Anti-Bullying News from Alaiedon Elementary School
Anti-Bullying Children's Books
Alaiedon Elementary School purchased a collection of books on the topic of bullying. The books are distributed to classrooms on a regular basis, and teachers are reading them to their students. Often, the teachers use the stories as prompts for ongoing conversations about bullying at the classroom level.
Mrs. Peden, Alaiedon's Librarian, read How to be Cool in 3rd Grade by Betsy Duffey to both 3rd grade classroms during library time at the beginning of the school year as part of our Bullying Prevention Efforts.
Alaiedon Elementary School purchased a collection of books on the topic of bullying. The books are distributed to classrooms on a regular basis, and teachers are reading them to their students. Often, the teachers use the stories as prompts for ongoing conversations about bullying at the classroom level.
Mrs. Peden, Alaiedon's Librarian, read How to be Cool in 3rd Grade by Betsy Duffey to both 3rd grade classroms during library time at the beginning of the school year as part of our Bullying Prevention Efforts.
Kevin Honeycutt Presentation
Kevin Honeycutt presented a session to all Alaiedon students and faculty members on October 31st to address the issue of bullying. He focused on the story of his dog, Starbuck, to get his anti-bullying message across to all age groups.
Kevin Honeycutt presented a session to all Alaiedon students and faculty members on October 31st to address the issue of bullying. He focused on the story of his dog, Starbuck, to get his anti-bullying message across to all age groups.
Positive Behavior Supports
All classrooms are teaching a Positive Behavior Supports lesson entitled "Stop-Walk-Talk" which instructs students in addressing actions towards them by other students. This lesson provides students and staff with a common language to use to prevent bullying-type behaviors from continuing and/or escalating. Students first say to the schoolmate "stop" regarding the behavior. If it doesn't stop, the student is to "walk" away. If this doesn't work, the student "talks" to an adult who intervenes. One premise is that this process empowers students to take action positively and without adding/taking on bully-type behaviors.
All classrooms are teaching a Positive Behavior Supports lesson entitled "Stop-Walk-Talk" which instructs students in addressing actions towards them by other students. This lesson provides students and staff with a common language to use to prevent bullying-type behaviors from continuing and/or escalating. Students first say to the schoolmate "stop" regarding the behavior. If it doesn't stop, the student is to "walk" away. If this doesn't work, the student "talks" to an adult who intervenes. One premise is that this process empowers students to take action positively and without adding/taking on bully-type behaviors.
Anti-Bullying Videos Keep the Conversations Going
Alaiedon Elementary School is beginning to distribute short video clips about bullying to classroom teachers. Faculty members are showing the videos to their classes and using them to stimulate ongoing classroom conversations about bullying and bullying prevention.
Alaiedon Elementary School is beginning to distribute short video clips about bullying to classroom teachers. Faculty members are showing the videos to their classes and using them to stimulate ongoing classroom conversations about bullying and bullying prevention.
