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HSA Meeting

2/21/2025 6:00 pm

HSA Parent Meeting

Friday, February 21, 6-7:30 PM

Location: Cafeteria

 

Attend a parent meeting and viewing of Screenagers: Elementary School Age Edition, the latest film to be released from the Screenagers team. This new film updates the original movie with the latest research, expert insights, and advice. It is specifically tailored for the students, parents, and educators of elementary schools to help them better navigate this digital age.

 

The film viewing will be preceded by a short HSA meeting. Dinner and childcare provided. Children will have the opportunity to view the shorter, classroom version of the film during the childcare session.

RSVP HERE

Also happening on February 21 is the Middle School Lock In.

 

SYNOPSIS:

Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time—friction she knew all too well.

This new version of the original Screenagers movie addresses issues that elementary school aged kids, parents and educators are facing, i.e., smartwatches in class, unhooking from and monitoring video gaming, social media pressures, exposure too young and what research shows is a healthy amount of screen time. With many solutions to these and other challenges. Run time: 55 minutes

 

WATCH AT HOME OPTION:

1. Eventcombo has created your Screenagers event page. Here is the link you can distribute to your parent community to register for your event - https://www.eventcombo.com/e/screenagers-elementary-school-age-edition-presented-by-penn--74635
 
2. Penn Alexander School is listed as the host of the event. Parents will be asked to set up an EventCombo account to register.
 
3. Once someone registers for a ticket, they will receive an email  from Fireworks By EventCombo with instructions on how to access the movie.
 

SCREEN RESOURCES:

SAVE THE DATE: FAMILY TECH TALK WEBINAR

Wednesday, March 19 at 9 PM. Zoom link HERE

Family Tech Talk webinar hosted by PTO Today and led by an Internet safety expert from Trend Micro’s Internet Safety for Kids and Families program: learn the risks your kids face online in an AI driven world

  • Sign in when prompted during the webinar because 8 parents will be selected at random to win a $50 Amazon gift card from Trend Micro.
  • Schools with 5 or more parents who sign in during the webinar will be entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card for their parent group! See official rules at www.ptotoday.com/techtalk-rules.

Topics covered:

  • Online gaming and social media insights
  • How to protect children from online scams and establish effective daily safety habits
  • The latest scams targeting kids and teens and how AI is making these scams more convincing
  • Essential online safety practices and what to do if you or a child falls victim to a scam
  • AI and its impact on families: how AI is integrated into everyday apps and services, the benefits and risks, its impact on misinformation, and tips for safe interactions
  • Managing screentime and bullying
  • App settings for age-appropriate content
  • Parental controls and tips on setting up your child's device