News from our social worker:
Kids, Phones, and Social Media
The question for parents of tweens used to be: When should I get my kid a phone? Now, there’s a bigger dilemma: When are they ready for social media? By the time they hit middle school — if not before — kids are lobbying to be able to interact with their friends on SnapChat, Instagram, and TikTok. They feel left out if other kids are allowed to have access to social media and they’re not. But there’s potential for serious harm if kids aren’t mature enough to make good decisions about what to share, who to share it with, and how to handle negative feedback.
To help with those decisions, we’ve checked in with experts about how to know when kids are ready for a phone, what kind of a starter phone might be appropriate for young kids, and how to provide parental controls when kids aren’t ready for unfettered access to apps and the internet. We also discuss when and how to introduce kids to social media, along with tips for monitoring social media use.
– Caroline Miller, Editorial Director |
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Assembly – We will have an assembly on how to be an Upstander on Tuesday this week.
Field Trip – We will be going to the Smoke House on Thursday, October 20th this week at 12:30.
Academics this week:
ELA – We will be starting our new Benchmark unit it is called Ways Characters Shape Time. We will continue to work on our animal adaptation reports.
Math – We are continuing Unit 2 and should be doing Lessons 8-11 and finish with a Mid-Module Assessment on Friday. Here is a link to the Mid-Module Practice Test.
Science – We will continue to study animal adaptations.
Social Studies – We will continue to study the Geography of Michigan.
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