Healthy Media Habits for Young Kids
Now that screen-time recommendations are more flexible, it's time for new rules. | Caroline Knorr
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Third graders practiced engineering problem solving by designing solutions to make a house more secure in a windstorm.
Establish clear family rules.
Decide together what kind of media and tech is OK -- and when it's OK to use it. A family media plan can help get everyone on the same page.
Congratulations to the students at Olympia West for filling their PBIS spartan ticket bucket. Students in fourth grade celebrated with a pajama day, fireplace reading, and a free book.
West first graders had "the best day ever"! It's PJ day for Red Ribbon Week, they earned a fuzzy pal day for filling the class bucket, AND it is an Out of the Blue day so they had a flashlight reading party!
Set content limits that make sense for your family. Alongside conversations about healthy media habits, use features such as content filtering, privacy settings, and time limits offered by the apps and platforms your family uses to help manage access and exposure to media.
Join the Olympia High School Dance Team for a Mini Dance Clinic and an opportunity to perform with the dance team at a basketball game! See the attached flyer for more details. We hope to see you there! Please email Coach Weyl at emily.weyl@olympia.org with any questions.
It’s GLOW day in 4th grade at Olympia West! Mrs. Swartzendruber’s room has been transformed to go along with the neon dress up day. Students created doodle draws with neon glowing highlighters to illustrate the main themes of the book being read aloud.
Thank you to all the student, staff, and community volunteers for your work in making the Community Claus Spaghetti Dinner such a success!
Olympia West repping the SEC for Team Tuesday!
Looking for ways to manage your kid's device use? Check out these five easy screen-time tips.
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Families we have a table full of lost and found items! Please claim items by the end of the week.
Families, if you are wanting a long weekend food box, please complete the google form by Tuesday, 11/15.
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Community Claus Spaghetti Dinner is this Thursday.
Create screen-free times and zones.
Help kids take breaks from tech by limiting screen time in bedrooms, during study time, or at the dinner table.
Red Ribbon Week is November 14-18.
Happy Veterans Day to those who served!
Help keep media use in check by following a few simple practices. Look for a new family tip every Monday and Friday in November!
Elementary Family Event Sunday, November 13th at 4:00 PM. This is a sensory friendly showing with dim lights and lower sound.
