The Child Safety Campaign of Australia

School  e - Newsletter to Parents

The Do's & Don'ts of Child Safety

Each year the Child Safety Campaign of Australia publishes a safety pamphlet to remind us of the importance of Child Safety.

The accident rate, despite improving over the last few years, still remains high with hundreds of girls and boys hospitalised each year as a result of accidents.

Sadly as my own children were growing up I learnt firsthand the sadness and tragedy that can accompany a childhood accident. The pressure it places on you as a parent and the extended family cannot be underestimated. This pressure is enough reason to keep safety in our focus as teachers and parents with teaching girls and boys to be safe as a major tool to prevent accidents.

The leaflet sent home today with your newsletter is worth talking through with your children and perhaps pride of place on the refrigerator or notice board for a short period will be enough to prompt a serious reminder.

Road safety remains a serious priority, as does keeping safety with strangers. Using the Internet now poses its own specific challenges, however all of the 12 points as mentioned, deserve our consideration.

Let’s keep 2011 as safe as possible as we all journey together through another busy year.

Regards,
Gary Ivory
Principal

''To all interested in the welfare of children , this campaign is obviously full of merit. I feel the organizers and workers are to be congratulated and encouraged in their endeavour and success is surely one which the idea so richly deserves''

Brian Sterling, Principal,Toowong State School. 1983

 
 
''The Child Safety Program was publicised last week in our Newsletter to Parents with the recommendation that the Parents read these Important messages to their kids; the safety brochures are being distributed in this weeks Newsletter to the Parents''

Gary Adams, Principal, Bass Valley Primary 2008

 
 
"We have a moral responsibility to protect and educate all school children on the potential dangers that may befall them. I have asked our teachers to make sure we include the Do's and Don'ts As part of our schools curriculum. We will be following up with a class discussion after the parents have received the pamphlets. I commend you on a wonderful and most worthwhile initiative''

John Kelly Principal Deepdene State School. 1971

''The teachers found the brochure easy to use in its present format. Parents commented that it was user friendly and easy to be able to use as a discussion point with their children.
The brochure contained excellent relevant information. It was a good stimulus to classroom discussions It is a good reference document, especially prior to school holiday periods.
The brochure provided good talking points for families and the school to both interact about the same issues."

Sue Becker, Principal, Cowes Primary 2008

''We received the Do's & Don'ts Child Safety Brochures at our school as promised on the 8/12/09

The brochures were distributed to our students with instructions to take them home for their Parents to read to them.

A class lesson was given prior to the brochures being given out''.

Yvonne Clearly Principal 2009

Strathmerton Primary School