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 South Bruce OPP constable Kevin Martin (L), community services officer, runs the radar gun during the Math Games Afternoon held Nov. 25 at Ripley-Huron Community School  Students involved in the Safe Schools group put on a skit about bullying and the important role that bystanders can have in stopping it photos courtesy of Ripley-Huron Community School principal Graham Martin | |||||
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Math Games Afternoon We had a great time Friday afternoon (Nov. 25) when students had the opportunity to participate in a variety of mathematics-related games. Activities included such things as: using a radar gun to measure the speed of a throw, art activities, board games, throwing beanbags into hoops, etc. One of the goals was to help students broaden their understanding of what math is beyond adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. If you want to start a conversation about math at home, a good starting point might be to ask them how fast they were able to throw a ball! Keep in mind they will be telling you km/h and not miles/h. Appreciation to South Bruce OPP constable Kevin Martin, community services officer, who helped with the Math Games Afternoon. Congratulations to Mitchel Jarvis who had the fastest throw of the day at 104 km/h, with honourable mentions to Kyle Hunter who threw a rubber ball at 99 km/h! To add context, the fastest major league pitchers throw at approximately 160 km/h, although we often hear it expressed as about 100 mph. Safe Schools One of the projects the Ripley school has been working on as part of the Safe Schools initiative is helping students to better understand bullying. Staff and pupils are talking about what it is, what it isn’t, and how to deal with it if they see it, or if it is happening to them. Students involved in the Safe Schools group put on a skit about bullying and the important role that bystanders can have in stopping it. The school adapted a definition of bullying
from the Ontario Ministry of Education, to state, “Bullying is
repeated behaviour, intended to cause harm to somebody’s body,
feelings, self-esteem or reputation. Bullying occurs when one person
has more power than the other." One of the most important messages that staff gives to students about bullying is to tell someone, preferably an adult. Other advice for students is to stay calm, tell the bully to leave you alone, walk away and go somewhere safe, and stay close to your friends. Bystanders are encouraged to stick up for people in a safe way, go and get help, ask the person being bullied to go to another place to play with them, etc. Students also learn how to solve conflicts in a peaceful way, and to recognize the difference between bullying and disagreements. Those involved in conflict are encouraged to stay calm and to try talking to the person to see if things can be worked out in a fair way. If that doesn’t work, they always have the option of going to a grown-up for help. Team Jersey and "Movember" Spirit Day
Students get into the spirit of Team Jersey and "Movember" Spirit Day
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 The school band participates in the Remembrance Day Service at the Ripley Cenotaph Remembrance Day Students are to be congratulated for the great job they did at the Remembrance Day Service. Both the band and other participants did very well, despite standing out in driving snow. The school was pleased to get a call from a gentleman from out of town who was not able to get to the service he was planning to attend, but stopped in at Ripley's instead. He wanted to make sure that both the school and the community knew what a terrific job everybody is doing and how much he appreciated the service. Scrolling stops when you move your mouse inside the scroll area. You can click on the ads for more
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