WEEKLY STAFF BULLETIN
February 10-14
WEEKLY STAFF BULLETIN
Good morning,
I hope your were able to enjoy your snow day on Friday and get some extra down time. We didn't get to start selling gumballs on Friday, so we will start selling them today and tomorrow. Interims will go home today. If you aren't booked for this Thursday's conferences then try calling some parents of students you would like to meet with.
The seventh grade boy's basketball team is still in tournaments. They play this evening at Hamersville at 6:15. If your not busy come and support them.
I have three more people to do an informal observation on. I plan on having them completed by Friday.
Have a great week!
Aim High and Dream Big!!
Trish
What's Going This Week
This week is Social Studies
Monday- BLT Meeting
Tuesday--
Wednesday- EH - Staff Meeting
Thursday- P/T Conferences
Friday- PD DAY- Happy Valentine's Day.
Upcoming
Februaury 10- Boy's 7th grade basketballl @ Hamersvile 6:15
February 13- Parent Teacher Conferences
February 6-13th - Book Fair
February 7&10 - Bubble Gum Days
February 14th- PD Day
February 17- No School
February 21- Energy Guy Presentation
Friendly Reminders
Submit Weekly Team meeting notes.
Articles/pictures/newsletters for Parent Newsletter
Professional Development
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BETTER LEARNING THROUGH STRUCTURED TEACHING DISCUSSION FORM
TLC
Week of 2-10 to 2-14 M, W, F- 2:15-2:30
Go over weekly agenda
Set goals for the week
Discuss ways they have used their strengths and what strengths they can work on
Gratitude, Bravery, Perseverance, Self-Control, Honesty and/or Kindness journal each day
2-11- Tuesday
Divide into groups of three or four students. Hand each group a worksheet.
2. Teacher says: “Let’s begin with a small group discussion about what you think it means to bully. In your groups, I want you to discuss the questions in Part One ONLY. One student can be the Recorder and write responses on the back, another student can be the Leader, another can be the Reporter (who will share the group’s responses), and the fourth student (if you have one) will be the Timer. Spend about two to three minutes on each question.”
3. After the discussion, have the group’s Reporter share and then write that group’s responses
. 4. NOTE: If students do not mention the answers below, make sure to discuss the information listed. It is important that students understand what bullying is and is not.
1) What is bullying? (Possible answers: Bullying can be physical (pushing, hitting, hurting) or verbal (intimidation, gossip, put downs, being mean, criticizing, texting.) Bullying doesn’t happen once, but is repeated behavior. It is done intentionally and involves someone who is perceived to be more powerful using that power against someone else.)
2) Why do people bully? (Possible answer: Bullies may want power or status in a group or to be in charge. They may put down other people because they don’t feel good about themselves.
3) What’s something you can do when you witness bullying? (Guided answers: We can become an upstander rather than a bystander. How? Look away. Don’t join the bully. Change the subject. Speak out. Get help from a trusted adult if needed.)
4) What does it mean to you to stand up to a bully? Whose responsibility is it to stand up to a bully? 5) How do you think ignoring a bullying situation impacts the bully and the person being bullied?
5. Collect sheets at the end of the activity for the next class.
Worksheet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N6Kv5fPLhibd9PQcmr7Iw2dBum97IrkfedO3dgAekdA/edit
Evaluation-
Describe a time when you were bullied or you bullied someone. How did you feel? What did you do? Would you act differently now?”
2-13- Thursday
Videos:
https://www.passiton.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/66-Cafeteria
https://www.passiton.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/72-Locker
Teacher says: “Being assertive and standing up to a bully isn’t easy. However, there is strength in numbers. Did you know that in a school most people are not bullies and most people are not being bullied? Most people are what we call bystanders, who don’t do anything when they witness bullying. This large group of people can make a difference at your school or in the community! In the video clips, watch as students stand up for someone who is being bullied and think about whether the bystander becomes an upstander, or someone who stands up for those being bullied.”
2. Show the two videos, Locker and the Cafeteria one at a time.
3. After showing the Locker video clip, ask the following questions:
1) What does the group of teens do after they knock into Travis? (Answer: They laugh at him, call him a loser, and tell him to get some friends.)
2) What does the football player do? (Answer: He walks over to Travis, helps him pick up his books, and says “See you around.”)
3) What do you think the football player’s action shows? Do you think he was an upstander? Why or why not?
4) Is it hard to stand up for someone who is being bullied? Is it easier to stand up for someone if he or she is your friend?
5) What if the teens who knocked into Travis were your friends? What would you do then?
6) What if the teens weren’t your friends but were popular kids? Would that make it harder to stand up for Travis? Why or why not?
7) Have you ever felt pushed around like Travis? Did someone help you out like the football player? (If students are reluctant to share, you can describe a time when you were bullied or witnessed bullying and what you did.)
8) Have you ever taken responsibility and stood up for someone who was being bullied and what happened as a result? How did you feel?
9) Do you think that you could ever be a bully?
4. After showing the Cafeteria video clip, ask the following questions:
1) What does the new girl do after she gets her food? (Answer: She looks for a place to sit.) 2) What happens when she sits down with a group of girls? (Answer: They get up and leave.)
3) What happens next? (Answer: Another girl joins her at the table and they start talking.)
4) What do you think that girl’s action shows? Do you think that she was an upstander? Why or why not? ‘
5) Have you ever been a new kid at school? How were you treated?
6) Have you ever helped out someone who was new? How did you feel?
7) If you were in this situation, would you stand up to the girls who left the table? If the girls who were being unkind to the new student were your friends would that make it easier or difficult to stand up to them?
Journal Writing:
“Do you think that learning to become an upstander is something that would benefit our school community? Would it help our school to become kinder, more compassionate and more understanding?”
If you have any new students that haven't taken the VIA survey, please find a time this week that they can take it. Here are the survey links:
* Password: FelicityTLC19> *
5th grade URL: https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/classes/Register?classCode=FFMS5
> * 6th grade URL: https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/classes/Register?classCode=FFMS6
> * 7th grade URL: https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/classes/Register?classCode=FFMS7
> * 8th grade URL: https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/classes/Register?classCode=FFMS8
STRENGTH SPOTTING
Please use this form to nominate fellow staff members who do extraordinary things! We will draw from these nominations to raffle gift cards throughout the year. Teachers who submit a strength spotting will also be in a drawing.
This weeks teachers nominated were:
Tina Miller and Shelley Nooe for showing Hope, Kindness and Sense of Meaning. Shelley and Tina volunteered to the take the students to the Garrison Place to visit the elderly residents and deliver kindness cards/notes to them. The students truly enjoyed it! Thanks to two amazing teammates who made the days so special for so many!
Holli Roehm for showing Kindness and Humor . Having Holly as a neighbor brightens my days. She is kind and humorous and makes me happy to come in and see her each day. :)
Holli Roehm for showing Kindness and Humility- Holli goes above and beyond to care for her fellow teachers and students. She shows so much love each day through her actions.