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Iceland Trip

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The Prestatyn High School 2019 fieldtrip contained twenty-two young geographers and two teachers. Our guest house was surrounded by beautiful scenery, sunsets and, for what is the main purpose of visiting Iceland for many, the northern lights. We spent several jam-packed days travelling across Iceland exploring and putting into context all our knowledge. Our time in Iceland truly inspired us as both young geographers but also as being active citizens. We were taught about different cultures and by Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant on how they produce 100% renewable electricity, in excess. A common feeling among the pupils was not only the cold, but the sense of awe at what beauty natural process can create and how this could be used to benefit a society with such high levels of pollution and disregard for the environment. 

Our fieldtrip contained several days of thermals, walking and exploring the geography of Iceland. We visited many fascinating locations such as ‘Bridge Between the Continents’, Secret Lagoon, Thingvellir National Park and Sólheimajökull Glacier. We examined the ever-increasing glacial retreat and walked in the Raufarholshellir Lava Tube. These locations expanded both our knowledge and our perception of geography. We applied what we’ve been learning which created both a sense of understanding and awe at the powerful physical processes in play. This trip allowed us to implement skills as well as learn new ones both as individuals and as a team. We explored Icelandic culture and stayed in a guest house with not only the view of volcanoes but also the northern lights. We tried new dishes such as sun-dried fish. Even though Iceland was cold, and expensive, we will cherish the invaluable experience and the memories from it.

Written by Liam Thomas, Charlotte Furber and Rhys Williams.

ALERT: Phishing attempt

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We are aware that some parents may have received suspicious emails from what appear to be Prestatyn High School email addresses (@prestatynhigh.co.uk / @prestatynhighstudents.co.uk.). This is the result of a phishing/spam email that has been spreading around many companies, councils and schools around the country over the past week, which we are investigating.
These emails may appear to be about legitimate topics. However, the content usually just contains a blue button in the centre of the email with ‘Display message’.

We wanted to inform you of this – and to urge you to be extremely vigilant about any emails you may receive from what appears to be  Prestatyn High School staff or students, or indeed other organisations. If you are in any doubt about its legitimacy, please do not click on the links and delete the message.

 

What could the phishing email look like?
The email could be unique to the recipient, with different senders each time, and its title may relate to the school or organisation. There is generally no other text in the email, other than a blue link button, saying ‘Display message’:

This link redirects you to automatically log into your email account and can then send out further phishing emails to your contacts.
If you’ve received an email like this, delete the message – do not click the link.
Do not click on any links or open any unexpected attachments. If you think you have received this email or another suspected phishing email, or if you are concerned you have clicked on a suspicious link, please delete the email and reset your email password.
Top tips for spotting a phishing email:
• The email contains strange attachments or links
• The email contains links to unrecognized sites or URLs that misspell a familiar domain name
• A sense of urgency in the subject line or message
• The email contains poor spelling and grammar
• Personal information, urgent payment or a change to payment details is requested
• The email is addressed generically, as opposed to you personally
• Altered email address (i.e. sally@paypal.com > sally@paypal23.com)

#exabits: Family HackJam, Flint 21st Feb 2019

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The aim of this Family Hack Jam event is to bring together friends, families and teachers to discover the fun, excitement and power of computer science, through an enjoyable, team-based problem-solving evening.

We invite you to join us and other children, adults and teachers from a range of ages and experience levels for some family fun, competition and games. It’s likely that we may be using some or one of the following technologies throughout the evening: Minecraft, Raspberry Pi computers, Micro:bits, Python, Scratch.

Please note that all children must be supervised by an adult.

Programme:

4.30pm-4.45pm Arrival and setting up.

4.45pm-5.00pm Introduction to ‘The Hack Jam Challenge’, a team-based problem solving activity, designing and coding a solution using computer hardware. All equipment provided.

5.00pm-7.00pm Working in teams to develop solutions

7.00pm-7.15pm Show & tell.

7.30pm – Close

Participants: We want you to form a mixed-age team with your friends & family to take on our Hack Jam Challenge. It really doesn’t matter if you can code or not – we will teach you everything you need to know, and besides – it’s not all about coding. There is something for everyone.

Supporters: We’re also appealing for any adults with a Computing / computer science background to support this evening event. In particular, we’re looking for teachers, lecturers, software developers, web developrs, designers, animators, hardware hackers, makers and engineers to join us.

Family Hack Jams aim to bring friends & families together to discover the fun, excitement and power of computer science, to learn more visit:-https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exabits-family-hackjam-flint-21feb19-tickets-55514531458