"Bully"

Tonight I had the opportunity to see the movie "Bully" and it has definitely made an even bigger impact on me. The movie is a documentary based on five different children's lives and how bullying has affected their lives. It is a documentary that everyone should see because it not only shows the physical, but it also explains the mental aspects that bullying has on a child. The movie allows the audience to see how the children, parents, and school officials handle bullying in their schools. It's amazing how many school officials and people think that bullying is a part of life, when it is NOT!!! No child should have to go through this and we should never use the excuse "Kids will be kids". Let's make a difference and stand up against bullying. It only takes ONE!!!

To help with this cause you can like "Stand for the Silence"on Facebook and visit the website http://thebullyproject.com/ 

Last Day of Student Teaching with my 3rd graders

This has been a very emotional day for me. I knew it would be extremely hard to say goodbye to these wonderful third graders that have impacted my life in so many ways. When I walked into the classroom this morning, I had a present and a book waiting on my table. My mentor teacher gave me a pink and green lunchbox and notepad for next year. My third graders made me a book and each of them wrote me a letter on how I have impacted their lives this semester. It means the world to me that my platform had such a big impact on their lives through some of the letters they wrote me about "EveryONE Counts". Here are a few of my letters they wrote me from my book they made me. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! 

EveryONE Counts!

EveryONE Counts!

Today, I had the opportunity to speak to my 3rd grade students that I have been student teaching all semester about my platform! The students haven't seen me with my crown on, so at the end of the day when I put on my crown they asked me if I was a princess! I explained to the students that I hold the title Greater Miss Camden and that I will be competing at Miss Arkansas this summer. I explained to students that my job is to educate and speak to children and adults about my platform, "EveryONE Counts". They were so excited and eager to learn more about how to make everyone feel like they matter each and every single day. We talked about disabilities, mental and physical differences, and about bullying. By the end of the lesson, the students quickly realized they had more in common with their own classmates than they thought. They all shared personal experiences and different ways they can help others. They all received an "EveryONE Counts" bracelet and pledged to make a difference. So now their bracelet reminds them to make everyone feel like they matter every single day because EveryONE Counts!!!

Passing out their EveryONE Counts Bracelets

1,2,3... EVERYONE COUNTS!

Bracelets

They loved their bracelets!

Who Counts??? ....EVERYONE COUNTS!!