Tuesday

2/25/2014

It was nice to see the sun again allowing the kids one more day to enjoy the snow.
Students had a chance to begin a self reflection on their Social Studies projects. Using a rubric students worked through their projects looking for evidence of their learning. Almost every aspect of this assignment is now on their drives allowing for easy access for student, parents and myself. I just love technology.
1) Math: grade7s - 3.3 worksheet
grade 6s - Mr. Rayat 298/299 #2-4,6,8,9,15
- Mrs. Van - worksheet
2) Science Quiz tomorrow - study the microscope and wet mount sheets.
3) French - complete first 3 questions from the postcard
4) Socials - Self reflection - complete and save to your Culture Project file on google drive. Email me once done so I can email you the assessment I have done.
5) Genius Hour - next work session Thursday morning. Be ready to fill in the first parts of the KWL Chart.
6) Swimming Notice
7) Raffle tickets due soon. Please return if you have not already done so.7) Boys check what snow pants you took home - someone has Artemis' snow pants.

Comment and Video Link - Grade 7s - this made an incredible impact on you last year, it has left a lasting impression and many have asked me to repost. Grade 6s - this is so very important filled with messages that speak to each of us directly.
Please respond to this video. Watch it carefully. What do you learn from it? What message(s) does this share about how we can change bullying? Remember to edit before you hit publish!

Anti bullying Day tomorrow - Wear PINK!

33 Comments

Luna Lovegood

2/25/2014 09:42:18 am

I can relate to Shane a lot. I was bullied a lot in grade five and something that happened has left me scared to death that something like that is going to happen again. But, the thing is,I've actually forgiven one of my bullies only a few days ago. I realized that I shouldn't hold a grudge against someone who doesn't deserve to have a grudge held against him. I haven't quite yet forgiven my other bullies but, it'll come soon. I understand that something might have happened in their lives that forced them to take their anger out on me. Maybe it was that a family member died. Or maybe their parents got divorced. But for whatever reason they were doing it for, I know that they had a valid reason because someone doesn't just wake up one day and think "Hey I think today I'm going to be a total jerk and start bullying some random girl that I only met yesterday." Things like that don't just "happen"

I remember almost everything that happened to me that year although; I'd rather that I forget. I can remember every word and every action they said and did. It's burned a whole in my heart that may not ever be filled. All those words, I still believe them to be true whether it be the word "ugly" or the word "fat" to this day, I still believe some words to be true. But, my friends are starting to make me disbelieve those words and it's working, even though it's a slow process, it's still a process so at least that's happening. I hope one day, I'll believe that I'm pretty and not feel at least the slightest bit of self-loathing, even though there isn't much in me right now, I want it all to go away and I hope someday it will.

Tinker bell

2/25/2014 09:43:32 am

This video is a really clear message it shows to me that it is not okay to bully and when you do it hurts the person inside and throught time of getting hurt it slowly builds up and then it really hurts and so you should not bully because think of it as how would you feel if you were the person that was getting hurt. Also when you get bullied you don't just get hurt but on the inside it really hurts.

I learned that it is not okay to bully other people because how would you feel waking up in the morning and having to go to school waiting to just get bullied. It would not feel very good. So what I learned is that before you do actions or say something you should really think about it and when you are thinking about what to say you should think if that would hurt you if somone said that to you.

SO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY BEFORE YOU SAY IT!

Mr.Pikachu

2/25/2014 10:35:50 am

This video is very clear that bullying is not ok and I can relate to Shane because in grade 3 and 4 I was bullied a lot and I was scared. SOTHINK BEFORE YOU ACT, and THINK BEFORE YOU SAY.

Mrs. Middleton

2/25/2014 10:49:27 am

This is a good start, Mr. Pikachu. I would like to see you start to go beyond one sentence in your replies. Look at the others that have already been posted to see what you want to be working towards.

