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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Corby Glen has talent show 2023

  Mon 27 Mar 2023

  All we can say is wow! Our children are amazing and we were blown away by our shows today.

  Corby Glen Community Primary School has talent!!

   

  

• Quick Sticks Hockey

  Thu 23 Mar 2023 Miss Hill

  We had a great time at the Quicksticks Hockey tournament this afternoon. A well deserved 3rd place for one team and a very close 6th for the other. Excellent sportsmanship and teamwork skills were demonstrated by all of the children. As always, we are very proud!

  

• Greenfinch visit Allison Homes site

  Wed 22 Mar 2023 Miss Hill

  Greenfinch were very lucky to be invited on a site tour at the Allison Homes new housing estate in Corby Glen yesterday! They looked at how a house structure is built from its foundations all the way up to its roof. They went in a variety of the houses which were all at different stages of being built and saw how they all come together into the wonderful painted homes ready for their new families! We had a brilliant afternoon! Thank you Allison Homes for inviting us!

  Watch our video :The Orchards site visit from Corby Glen Primary School - YouTube

  

• Online Safety - keeping your children safe

  Tue 21 Mar 2023

  Inappropriate Content Online Advice for Parents

  Over the last few months, we have seen an increase in the number of schools reporting that students, while at home, have accessed content which is not always appropriate, some of which has been quite scary or upsetting. We have also had a report of worrying trends on TikTok encouraging nudity from its users. This can have legal implications for our children and young people that they often aren’t aware of.

   

  While there is no perfect way to eliminate this risk, we feel that there are things parents and carers can do to support their children online, reduce the risk or manage it after the fact. Remember to keep lines of Communication open with your children and young people. Just like we ask them how their day was at school and what they got up to it is equally important to have this conversation about their Online lives. If you can keep technology out of the bedrooms and private spaces this is also an effective tool in safeguarding our children.

   

  Here are some more practical steps parents and carers can follow:

   

  • Contact their Internet Service Provider (ISP): Companies that provide broadband such as BT, Sky and Virgin, offer free protection for parents and carers. They can filter your internet connection directly, without having to install anything. Guide on how to use this can be found here: https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/broadband-mobile/
  • YouTube is a fantastic resource, but not all the content is appropriate for children and not all YouTube channels are made for young audiences. YouTube has an app just for children – YouTube Kids – but many people don't realise that the main YouTube app has a restricted mode. Check out more about how it works here: https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/entertainment-search-engines/youtube-app/
  • Parental Controls for Devices - https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/smartphones-and-other-devices/
  • Games consoles have features that can limit what games they can play based on the age ratings and can even turn off certain features to allow gaming to be a little safer. To learn more about these features visit https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/gaming-consoles/
  • Games are also rated based on the content; not how difficult they are. 18 rated games can have very graphic violence, adult language and themes, sexual content, and horror elements. Learn a bit more about appropriate games by visiting https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/gaming-whats-appropriate-for-your-child/  or visit this site for more about game ratings https://parentzone.org.uk/article/pegi-games-ratings-explained
  • Social Media privacy guide - https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/social-media/

   

  Have you heard about Tik Tok Family Pairing https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-introduces-family-pairing Family pairing allows adults to link their accounts to their teenagers account so you can customise their safety settings such as content, privacy and well being settings.

  It's important to remember that no filters or controls are 100% effective so make sure your child knows that they can, and should, talk to someone if they see or hear anything upsetting online so we can offer them some reassurance. This information from Thinkuknow might be useful https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/Im-worried-my-primary-aged-child-might-see-something-inappropriate-online/

   

   

• World Down Syndrome Day 2023

  Tue 21 Mar 2023

  About - Down Syndrome UK

  What is Down syndrome?

  Down syndrome is a naturally occurring genetic difference caused by an extra chromosome.

  Babies with Down syndrome are born in every country to parents of all ages, races, religions, and backgrounds. 

  Whilst people with Down syndrome share some common physical characteristics, each is a unique individual with their own strengths and weaknesses, own character, and personality, all influenced by their families, friends, and life – just like everyone else.

• Special gifts for Ramadan

  Mon 20 Mar 2023

  Kiswah brought special gifts for her class friends today and her teachers and explained about her preparation for Ramadan. We loved finding out more about her faith and we are very proud she has completed her first reading of the Q'uran.

  Find out more about Ramadan follow the link below

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23286976?scrlybrkr=79ff6e7

  

• World oral health day 2023

  Mon 20 Mar 2023

  Today is World oral health day - find out more about how you can support your children to have healthy teeth and gums.

   

  About World Oral Health Day | World Oral Health Day

   

  

• Gymnastics 2023

  Sun 19 Mar 2023

  Amazing work from our gymnastic team today. Myself and Miss Jane are very proud of everyone. Our u7s team came 3rd, Felicity came joint 1st. We do not have the result for our u9 and u11 yet but they did a super job. A huge thank you to Erin who stepped in last minute to compete with our u9 team.

  

• British Science Week

  Mon 13 Mar 2023

  Homepage - British Science Week

  Why not enter the design a poster competition?

   

  

• Holi 8th March 2023

  Thu 09 Mar 2023

  Find out more about the Hindu festival 'Holi' which was celebrated on thw 8th March 2023.

  Holi 2023: What is the Hindu festival and why is it celebrated? - BBC Newsround