Prep/Grade 1
On Thursday the 6th of March we had the Antarctic Mobile Classroom come to visit Bicheno PS. They set up in the gym. We learnt lots of fun facts about the Antarctic, Mawson’s hut, animals and the people that visit there now. We also pretended to be king penguins and try to roll an egg from one penguin parent to another without letting it touch the ice, tried to identify different animal sounds and tried on jackets that have been worn in the Antarctic.
When we got back to our classroom, we did some writing about the visit. (Students who were absent were: Phoebe, Zavier, Jarrah and Olivia).
Prep/Grade 1 Inquiry.
Our inquiry question for term 1 is:
How do our emotions, values and rules help us to understand what it means to belong to a community.
During the SORTING OUT phase we looked at ways that we each feel like we belong. We shared those at the first sharing assembly. Below are the photos of our work.
Prep/Grade 1 Ditto Visit
On Tuesday the 11th of March Ditto came to visit the K-2 students to show us the Bravehearts program.
Bravehearts Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Show is underpinned by the below principles of personal safety. An evaluation of the Ditto Show suggests that teaching young children these principles can help to increase resilience and reduce the risk of child sexual abuse, as well as other forms of abuse including family violence and bullying.
- Differentiating safe and unsafe feelings
- Recognising the body’s warning signs
- Body ownership and that it is ok to say no
- Helping children name public and private parts using anatomically correct names
- Reinforcing that there is no secret that children cannot tell someone
- What to do if you feel unsafe or unsure
These personal safety principles are distilled into three easy-to-remember ‘rules’ that are reinforced throughout the Show. ‘Ditto’s 3 Rules’ are:
- We all have the right to feel safe with people.
- It’s ok to say NO if you feel unsafe or unsure.
- Nothing is so yucky that you can’t tell someone about it.
What is something that you remember from Bravehearts?
Alice, “Your bottom is a private part.”
Bowie, “My private parts belong to me.”
Pippa, “Your mouth is a private part because it’s used for kissing.”
Jarrah, “Between your legs is a private part.”
Eve, “Your chest is a private part.”
Kingston, “You can’t take pictures of someone else’s private parts.”
Phoebe, “If you feel unsafe you should run and tell someone.”
Kobe, “You need to ask someone before you kiss them.”
Abigail, “We all have the right to feel safe.”
Jim, “If I was feeling unsafe I would tell my mum.”
Banks, “You shouldn’t look at other peoples’ private parts.”
Olivia, “If you are feeling unsafe you need to say STOP and ell someone.”
Thomas, “The bathroom is a private place.”
Archer, “The shower is a private place.”
Ruby, “Keep your private parts covered when you are in public.”
Zavier, “You should tell someone on your safety team if you feel unsafe.”
Rory, “You should have grown ups that you trust on your safety team.”
Stevie, “There’s no secret that you can’t share.”
Eddy, “You don’t look, touch or take photos of private parts.”
Tia, “Ditto goes to school to teach kids how to be safe.”
(Absent – Ivaan and Indiana)