Mr. gummy bear

2/25/2014 10:51:35 am

I think that video was really sad because it was about someone that got bullied and how it was like I know how bad it is to get bullied and I can't watch people getting bullied. The message that video sent was to stop bullying and to think before you say something.

Mind boggler

2/25/2014 11:06:03 am

After watching that video I am speechless. I can't imagine growing up like that even though I am still growing up. I hope that I will only have to imagine not have it come to reality for me or really anybody. I know that it is a reality for some people but I hope that one day bullying will stop. I learned that it can get so extreme that people will take drugs or hide all day to try to escape the bullying. That is just wrong.

skywalker

2/25/2014 11:11:12 am

That video makes me sad every time I watch it because it makes me think of all the things that hurt me on the inside and have been told. I don't know if there is anyone in this world that doesn't have a different feeling after they watch this video. It also makes me sad because I have been the one on the bully side and have been a mean person, but who can say they haven't. I get where shane is coming from with this video because you never know how badly you have hurt someone so its not okay.

You know what makes me even more mad than bullying is someone who says "Oh I have never been mean ever in my life, but I always get bullied so take pity on me." Like really? No one can say they have never been mean in their life and then say that they always get hated on. Anti-bullying day is about people promoting not bullying not promoting who is going to be in the next biggest underdog story.

Just don't do that its not cool.

Ring pop288

2/25/2014 11:15:22 am

The video makes it really clear that if you bully someone it can scar them for life. I personally think that if someone gets bullied emotionally it stays with them longer then if someone gets bullied physically. Not that getting physically bullied is any better. I think that bullies also know how to say things to you that make you really hurt. I think the video tells us to think about how the other person will feel or get treated before you spread a rumour about somebody. I think that you should also think about how you would feel if you were in the other person's shoes. For example Shane started to get bullied because someone started to spread the story on how he called pork chops karate chops. I learned that when people get bullied when they are young it can stick with them for the rest of their lives. For example the girl in the video, she got called ugly in third grade and even today when she has a loving husband she doesn't think that she is beautiful and that they will never understand that she is raising two kids who's definition of beauty is mom. I also think that a message from the video is not to bully because you can hurt them so bad that they want to kill them selves. For example the boy in the video that was adopted went to a therapist in eighth grade and in tenth grade he wanted to kill him self himself and tried to too and people that had parents to go home to told him to get over it.

Bullying is not okay and if you just stand there and watch someone get bullied and not do anything it means that you are okay with bullying. A bully can't be a bully if people stand up to them and tell them to stop. Imagine if you were being bullied and people just walked past you and not even look back. How would that make you feel? So many people get bullied and it makes them feel so worthless and it scares them. Some people can't even take it anymore so they commit suicide. For example Amanda Toad she was Cyber bullied and people told her to die and one day she drank bleach and she had to go to the hospital. She didn't die but people online said to her, "I wish she drank a different kind of bleach that would of killed her. Can you imagine how you would have felt if someone said that to you. I would have felt worthless all other different kinds of emotions.

There are so many people in the world that are getting bullied and always remember that you are an amazing person. If you are being bullied remember that there are so many people that are on your side and that many people are trying to stop bullying. STOP BULLYING!!!!

Cupcakes 911

2/25/2014 11:18:26 am

Wow...Just, wow... That has to be the most...powerful and inspiring video I have ever seen. I think the message in this video is to STOP calling people names, and to stop bullying there. It's saying to not be bystanders and help those people who are so hurt inside and those words from long ago or even recently that have stuck to their brains like a magnet that will never come off. It's saying to help those people, focus on their beauty and forget, leave behind and don't mention those bad qualities and look past the bad and try to find the good. The video is saying to those people who are hurt inside, to know that they are beautiful and that their not alone in "this battle" that it feels like. It is also very strongly, telling those bullies to STOP and is showing how much it hurts those people.

Fluffy bunny

2/25/2014 11:23:44 am

I feel really bad for Shane because he got bullied and I don't like to see bullying and if I do see some wone getting bullied then I will have to do something about it also I know how he feels because I was bullied too.

