About Room 13

Room 13 is a class of 5 and 6 year olds in Otahuhu, Auckland. We are going to be posting photos and other information about what we are learning in school. Please keep coming back to our blog to check what we are doing.

Blogging Guidelines

To make sure that our children gain the best experience when blogging, we ask that everyone accessing this site is aware of the blogging guidelines that our school has developed.

Thank you.


Otahuhu Primary’s Blogging Guidelines

Children’s guidelines


We will...
·       only use our FIRST name on the blog.
·       get everything on the blog CHECKED by the class teacher before posting.
·       never publish any of our personal DETAILS online - this includes phone numbers, addresses, personal email addresses or family information.
·       check with people first before we use their photos.
·       be RESPONSIBLE when writing and using our class blog by using SENSIBLE and KIND words when commenting.
·       Try our hardest to present our best work.


Parent’s Guidelines

We ask that …
·       parents and adults commenting only use their FIRST name so they don't identify their child.
·       parents and adults remain aware of what their children access when they are working online.


Teacher’s guidelines


We will …
·       only have children’s name, work or photo on the blog if we have written PARENT PERMISSION.
·       Check everything before allowing children to post their work.
·       Ensure all children with parent permission are given the opportunity to post on the blog.
·       Comments should be monitoredand approved before being posted.


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