What we did for Bullying Awareness
by Fiona, Mikayla, Daniel S., Emily H
We did a lot of work on this topic and combined it with Language. We learned that bullying or picking on people will hurt them. We read a book called "Sorry" and we wrote about how if you say you are "sorry" you have to mean it or it will not cut it! We think bullying or being hurtful is mean. We know that it is not right to do. We learned that if someone is bullying or bothering you, you can try to talk it out or tell a teacher.
We made skits that showed how to deal with situations where students needed to deal with each other in a respectful way.
by Ms. Howie
Our School Board has an excellent program called The Samaritan on the Digital Road. We followed the Grade 3 program as it is new for the Grade 4's as well.
Have a look at the website above and use the information and pictures to have a conversation with your child about the important values we have learned.
First we covered the story of The Good Samaritan. We then saw videos about modern Samaritans. Students wrote about Mother Teresa, Ryan's Well (Ryan Hreljac began raising money for clean water when he was in Grade 1. He continues his dream today, 15 years later) The Doorman, ( a high school student who moved to a new school after being bullied. He began to open doors for his new school mates and gained respect while teaching others about small acts of kindness) and The Winnipeg Bus Driver (he stopped his bus and gave a homeless man the shoes off his own feet). With the recent death of Nelson Mandela we learned about his huge contribution to equality among all peoples and his example of forgiving his enemies. Students wrote excellent paragraphs about Mandela which showed their understanding of a great man's gift to the world.