Athena

2/25/2014 11:59:54 am

That was very inspirational. I have never been bullied or been called any names before but when I watch those bullying videos, this brick wall builds inside of me. I feel angry, disgusted, sad, horrible that someone could ever hurt someone that bad that they attempted suicide. Who would do that to an innocent harmless human being? I know that the bullies have their side of the story too like having issues at home, or they have beeen bullied in the past and now they want to make somebody feel their pain. My question to the bullies out there is that, How do you think that makes the victom feel? In case you didn't know, those words pushed someone off a bridge, stabbed them in the chest, and now think about their parents. What greif they are going through at home now that their only son or daughter is gone forever. When you look at it in the cold light of day, you just killed a kind, innocent spirit that never hurt a living creature.

Sorry that I got a little carried away there. That kind of stuff makes me super angry. I read some of the comments, and I think that it is awesome that Luna forgave one of her bullies. As long as the bully knows what they did wrong, and says that they had no idea what they were thinking, it is a great idea to forgive them.

See you all tomorrow and have a great evening!

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Happy Face

2/25/2014 12:08:03 pm

That video was pretty sad. I just can’t imagine growing up like that; it must be so hard for people going through that. I have been bullied before but it wasn’t that bad. Even though I got bullied in the past, now I have just forgotten about it. For the people who have gone through that bullying it must be hard for them to forget. I feel like it is never okay to bully someone because how would you feel if you were getting bullied all the time. It is like the golden rule: treat others the way you want to be treated. Even if you say something not intending to hurt someone, it really could. So I think a big part of that video is making sure to think about what you are going to say before you say it. Bullying is just a waste of time and people should just stop. I hope one day we won't have to hear incidents of bulling on the news, and there won't be any more bullying.

See you guys tomorrow!

Tak

2/25/2014 12:41:58 pm

I remember watching that video last year, and it had a major impact on the class. I have never really been bullied, but I know people that have gone through serious bullying. It must be horrible for some people to be picked on for a major portion of their lives. I think it is important for us to remember that bullying has a major impact on people's lives, and that it is very powerful. I think that we should try to end bullying because it is a very bad thing.

Tingrin

2/25/2014 12:42:18 pm

I remember this video from last year! I think the video's message is "Don't be a bully because it could destroy someone. But also don't be bullied, try to survive do something about it!" Your better than you think so strp up to bullies, even if there are multiple try and don't let it bother you. I can't imagine what it would be like too be bullied like that. Also if you called somebody a name and it hurt them you probably didn't mean to say it like that. Or it could be a joke and they didn't know that. But it would be terrible being bullied like that.

Herobrine

2/25/2014 12:44:23 pm

In watching this video what came to my mind if people stop calling people names there would be alot less sadness in this world. This video shows that we are what we believe in.we need to be nice and kind supportive.

