Te
Mahia School had a blast as Elgregoe the magician, accompanied by an assistant,
and exotic birds wowed the young minds of our tamariki with his magic tricks!
The
focus of the show was anti-bullying. Bullying can happen anywhere and anytime.
Bullying is evident in:
·
Cyber
bullying
·
Texting
·
Physical
bullying – hitting, hurting, tripping, shoving
·
Stealing,
taking or damaging others property
·
Name
calling
The show empowered students to care for and accept
each other and it reinforced the golden rule of treating others how you want to
be treated.
Our tamariki were taught strategies to overcome
bullying – strategies that can be used whether an individual child is bullied,
a victim or a witness to bullying.
One strategy the children learnt from Stinger the
bee was WITS
W – walk away from the bully
I - ignore
the bully
T - Talk to
someone about it (talk to a friend, a teacher, or Mum or Dad)
S - Stop
The 5
steps that would also help overcome bullying or prevent bullying are:
5) Be
resilient – bounce back, and walk tall with your head held high.
4) Be
respectful – treat others how we want to be treated.
3) Be
caring – look after one another.
2)
Contribute – help others.
1) Be
Honest – Always tell the truth.
The
tamariki loved the exotic birds in the show especially Ruby the African grey
parrot and Zazu the McCaw. El Gregoe mentioned parrots and how they love to
repeat what they hear, without thinking. He then mentioned, “At Te Mahia School
we like to repeat the good things.” The tamariki agreed, so I expect to hear
positive words all around.
Lots of
laughter, smiles all around from all of our Te Mahia School tamariki. The El
Gregoe Magic show is definitely worthwhile and has a positive anti-bullying
message and useful strategies that can help. One of the strongest messages he
left us with was “ You’ve got the power to make a difference in your school”. And all our tamariki definitely have the power to make a positive difference in our school.
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