Click below to find advice on purchasing devices for children:
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/news/new-devices-for-christmas-
Click below to find advice on purchasing devices for children:
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/news/new-devices-for-christmas-
Thank you to all of you who attended the 4-7 parent drop in session, looking at how to use ICT to support learning at home.
If you were unavailable to attend you will find out more information by clicking below:
Here is the feedback from those who attended:
Tickled Pink:
Sum Dog:
Purple Mash:
Green for Growth:
A huge well done to all the children in Primary 5-7 that took part in Sumdog’s West Lothian Maths Contest last week. Each person that contributed was to answer 1000 questions on a variety of topics within maths and were then ranked based on how many questions they answered correctly. Out of the 743 children that took part, Mid Calder had 10 pupils in the top 50! A fantastic achievement, and a brilliant opportunity to build upon your mental maths skills. Congratulations!
At this website you will find ideas to support your child’s reading development at home:
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/welcome-back/for-home/reading-owl/fun-ideas
A range of free electronic books are available through this website:
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/find-a-book/library-page
All pupils will soon have a Purple Mash login in their reading records or homework diary. Purple Mash helps develop literacy and numeracy skills in relevant and engaging ways whilst promoting ICT skills.
You can find out more about Purple Mash by clicking here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxDWPUZVSNc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahKiZpM_H_0
Pupils can log into Purple Mash using their logon through the following link: https://www.purplemash.com/sch/midcalder-EH53
As you know pupils in P5-7 have a Sum Dog login, Sum Dog helps develop pupils numeracy skills by asking them mathematical questions (related to what they have been learning in class) and also helps to develop accuracy and speed. Pupils should be encouraged to use their log in at home through the Sum Dog website or by downloading the Sum Dog app to your device.
If your child is in P1-4 you can create them a Sum Dog account.
For more information visit:
http://www.sumdog.com/en/parents/
Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success—a simple idea that makes all the difference.
In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success—without effort.
In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.
Please see the links below for further information and tips on how to help your child to develop a growth mindset.
https://www.mindsetkit.org/growth-mindset-parents
https://www.mindsetworks.com/webnav/parenttips.aspx
Visit this Scottish Government website to find out ways you can support your child’s learning at home:
http://www.readwritecount.scot/
A Parent’s Guide to being Share Aware
Talking to your child about being safe online
Your Guide to Social Networking
One of the Social Media sites we have most issues with is Instagram, find out more information about Instagram by clicking here.