Alison DiLaurentis

2/25/2014 12:45:01 pm

I remember watching this video last year; I also remember how Mrs. M just couldn't get enough of hitting the repeat button!
I can relate to all those people, and all those situations that Shane talked about in that video. For my entire Elementary experience, from grade 1 all the way through 5th grade, I was bullied. It wasn't just one or two people, it was literally my entire grade that, for some unknown reason, had it out for me. On my first day of school, ever, I made the mistake of befriending the class bully, luckily for the rest of the class she left them alone, and targetted me. As the years progressed the rest of my peers joined in on the "fun". Since I thought the group of people that bullied me were my friends, I soon could not tell what was a good friend and what was a bad one. Then in grade 5, when tradgedy hit my family, when I needed a friend the most, they cared for only 2 days. I know it was a situation that was sort of uncomfortatble in that grade, but I needed at least one real conversation.
It's sad how in real life bullying situations, the bully only realises what he/she has done AFTER they cause the damage. Since people catergorize bullying as a repetative cycle, kids don't talk to someone sooner, thinking that they are just overreacting. This is a vicious cycle, and I don't mean to be "glass half empty" over here, but, we can't actually stop bullying. There will always be mean people in this world, but it really is up to us whether or not we should stop it; before it's too late.
Shane made a lot of good points in this video, like, saying "kids can be cruel", doesn't teach children anything, except that they should just except what the bullies are doing and not take anything by it. It sickens me when I hear stories like this one. No one tried to help him, everyone either looked the other way, or joined in themselves. What will it take for this to stop?! We say things without even thinking, throwing away words like unwanted trash, with not even knowing that that person might remember it forever. If all things invisible could be visible, we would all be dumbfounded by all the scars that littered our skins.
The worst part about bullying is that, if it goes on long enough, you start to believe what they're saying is true. They so often tell you your flaws, that at some point, you think that is all you're made of, flaws. But, the thing that angers me the most, is that we get totured for the stupidest things, and then the taunts grow bigger, meaner, scarier. Like how Shane got tortured for some silly mistake about Karate/pork chops.
Where does the hurt stop? Never, really. We will one day "recover" from all the names, and scars, but the comments will always ring in our heads at our lowest moments. The only thing we can really do is try to save the generations that are soon to come, from our own fate. Bullying isn't right now, and it certainly won't be right any time soon.
Well that's the end of my rant... Hope you guys have a happy life, for the rest of your lives.

betty cooper

2/25/2014 12:53:10 pm

There's always a little truth behind every "just kidding", a little knowledge behind every "I don't know", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "It's okay"

"Get a better mirror, look a little closer, stare a little longer."

Once you get torn apart from all the names and words, you can't be fixed. There is always small cracks in your hearts that are unable to be repaired.
All those names stick in the back of your head. I remember every gesture, every word the bullies said. It puts a bullet through your heart. It is impossible to just obliterate everything you've been called and heard. No, I haven't forgiven completely everything from those people, but it looks like they have mostly moved on from being mean. That video takes a huge impact on me as well as many others.

Slapshot

2/25/2014 12:55:07 pm

WOW. I can relate to this video a lot.
We watched it x amount of times last year and the message that was getting across to me was: Never bully anyone because it is very bad. Imagine how the people you may bully feel. Terrified, Mad and sad. But the thing is, they don't have the guts to stand up to the bully because they are afraid they will get hurt for standing up for whats right.

Last year in our class, we had some struggles with bullying in our class. We had a bully who thought he ruled the class, when really he was just hurting everyone around him. He hurt some people in many different ways. But mainly mentally and physically. There is a saying: Sticks and stones my break my bones, but words will never hurt me. This saying is very fake, because words are one of the most hurtful things in the world. There is some language that is so graphic violent I would be mortified to hear anyone say those things.

Although I have never been seriously bullied personally, I feel for people who have been. I have empathy for those people because I know how they feel when I was bullied at a younger age. This is a good thing because then I could talk about it with them and they would feel a lot better about themselves. As long as their is someone with you in any type of bullying situation, you will be safe.

I think that we should have a family meeting very soon discussing the importance of bullying.

Dragon slayer

2/25/2014 01:07:53 pm

A year later after watching this I’ve realized how much changed. This made me realize that I wasn’t the only one who felt this way. Here’s a question, “if a tree falls in a forest does anyone hear it?” “If a kid yells from being bullied does anyone hear?” The message is that no one should feel this way because bullying is a curse. It brings us down and makes us feel like a monster as if you’re not normal or you’re nothing. That makes me feel down and horrible like I’m in a dark hole with no way out. They are wrong! You’re not a monster your special. Everyone is different no one can change you besides yourself you are the best person you can be.

Pinkpuppy

2/25/2014 01:10:47 pm

This video is telling us that many people have been and still are, bullied. All because of one little thing they did wrong or sometimes because the bully thought it was fun to mess with people, or thought they looked cool because of it. Verbal bullying is the worst kind. That is because when someone calls you "stupid," or "ugly," it sticks meaning it stays with you until you believe that all those things they said aren't true. Some people think that words don't hurt because it's not physical. But words hurt the heart, and they stay in the brain.

