Upstander

 Friday is fancy sock day!

Ask your child if they are an upstander - this is a new word we learned today while completing Pink Shirt day activities.  An upstander would intervene when someone was being bullied.   

Four Upstanding Options

1. Be a buddy

2. Interrupt the bully giving the victim a reason to walk away

3. Speak Out - use your words so others will look

4.  Tell someone - trying to keep others safe

I introduced the reading strategy of determining importance with a little game.  We imagined that we were going to spend a year on a deserted island to win a fortune.  The island has nothing but sand and palm trees.  We were allowed to bring 15 items with us.  We all made a list of 15 items and then we had to cut 5 items out and only take 10!  We justified what we were keeping and why they were important.  Tomorrow we will cut 5 more items and justify what we were taking - this will help little readers to see that thinking through the text they will be able to take away important information. 

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