Power for Good
This year’s Anti-Bullying Week theme is “Power for Good”. We all have a power inside us:
- to choose to be kind
- to speak up
- to help others feel safe
- to include someone
- to STOP bullying
We explored what kindness, supporting others, speaking up and including friends looks like in our happy and healthy classroom and playground. Here are some of the children’s ideas:
- saying nice things
- giving someone a smile so they feel happy
- letting someone go first sometimes
- telling an adult if someone gets hurt
- helping a friend if they’re stuck
- sitting with someone so they have a friend
- telling the truth, even when it’s tricky
Our School’s Definition and Solution for Bullying
Here at St James’ Primary School, we use the acronym STOP to help us remember the definition and solution to bullying.
Bullying is something that happens several times on purpose.
What can we do? Start telling other people (trusted adults) so help can happen.
What is Odd Socks Day?
On Monday, we celebrated Odd Socks Day. On this day, children and adults wear odd socks to send a meaningful message:
- It shows we are all unique and different.
- It helps us celebrate our differences.
- It helps us think about how we can include others and be kind.
We used our odd socks as a talking point to look at how we are each one-of-a-kind, how we treat each other kindly and how we can use our kind behaviour to help friends.
Help at home
- Remind your child of our school’s STOP definition of bullying. What’s the difference between bullying and a fall out between friends?
- Encourage your child to speak up if they see someone being unkind or if they feel sad or left out.
- Celebrate kindness: How your child used their power for good this week?
- Visit our staying safe page with your child.
- Download the Anti-bullying Alliance’s Parent and Carer pack