Ogden Valley News | 2005-06-15 | Page 13

Volume XII THE Issue X OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 13 June 15, 2005 STRANGER cont. from page 1 Danger. I ask that you review with your children the Stranger Danger Rules and keep a children i in your neighborhoods.” Currently For } ee of all len Valley. Community, visit: . fF \ isitors to 1 hj hand i 1 this kf F or 1 &jurs_flg=N&name_id=0 Ps Sinaneer banger Safety A stranger is someone that you don’t know. Most dangerous, even if they dress nice or look friendly. Never take rides, candy, gifts, or money from strangers. It’s okay to say “NO THANK YOU.” il li you don’t know the person, don’t go with them’ F I lice offi I a teacher or ) i e Tries to join in your play. ¢ Asks you to go with him/her. They may ask you to help them find a puppy, or tell you that your mom sent them =io pick you up ete. They have inet sto ries they use to get you to go with them. © Tries to have a conversation with you or touch you while you are at the movies, playground, or walking anywhere. . © Offers you a ride, candy, gum, or money. ¢ Always try to get a full description of the stranger and their vehicle. This should include: age, height, hair, fil hair, identifying marks (tattoo’s, scars), ar, and location. ° E rate see asuspicious car, take down the license umber witha pencil and paper; write it in the dirt or a the deel with a stick or stone. Parents...Teach Your Children: e Their full name, address, and phone number, including area code. ¢ Your full name, where you work, and phone number. e Your Secret Fee by you and your c' A word known only e Never to go with anyone who does not give your Secret Password. e A Police Officer is Hise friend. Many times in stores we hear parents telling their children “You better watch it. . . or I’ll have the Police Officer get you etc. . . "> Please don’t teach this. Rather, let them know if they are in trouble, they can come to the police for help. e To scream “HELP - STRANGER - DANGER” if they are in trouble. e How to call 911 in an emergency. Remember the Stranger Danger Rules: e Say No! e Get Away! e Tell Someone! e Sometimes you Need to Yell! Play Safe! e Never play in alleys or deserted buildings. e Take a friend along when you go to playgrounds, stores, movies, Tips © Come home before dark. ¢ Never go anywhere unless you iu have your parent’s permission and Secref Passwor Play in safe places with friends. Never, never play in strange places. Telephone Tips ¢ Phone home to tell your parents where you are if you change locations or will be lat e Never tell a caller that you are onic -a16R6. ¢ Dial 911 if you are home alone and need help in an emergency. e Let mom or dad know where you are. Remember; always ask before you go somewhere. Attention Mom and Dad This information is to aid you as parents in teaching your child about the problem of the potential child molester. As parents, we have a a . a Yn The child needs to know teps in avoiding this situation without Frightening the child unnecessarily. id is taught through STRANGER DANGER that a stan is = someone © they don’t know. They 0 tell tk good stranger and STRANGER DANGER. STRANGER DANGER will try to trick the child using a toy, money, candy, or anything else they might think of. They will also try to take the child d away from the placeswhere they Play. your secret password and practice types of situations er a come across. sibpek 1 help with thi: tt on day shift and make arrangements to get this done. ae your children’s friends and places they like to I Remember timeiscritical, spec tally the first hour of di call us. We would much ratherbee you call us back saying it was a false alarm than wait and be too late. Be vigilant. There are additional resources at the county, state and tion takes place. | th lei child for a couple i before contacting law enforcement officers. We would prefer that you call us so that we can look together. } Inabl tool for the child when aided by mom and dad. Should The Benefits of Cooperative Learning Compiled by Amanda Sch Ogden Valley Montessori School What is cooperative learning? In my opinion, it is the most exciting way of learning available, especially for children who love to socialize and work together. In cooperative learning, the teacher actively encourages children to collaborate. The students work together, sharing ideas with each other as they do so. er children might work on a puzzle map together or build creatively. Older students help edit each other’s essays or give ideasof what to write about. They could help their classmates with new vocabulary, or practicing math facts. Children are actively trying to make sense of themselves and the world around them. They do this primarily by talking to others. Discussion is great facilitator in this process of self-discovery. Discussion is not just a way of conveying one’s own existing ideas, it is also a way in wl can explore other people’s ideas, sometimes making them our own; at other times discussion helps clarify these ideas and reafheln the child ciate different viewpoints and perspectives and, in the process, discover their own true feelings. This is a key ingredient in cooperative learning. Teachers using this method ask open-ended questions rather than looking for the “right” answer. They also encourage the children to ask questions of their own and share their ideas and understanding. Another advantage to —— tive learning, when different members group work separately to collect information and think through a problem, they then reconvene to exchange their resulting findings, and each person benefits from everyone else’s efforts. There is a synergy to the process that could be stated as, “No one person is as smart as the whole group is together.” With cooperative learning, children come to see other students as friends and collaborators rather than as obstacles to their own success. The method fosters better relationships among students who are working together to achieve a common goal rather than competing against each other. The whole premise of cooperative learning is that learning is an interactive process, not a silent one that just focuses on the individ- ual. Not only is it good for students to feel that they are part of a supportive Een but cooperative learning also leads students to become more enthusiastic about what they are learning. have shown that cooperative learning leads to more frequent discoveries on the part of the students and that they become more engaged in the process than when they are required to work individually. In his book, “The Case Against Competition,” Alfie Kohn shares an instance in which a group of fifth- and sixthgraders working cooperatively were given batteries, bulbs, and wire, and were then asked to make a variety of different circuits so that the light bulbs would light up. The students working in groups found the task to be more engaging, created less frustration in the children, and, because the students were building on each others’ ideas, they created both more circuits and more unusual kinds of circuits than their classmates who worked individually. Cooperative learning can have a huge impact on a child’s self-esteem. Social as well as academic skills are learned and practiced. Social skills include listening to others respectfully, cri1 witl 10UT being insulting, making eye contact, and not interrupting, These are all parts of creating a caring classroom community as the context for all learning. The whole atmosphere of the classroom—from the time students get to school until the time they go home—is based on the premise that they are expected to get along with each other, help each other, and be cooperative. Students in such a community can develop strong, = relationships, and feel safe in sharing thei I have noted that with Sepals learning, children are naturally keen to help each other and share their discoveries. There is nothing more exciting than seeing a group of children sitting around a table eagerly exchanging ideas and information. In a cooperative learning environment, students sometimes become so engaged in the discussion that they are reluctant stop. At other times, they ask if they can remain in the classroom working on projects they have begun instead of going outside for recess. This is truly in keeping with the vision of the poet Yeats, who said “Education is not the filling ofa pail, but the lighting ofa fire.” Police Department. Barry J. 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