Anti-Bullying Week: Choose Respect 2024

Olympus Class

Olympus class shared a class assembly about the theme Respect linked to anti bullying. 

We talked about bullying being a repeated unkindness e.g words or physical actions. The children explored differences and similarities when looking at the odd socks worn to school today. They realised that although they were all different, we are still a class family together. 

We played games to recognise that we can like different things but still be kind and still be friends eg sit down if you like pizza, wave if dogs are your favourite animals. 

The children then went off to play an activity with the child sat opposite them - this was a lovely opportunity to play with a new friend.

Blencathra 

Blencathra learnt about the life long consequences of bullying. They started by all having a plain piece of paper and were asked to screw it up. Their task was to put the paper back to how it was before. This was an impossible challenge!

This taught them about the impact of bullying and how the damage of it may never go away. As a class they made a friendship chain to show that they can be bigger and stronger when they are kind and work together.

Everest 

For anti-bullying week, Everest Class has focused on the theme “choose respect”. Together, they created a respect display for the classroom wall. To celebrate Odd Socks day, they shared their socks and celebrated their uniqueness and individuality.

Scafell Pike

We spoke about what respect means to us.  We discussed different scenarios around respect and how we could change them to be kinder. For example, 'a new classmate is sitting alone at lunch time and a group of children walked past and giggled and made comments about them being alone.'

We had discussion about why we wearing odd socks and how we are all different.

We made anti-bullying posters and wrote poems about respect. 

Pupil Voice

'Respect means not saying bad words. Respect means not bullying'  - Juanita 

'Don't bully, be kind' - Bethany

'Respect is like if someone is sad and you can make them happy' - Leani

'Respect means no bullying and respecting other people's beliefs' - Mia-Rose

Snowdon 

Pupil Voice

"Being different is okay because everyone is different " Katie 

"It would be boring if everyone was the same " Pleasant 

"It's good to be different because you might have different skills" Finley