My October Bulletin Board and Office Door:
Red Ribbon Week Bulletin Board |
Red Ribbon Week Office Door |
Red Ribbon Week Dress-up Days |
To inform parents and families of the week's events and mission, information about Red Ribbon Week is posted on the School's Webpage, highlighted in our principal's weekly newsletter, and is displayed on my personal counseling page. A parent letter is also send home in mid October.
Red Ribbon Week Parent Letter 2015 |
Red Ribbon Week Announcement Lessons
Tobacco prevention is not my area of expertise, so I enjoy contacting local mental health agencies to help me facilitate classroom lessons. The speakers that are brought in to teach the lessons have learning resources and equipment that I would not be able to acquire. One cool component to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade lessons are real pig lungs. The speaker always brings in 2 sets of pig lungs; one set is healthy, and the other set has been artificially exposed to tobacco. The difference between the lungs are astonishing. The "smoker" lung is full of disease, black in color, and does not hold air. The healthy lung is pink, expands to over twice it's resting size, and releases air slowly. The students are able to see concrete evidence of how tobacco can negatively effect their quality of life.
While this lesson is awesome, it can be emotional for students who have parents or loved ones in their family who smoke. The students that are upset are given special stickers that can be placed on cigarette or chew containers. The sticker includes information and resources to quit using tobacco.
Tobacco Prevention Sticker |
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