purpose of vapes was discussed, as a tool to help people to give up smoking.

It was mentioned how they are tested as a food product but not tested fro us to breathe in.  It contains sweetener which is a laxitive and how vapes contain solvents (like anti-feeze).

34 countries in the world have banned vapes.

Vape juice is poisonous for under 2’s and can kill them.  The importance of keeping them out of reach was discussed.

Vapes can harm lungs and negatively affect sports people.

Then there was a talk about ways to say no to vapes.

Some lucky students got a water bottle for helping out.

During the school holidays I have been attending some learning about how to improve our class site and the blogs we are doing as a class.  Next term I would like for us to explore this set of slides and look at how we can improve the blogs that we are sharing.

I am looking forward to including some blogs about events or things that are happening that you are interested in.  Then we can explore other classroom members blogs to learn more about them and the things they like.

 

Yesterday Room 4, had a session with Footsteps (physical activity) in the gym.  Students had to chance to play some games using high performance training aids.  One activity carried out in pairs had students working together to turn off red lights by skimming their feet over the sensors.  The students really enjoyed themselves and we are looking  forward to another session with Footsteps soon.   

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Today we had a visit from Constable Ben who gave us a talk on cybersecurity.  He talked about not sharing personal information such as passwords, address, phone numbers or email details.

Our digital footprint collects all our information and it creates a digital trail.  He recommends using privacy settings, limiting access to location settings and have different passwords for different applications.

Asking yourself before you post something, is this something I want everyone to see?  Things sent out are on the web permanently.

Sexting was discussed and how the images can be screenshot and shared.  Once it is sent you have no control over that image.  At this age it may be child pornography.  Peer pressure can be quite challenging for this age, and there can be a double standard in how males and females are judged about images that may be sent.

The Harmful Digital Communication Law 2015 covers any form of digital communication.  This act includes should not be threatening, obscene, harassment, false allegations ,you should not be encouraging anyone else to send harmful messages and you are not allowed to encourage someone to commit suicide.

Grooming was covered, and the ways in which groomers may use fortnite and other online games to access young people.  Some red flags were covered, things like how they could flatter you, discuss adult subjects and ask you to keep secrets.

You can say NO at any time!  You have the right to say NO to inappropriate requests.

If you made a mistake is is Not your Fault.  It does need to be reported so that it can be stopped.

Cyberbullying includes creating hate groups about someone, posting mean comments, posting fights, spreading rumours and creating fake photos or stealing identities.  We need to support people and treat others with respect.