Cyber Bullying

Every Thursday afternoon, our class meets as part of the Olweus Bullying Program. Today's topic was a brief overview of Cyber Bullying. Most of the meeting was spent discussing ways it is used and how it is harmful. Most of us have phones and love to use them to send texts and pictures. Our messages are there in an instant, and we love to communicate with our friends. Unfortunately, some friends forward information or pictures to others without permission. They may even say things about us that are untrue, and then, in an instant, it's everywhere. A sobering statistic that we heard today is that 1/3 of all teenagers who use the Internet say they have been targets of a range of activities, such as threatening messages, messages forwarded without consent, embarrassing pictures being posted without consent, or having rumors spread about them. Although this is a scary form of bullying (most admitted they'd rather be bullied face-to-face), it is more easily documented. We all need to remember to be responsible and treat others the way we'd like to be treated. Some important words we explored during our meeting were: anonymous, free speech, harassment, intimidation, and slander.

We had a great McD's Cafe today! We enjoyed discussing the chapter called December, which told about Holling's performance in the Shakespeare play and his not so pleasant meeting with Mickey Mantle. We're starting to notice that Holling is developing a better relationship with his teacher and friends. His friends seem to be true!

Not only did we have drinks, but cream puffs as well! Cream puffs are a treat that the students in the story seem to love, so Macey and Marah decided to share cream puffs with the class. Thanks, Macey and Marah! Thanks to Sydney, too, for the delicious drink.

Homework:
Reading - Review Saving the Sound (story and vocabulary). Quiz tomorrow. Also, read January and February for next Thursday's cafe. Complete your role.
Math - worksheet
Spelling - Quiz tomorrow. Study your list.
Science - Test tomorrow. Study.
Tech. Ed. - Drawing
Long Term - PSSA p. 25 (50-55) due on Monday