Bullying is horrible. I hate it and I think that it is horrible that people go through that pain. Bullying should stop and somehow it will stop. But that is only if people stick together to bring down bullies and make them realize what they are doing can not be accepted and shouldn't be happening. Bullies should not get away with hurting someone in any way. Anti-bullying day is very important because it shows bullies that no one wants to be bullied and I am sure that if someone bullied a bully, they wouldn't like it.

Judy Moody

2/25/2014 01:15:28 pm

I can't stress enough how incredible this video is. I almost remembered every word in the video clip. This sends one of the most important messages there is. Bullying is a huge issue that thousands of kids deal with each day. Lots of people think that there is only one type of bullying "physical", they don't understand that words can hurt just as much and stick with you for the rest of your life. "Sticks and stones may break your bones" that is very true but so do words. There are three different types of bullying, cyber, physical and verbal. None hurt any less then the other.

Cyber bullying is the most common one to me. When people are behind a computer screen they feel unstoppable and nobody can track them down or prove that they typed that. This needs to stop. Comments onto other peoples posts are very common, with cyber bullying they aren't good comments. On twitter, facebook or instagram there can be some pretty tough comments that secret identities post. If you post a picture of yourself on facebook or instagram someone may comment "why would you post your ugly face?" or "Ewwww what is that?". Ty will make you believe you are ugly and that's what lowers your self confidence more then a mile.

Pysical bullying also goes on. I don't seem to see it as much around the school. The name explains it self. This form of bullying is when somebody beats you up repetitively most of the time because they want something, like in movies they want your lunch money. This type of bullying I think has the most by standers that are afraid to jump in and stop because they think they will get hurt. Like I said, I don't see it as much but if you do see it you can't be afraid to jump in and stop it.

Verbal Bullying is when somebody calls you names over and over or says mean things to you or behind your back. Most people say to you "Its just one little word let it go". But it's really not, it bites at you and bites at you until you feel worthless. When people say these things to you, they try to make you believe it. If somebody calls you ugly over and over you will start to believe it. Like the video said "we grew up believing that no one would ever love us". You believe this because of all the times they say it to you. It's not an easy thing to just pretend you not listening, it makes you want to listen even more.

Bullying is going on way to much and it needs to be stopped. This means that the by standers can't be by standers. They have to get involved and help stop it, we have to work as one to help stop it. Bullying is a serious issue that can't be taken lightly. So lets show our support by wearing pink tomorrow (yes even boys).

I will see you all tomorrow wearing pink!

Artemis Fowl

2/25/2014 01:39:06 pm

Ah yes I remember this all too well. The funny thing is I haven't been bullied as much as some of my friends, I guess you could say I'm the lucky one? I don't know but I really didn't like seeing my friends being bullied, and I kind of wish Shane had someone who could stand up for him.

I don't think I'll ever get tired of this amazing and inspiring video. I hope everyone had a good day and I'll see you tomorrow.

Holly

2/25/2014 01:42:43 pm

Bullying is a very touchy subject. But we never talk about it enough. There are a lot of people who are being bullied, but they do not want to say that they are. WE walk around day after day not noticing that those people are being bullied, or do we notice? There ARE people in the world that hide in the shadows, because they are afraid to be seen, because of bullying. There are people who cry enough to sink a boat because they are SCARED. SCARED of the bully. Scared to be at school, they are scared to be themselves. A person being bullied is like an icicle, the sun is the bully, every time the bully says something to that icicle, it will slowly melt. It will keep melting and melting, until they are just a puddle.
Why do we pass these people without a thought?
There are kids that live their life feeling like dirt, but in reality they are gold. Since that person taunts them day after day, they believe what that person is saying. Everyone is special, and everyone is important. Probably a quarter of the people in the world feel like dirt, because they are told that they do not matter.
One hurtful word is like a slap in the face, and you will remember it for as long as you live. The big message of this video is, words hurt, and they stick forever. The words you say now might not be a big deal for YOU, but think of the person who is receiving that comment.

