1. OLWEUS BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM Kick off meeting, September 25, 2013

2. CATCH THE SPIRIT!!!!!

3. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME! What are we doing here today? We are learning how to make our school a better, safer, and happier place to learn!

4. WHAT IS BULLYING???? Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.

5. WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF PHYSICAL BULLYING? WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF VERBAL BULLYING? WHAT IS INDIRECT BULLYING?

6. WHAT DO YOU NOTICE IN THIS PICTURE? Who is the Victim? Who are the Bullies? How do you think the child in the blue shirt is feeling?

7. WHAT DO YOU NOTICE IN THIS PICTURE? Who is the victim in this picture? Who is the bully? What do we call the children in the background watching?

8. WHAT ARE BYSTANDERS? If a student isn’t being bullied, and he isn’t bullying others, why do they have to learn about bullying? What should a bystander do to help stop bullying?

9. ANTI-BULLYING RULES 1.We will not bully others. 2.We will try to help students who are bullied. 3.We will try to include students who are left out. 4.If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.

10. The Bully Box

11. WHO CAN YOU TALK TO ABOUT BULLYING BEHAVIOR? All adults in the school will be intervening in bullying situations. Who can help? You will have class meetings with your class and teacher on a weekly basis. Talk to an adult at home!

12. Anti-Bullying Chant We don’t like bullying at our school. It isn’t nice and it isn’t cool. Every school has a right to be Safe and fun and bully-free! We don’t like bullying and so we say: No more bullying begins today! We won’t take it, we say no! N-O! Being mean and bullying has got to go! Our school rules are really cool. They don’t allow bullying at our school. Students who bully, watch out—because you can’t get by. Don’t even start now! Don’t even try!

13. If you see bullying happen, Don’t just run! Find an adult You’ve got to tell someone! Do you know someone Who’s being left out? Ask them to join you. That’s what this school’s all about! We don’t like bullying at our school. It isn’t nice and it isn’t cool. Every school has a right to be Safe and fun and bully-free!

14. Where should we remember our bullying rules?