Mountain Views News          Saturday, August 27, 2011

SUMMER FUN

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 Mountain Views News Saturday, August 27, 2011 

THE NØ BULLYING ZONE 

by Elsje

Miss Palmer’s 3rd Grade Class, 31 talented and creative students, 
have published a book! It is called, “Miss Palmer’s Third Grade: 
Once Upon A Wayside” and it includes the work of each of the students 
in her class. We will publish the book in its’ entirety this 
summer, with 3-4 stories each week. The stories will not be edited, 
well maybe a few spelling corrections. They are all entertaining 
and original!

 Inspired by the book series they read in class, The Wayside School 
Series by Louis Sachar, the children created their own episodes of life 
at Wayside. (Hint: Louis Sachar’s Wayside School was supposed to 
be 30 classrooms, one story high; but by mistake it was built straight 
up 30 stories. That should give you some insight into the kind of 
stories you will read from Ms. Palmer’s 3rd Grade Class!)

 A teacher for six years, Ms. Palmer has been at Sierra Madre Elementary 
for two years. She was born and reared in Sierra Madre, 
played on the SM Girls Softball Team and was a Sierra Madre Rose 
Princess in 2000.

 This is a series of stories that will enlighten, inspire and keep you 
laughing all summer long! 

 If you want to read the previous week’s stories, go to: www.mtnviewsnews.
com. S. Henderson/MVNews


What do I do if I am 
being bullied?

Elsje, I don’t want 
to be bullied anymore. 
What do I do? Chris

Chris, Everyone has a 
right to not be bullied!

You must speak up 
for yourself if violence, 
bullying, or abuse is 
happening to you or 
if you see it happening 
to someone else. 
Wouldn’t you hope 
someone would do 
the same for you?

For students, one 
way to stay shield 
yourself from bullies is 
to stay in groups with 
your friends when 
walking to and from 
school. If someone is 
trying to hurt you, say 
“No!” and try to get 
away. Always try to go 
where there are other 
people around. Bullies 
tend to be less likely 
to act out with a lot of 
people around.

If you are bullied you 
must tell someone. This 
may take a few tries, but 
do not give up until you 
find someone to help 
you. When abuse occurs, 
keep all evidence like 
text messages and emails 
as well as details such 
as dates, times, places, 
pictures, names, and etc. 
of each incidence. 

People you can ask 
for help include parents, 
family members, 
teachers, school 
counselors, the principal, 
or the police. If you are 
unable to resolve the 
problem through school 
channels it is time to 
notify the police. 

Once you have help, the 
bully can no longer hurt 
you or anyone else. This 
is not being a tattle-tale. 
This is doing something 
very important to make 
everyone safe. Never be 
afraid to tell or ask for 
help.

Parents, look for 
signs of depression 
or aggression as your 
child attempts to deal 
with the situation. 
Listen and support your 
child by getting the 
necessary help. And most 
importantly, do not give 
up.

Bullying, abuse, and 
violence are not ok at 
any age. Bullied adults 
can turn to family, clergy, 
counselors, and even 
the police for help. 
Bullying, violence, 
or abuse can become 
very serious and 
accelerate out of 
control incredibly 
quickly, and then can 
intensify even further 
with the presence 
of drugs or alcohol. 
Once again, do not 
give up, as you have 
a right to be safe and 
happy. 

Do your part to 
stop the cycle of 
bullying and abuse.

Elsje is the founder 
of Tolerant Acts of Peace 
and Service, (T.A.P.S.) 
www.TAPSedu.com 
an organization that 
addresses the multi-
faceted problems and 
solutions to bullying in 
the school, workplace, and 
home through education 
and awareness. Email 
comments or questions to 
NBZ@mytaps.org


STUCK

by Annalee Longhurst

 One day Allison was late 
for school. She hurried up 
the stairs and ran in the 
classroom.

 “I’m here! I made it!”, she 
said. Right as she entered 
the door, all of the kids were 
walking out. “Where are you 
going?”, she asked.

 “It is recess,” said Rondi.

 “I am not going down there 
again!”, shouted Allison who 
was tired from running.

 “Why?” asked Mrs. Jewels.

 “I just rant up the stairs! Do 
you think I am going to do it 
again?”

 “yes,” said Mrs. Jewels.

 “Well, I’m not!” replied 
Allison.

 All of a sudden, Mr. Kidswatter 
came on the loud speaker 
and announced that he had 
fixed the elevator to go up 
and down.

 Allison screamed, “Yes, Yes, 
Yes, Yes! I don’t know about 
you, but I’m going down the 
elevator!”

 So Allison, Rondi, Leslie and 
DeeDee went on the elevator.

 They got in the elevator and 
the doors shut. But nothing 
happened. The elevator just 
stood there.

 “AAAAA! The elevator is not 
moving,” said Rondi.

 “I need to get out,” shouted 
Allison.

 “What are we going to do?” 
asked Leslie.

 “I don’t know,” replied Allison.

 The girls started to get worried. 
Then Louis came down 
to use the elevator to go to 
lunch. The door opened and all 
of the girls shouted, “Thank 
you.”

 Louis said, “You’re ----but 
the girls ran back to the classroom 
before he could finish.

 Mrs. Jewels asked, “Where 
have you been?”

 They all said that they were 
STUCK!

MYRON’S DAY 

by Jeremiah Nealy

One day at lunch at Wayside 
School, Myron was in the cafeteria 
and was going to eat 
Mrs. Mush’s food because he 
forgot his lunch at home. Unlike 
the other students, Myron 
liked Mrs. Mush’s food. 
That’s why he went straight 
to the cafeteria. Myron got 
some nasty pudding that 
looked like vomit.

 Myron was sitting with Stephen 
and Calvin when he took+ 
his first bite of the pudding. 
Right away he vomited right 
back into his dish. The pudding 
already looked like vomit 
so Myron did not notice. When 
he went back for his second 
bite, it tasted really bad 
but Myron didn’t understand 
why. Stephen and Calvin were 
laughing so much they started 
to choke. After that, Myron 
never ate Mrs. Mush’s food 
ever again.

RON 

by Jahstus Travis II

One morning Ron wanted to 
play kickball with Paul and 
Mac. They said to kick the 
ball to us, so Ron kicked the 
ball. He got out.

 When Ron got home that day 
he said, “I have to practice 
kicking higher.” 

 So Ron went 3 miles and 
tried kicking the ball. Nothing 
changed. He looked at his 
feet and saw that they were 
not big. So he tried to stretch 
them out but he couldn’t.

 After Ron exercised more he 
went to school. At recess he 
played kickball and the first 
time he the ball in the air!!


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