Nancy Drew

2/25/2014 01:56:26 pm

To this day. This video, every time I watch it, gives me shivers. Shivers because I know it's true. These things do happen to people, sadly people just forget about it. Like they weren't a part of the problem. I am not saying that I am always sticking up for people in their hardest times, because I don't. Even the people who just walk by knowing something's wrong but just ignore it because they don't want to be part of it. Well if you don't do something you are making it worse. So many people go through or have gone through bullying. It is not a laughing matter. This powerful video is reminding people that you might not know it but the words you say can be hurtful. The video shows us how much those hurt words or actions can hurt us. To some the words they say could just mean, to them, sarcasm. But as Mrs. Middleton keeps bringing up, not every body that you know will understand your humour, or your opinion. I have seen this video time and time again and it always leaves me shaking. I mean I am shaking as I type right now. The impact of the bullying effects people enormously. Kids growing up. Growing up with scars in their heart because of the hurtful words. Hurtful actions. The way that this video screams the message at you but so intensely. A quiet intense. Makes you want to help. Stupid actions can change a person. Whether it is the bullies perspective or the poor person that was made fun of for being born into this world. A world being darkened because a cruelty. Because of judgement. Because of hate. "If you can't see yourself in the mirror, get a better mirror look a little closer."

Jazzy Pants

2/25/2014 10:57:19 pm

Wow, it still gives me shivers every time I watch it. I had to watch it 3 times for me to understand, I didn't understand when he said my grandma gave me karate chops when I'm sad but then I watched it again then understood that part. One part that really was power full was when he was talking about the name calling. I have seen many of those names past on to others, and they do make new names for others every year. One sentence that was really powerful was "If you can't see yourself in the mirror, get a better mirror look a little closer stare a little longer."

Hermione Granger

2/25/2014 11:21:47 pm

"If you can't see yourself in the mirror, get a better mirror look a little closer stare a little longer." This was the only quote that is the most powerful quotes of all times, because I did get bullied at Philippines from grade 1 to grade 4. And they made feel like I'm a different person from them. The most powerful part in the video is the name calling and I have heard everyone (at Philippines) say mean words for like everyday and it makes me feel down every single time. And as

Hermione Granger

2/25/2014 11:24:57 pm

(I accidentally hit submit) And as Shane said "You have to believe that they were wrong, they have to be wrong." Because it's true, that they were wrong.

Joob Joob

2/25/2014 11:26:54 pm

I dont have sound to listen but I remember us watching it a million times. I felt really bad about how he could not go in the hall ways. I hope we can have a family meeting like yesterday because it was really effective. I remember I was bullyed in grade 5 it was not fun I told the techer and now the person who use to bully me is my friend.

Cat

2/25/2014 11:51:01 pm

That video was really sad :(. It seems like it never ends its crazy!! The drawings were relley cool though I like how it went in and out of things. Sorry I can't where pink I do not have any pink shirts but I will try to find something that looks like pink so I am not left out. Yesterday was not a bad day because we had genius hour at the end of the day I am really excited for this one I want it to go good.

Cat

2/25/2014 11:53:13 pm

Sorry I forgot to say that is clearly about bullying and it is sad it is like it never ends.

king of the ice

2/26/2014 12:10:47 am

After watching that video it makes me fell sad to think of all the different scenarios that people got bullied. I am happy that there is videos like this to really show awareness.

Mr.Pikachu

2/26/2014 12:19:07 am

The video sent out a very good message not to bully people. I think that if someone is being bullied and you see it happening you should go and stop the bully.

Mr.Pikachu

2/26/2014 12:31:51 am

The video send out a very clear message to not bully people. I think that if you see somebody being bullied you should go and stop the person that is being the bully and tell them that it is not ok to hurt people.

I learned that bullying people does not get you anywhere you will just get in trouble and you will hurt there feelings.

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