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| Lake Prairie Elementary Tigers are PAWS-itively Bully Free! | .JPG "Buddy T-Shirt") |
During the months of September, October, and November 2011, the main focus during Enrichment lessons for the students at Lake Prairie was on bullying. Many different aspects were taught including—what bullying is; how and why people bully; how to prevent bullying; and what to do when you or someone else is bullied. The students in each class also signed a pledge to be Kids Against Bullying. In addition to the Enrichment lessons, Chris McBrien, The Magic Storyteller, presented a special assembly to the students on how to be a bully-free school. To reinforce the important lessons learned, the students celebrated by having a “I’m a Buddy, NOT a Bully” day on November 23. During the normal "specials" times, each grade was brought into the gym and the new principles of the school-wide Positive Behavior Program — PAWS — were introduced. PAWS stands for—Practice Safety; Act Responsibly; Work Hard; and Show Respect. The students then participated in a wacky game show called “PAWS-O-Rama” to help reinforce the PAWS principles, as well as the anti-bullying concepts. Crazy competitions—like blind-folded donut eating and whipped cream bubble blowing—were played, along with some rapid relays, word scrambles, and other fun games. Students and adults were all encouraged to purchase and wear the special t-shirts that were designed for our event, or any other green shirt, in honor of the fun day. It was a PAWS-ome experience!!
* A special thanks goes out to two teachers from the Lake Prairie Bullying Prevention Committee — Mrs. Lusinski for the t-shirt design and Miss Erpelding for organizing the sales.*
If you’d like to know more about how to help your student be a Kid Against Bullying, visit the National Bullying Prevention site at www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org. For more information on bullying and what you can do as a parent, visit the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program site at www.olweus.org. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program is the tool Tri-Creek School Corporation uses to train our faculty and staff and many of the program’s principles are taught and implemented within our schools.
When school lets out for the summer, it is likely that students will be spending more time – not less – online. They’ll just have more down time to spend on things like games, and more fun times to share with online friends. Are they prepared? Education and empowerment is the best way to protect our children online, and that teaching a well-rounded curriculum centered around the concepts of media literacy and cyber citizenship best prepares students to succeed in this constantly evolving and complicated online world.
Internet Safety Month is a time each year designated for all of us (educators, parents, mentors) to raise awareness about online issues and promote e-Safety. With that in mind, several items in the news lately focus our attention on the subject of online privacy. Do your students know how to protect their identity?
Study Finds Tri-Creek Best and Leanest in
The Center for American Progress in
“Our leadership teams seek out the best research and ideas and determine what will help us reach our goals for student learning. We train the teachers, and they work the magic,” says Superintendent Alice Neal. “We have always ‘run lean’ compared to many other districts, and our employees in all categories have always stepped up to make good things happen for kids.”
The project measured the academic achievement a school district produces relative to its educational spending, while controlling for factors outside a district’s control such as cost of living and students in poverty.
According to the Center study, to increase productivity, school leaders need to fundamentally reinvent the way that they do business and create an outcomes-based school culture that sets high goals and gives employees strategies to achieve.
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