Christiansburg Middle School PTA

For Parents, Teachers and Students of CMS

Practice SOL Quizzes

http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/index.html

The Choking Game

If you haven't heard about it, please educate yourself about this dangerous and potentially deadly game kids are playing today.

http://www.stop-the-choking-game.com/en/home.html

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Storytelling Alice

Would you like to create your own cartoon animated videos? Visit http://www.alice.org to learn more and to download a free program called Storytelling Alice.

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For information on Internet Safety please visit:

Enough is Enough is a Virginia Based non-profit organization that has partnered with VA PTA and Verizon to provide Internet Safety information to parents. The information is well organized, timely and appropriate for all parents of school aged children who use the internet.
www.enough.org

The Montgomery County Public Schools website also has some great resources on this subject as well as a link to report cyber-bullying ( which is defined as "the use of electronic means (Email, Text messaging, IM, etc) by a minor to torment, threaten, harrass, humiliate, embarrass or otherwise target another minor.") For more information visit: http://www.mcps.org/admin/Technology/TRTWebpage/Internetsafety.htm

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Below are links to articles or other resources you might find helpful. If you have suggestions for items to include, please send an email to janetpurple4pta@gmail.com.

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Need to decipher what your child is "saying" - Text messaging shortcuts http://www.swalk.com/sms.htm

Parenting Teens:
http://parentingteens.about.com/ some sample articles

Is Facebook safe? - http://parentingteens.about.com/b/2007/07/13/is-facebook-safe.htm

5 things to do if you think your teen is depressed - http://parentingteens.about.com/od/depression/a/teen_depression.htm

Teens and drug use - some common slang terms used - http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/cocainecrack/l/blsldiccrack.htm

These articles are provided for your information and convenience only. If you have questions regarding the content you should contact somone on the referenced site.