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Dear Families and Friends
National Day Of Action Against Bullying Friday 15th March- Wear Orange!
Our school says 'Bullying. No Way!' on the National Day of Action
THIS Friday 15 March, our school will be taking a stand together on the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence.
The National Day is an annual event for Australian schools where school communities across the nation stand as one against bullying and violence.
Dayboro State School is dedicated to creating safe and supportive school environments, free from bullying, harassment and violence.
Together, we can send clear messages to young people that bullying and violence, in or outside the classroom, are not okay at any time.
As Parents and Educators, it is very important we speak to our children around issues with Bullying and Cyber Bullying. Below is a child friendly way of speaking with your child about this sensitive topic. As a school we are raising awareness of this serious issue in a variety of ways. We teach Cyber Safety and Social Skills as part of our curriculum. We encourage students to participate in the National Day of Action Against Bullying when we wear Orange in support of this day. We raise awareness of how to tackle bullying on Assemblies and in class. Classes create pledges where they acknowledge that our school is a “No Bullying “ School and discuss what this means and all staff support children to deal with problems they may face in this area. But parents can help as well by discussing the key points below.
What is bullying?
Bullying is when someone:
- keeps picking on you again and again and tries to make you feel bad
- says or does lots of mean things that upset you
- makes fun of you a lot
- tries to stop you from joining in or make others not like you
- keeps hurting you such as hitting or punching you.
Bullying feels awful. You feel like you can't stop it.
Bullying can happen in person or online (sometimes called cyberbullying). It might be something other people can see or it might be hidden.
Sometimes you might have a fight or argument with someone. If it happens once, it is not bullying even though it can be upsetting. It is also not bullying if you sometimes fight with a friend and you can sort it out.
Bullying is not okay. You have the right to feel safe.
If you don't feel safe, get help right now from your mum, dad, teacher, or another adult who will listen to you!
Why does bullying happen?
It's never okay to be mean. It's never okay to hurt others.
When people bully, it might be because:
- they think it's cool
- they get angry about something and then they take it out on someone else
- they are uncomfortable with people who are different from them
- they don't know how to get along with others
- they think it's funny to hurt people
- they are copying other people
- they think other people will laugh too.
Whatever the reason, there's no excuse for bullying.
Where can bullying happen?
Bullying can happen almost anywhere including:
- at school
- on the way to school
- in the playground
- on trips or camps
- on the phone or the internet
- at the shops.
Thank you from Mrs Ryan
Our Vision: “To inspire students to reach their full potential in a safe, caring and educationally challenging environment.”
REMINDER OF EVENTS
Friday 15th March is the National Day of Action Against Bullying and we encourage all of our students to wear orange on this day to show their support.
Friday 15th March - Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 – Theatre Performance” Bullying Bull Ring” $7.95. Notes and invoices have been sent home.
Monday 18th March - Assembly. Harmony Day and No Bullying Pledges presented by classes.
Tuesday 19th March - Chappy Pancake Breakfast (Gold Coin Donation)
Wednesday 27th March - Raffle Tickets and Easter Eggs due to be delivered to the office by this date.
DATE CLAIMER
Teachers will be conducting Parent Teacher Interviews in the last 2 weeks of school, Weeks 9 and 10. Please look out for the Parent Teacher Interview notes from your child’s teacher and book a time to catch up on your child’s progress.
SWIMMING TIMETABLE - Years 3 and 4
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