I think that the Leadership Student Comitee did a great job sharing their ideas of how Vow of Silence should look like. I think that like Halloween for Hunger, this will be a big sucess because we already finsihed our "wish list" of how we want Vow of Silence to look like. CLARA :)
I think we should all meet out side of BTC because we don't have much done and we have ten days left and two more BTC meetings. That is around three hours. But on the Halloween 4 hunger we put in around a 23 hours.That makes a big difference. Plus we only have our wish list nothing else.
I just found out why The Vow Of silence is on November the 20th. According to the free the children web site: In 1930, Gandhi led a peaceful 240-mile, 24-day trek through India in protest of British taxes, signaling the beginning of the end of British colonial rule. In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged two "bed-ins" inside Amsterdam and Montreal hotel rooms to promote world peace, capturing the attention of media around the world. The Vow of Silence campaign is meant to do just the same—attract as much attention as possible to raise awareness and create real social change. Each year, youth around the world pledge to stay silent for 24 hours to support children who are silenced by the denial of their basic rights. There is nine days until the actual day where people would go silent. Sabrina
In the normal lives of families with steady and adequate incomes, parents go to work every day and children are left to play with friends and go to school. However, such is not the case for the 218 million child labourers1 the world over who daily finds themselves working long hours under harsh, dangerous and exploitative conditions.
Globally the majority of child labours come from the poorer sections of society. Social exclusion and discrimination, a result of poverty and ethnic and gender biases, are important factors that keep children out of school and force them to work. Ending poverty and increasing access to education are therefore crucial tools in the fight against ending child labor. Though definitions vary, child labour means work that is done by children under the age of 15 (14 in some developing countries) which restricts or damages a child's physical, emotional, intellectual, social and/or spiritual growth.
Many kids our age will go work which would damage there growth. Instead of going to school they would go to school.
There are three types of labour • The first is when a child inherits a debt carried by his or her parents.
• Another form of bonded labor occurs when a child is used as collateral for a loan. For example, a parent facing an unusually large or urgent expense would use this method to obtain necessary money.
• Finally, a child worker can enter into bondage to their employer by requesting an advance on future wages they expect to earn
Hey guys here are some facts about child labour: Many children all over the world do some kind of work. They might have an after school job, or maybe they help out with chores around the house. Its not child labour. Only work that’s harmful to a childs physical and mental development is considered to be child labour. One in seven children is exposed to this kind of labour, kept from school. They are often put in danger too. Every year, 22,000 children die from accidents related to their work. Aretha & Katie :o)
On November 19th 2010, the twenty-first anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, tens of thousands of Vow of Silence participants around the world will go silent for 24 hours, in solidarity with children who are being silenced by poverty and exploitation. Free the children Told he needed a tonsil operation at the age of three, Ben Grocock was terrified. So terrified, he insisted he would never speak again if the surgery went ahead. His parents brushed off his threat (he was three, after all) and the operation took place. But when Ben awoke, he stuck to what became his final word. For the next ten years he retreated into a world of silence. Until now. At 13, Ben has started talking properly for the first time ? thanks to a confidence course run by his local fire brigade.
I am so impressed that we use the time on BTC meetings to accomplish the initiative for the week after next week. For the Vow Of Silence we should show our appreciation to the people are suffering thourgh child labour.Aretha:o)
I am soo excited for the vow of silence. I just found out on iamsilent.com that you are not allowed to pass notes, go on facebook, twitter or text message. CLARA:) P.S Thanks Ms.Rambaran for putting up links. It really helped.
Shortly after Iqbal Masih was born in a small village in rural Pakistan, his father abandoned the family. Iqbal's mother struggled to support her children as a housecleaner, but could not. When he was four years old, Iqbal was sold for $16 into bonded labour at a carpet factory. He worked 12 hours a day and was horribly undernourished and beaten by the foreman many times.
When Iqbal was nine years old, a local labour rights organization helped him escape the factory. He was given a place at a school for freed child labourers in Lahore where he'd be safe. Iqbal began telling other child labourers about the law in Pakistan that made bonded labour illegal�they had never heard about this law. When children started to follow Iqbal's example and escape the factories, the owners threatened Iqbal and his family. But he didn't back down. At age 12, he travelled to Sweden and the U.S. to speak out against child labour. When he returned to Pakistan in April, 1995, Iqbal was shot and killed.
Iqbal's story reflects the lives of over 200 million children around the world who have been forced to give up school, sports, play and sometimes even their families and homes to work under dangerous, harmful, and abusive conditions. After reading about Iqbal's life and death, Craig Kielburger started Free The Children to continue what Iqbal had started: children helping children be free to live better lives.
Many children all over the world do some kind of work. You might have an after-school job, or maybe you help out with chores around the house. This kind of work can be great: you build skills and earn extra cash. It’s not child labour. Only work that’s harmful to a child’s physical and mental development is considered to be child labour. One in seven children is exposed to this kind of labour, kept from school and the chance to improve the situation they were born into. They are often put in danger too. Every year, 22,000 children die from accidents related to their work. And that doesn't say anything about the mental and emotional harm of being forced to work long, hard hours or experiencing things that no person should.
Wow I just found information about child labour and the information says that about 158 MILLIION children from the age of 5-15 are in child labour. That's a big number seeing that when i was 5 years old I did'nt even know to do dishes compared to building bricks, carpets, and slave labour farming!
All this information means many things to me. The vow of silence is important because our opinions are heard most of the time but there are children around the world who are almost never heard. Ade Sabrina
Ms.R I watched the video with Katie. The video was very effective and heart breaking!!.. We need to work together and discover what they are going through.Aretha;o)
Hey guys we have A LOT of information about child labour, but I also think we alll need to realize that we are very fortunate to not be in there position. Katie :o)
All this information is making me really sad. I feel so sorry for these children. These children don't even have a voice to say their opinion and for Iqbal's position, I almost wanted to cry when Ms. Rambaran was reading the story about him because it said he had a faded image of his mother by being away from her so much. No wonder Craig Keilburger was so inspired by Iqbal. I hope that everyone wants to help more now as much as I do. CLARA :)
Clara I agree with you all these children are all at work away from their parents. Doing all this work can create some problems while they are growing in the futre.Sabrina
i am so sad becuase of the children that are working with dangerous tools and chemicals.according to free the children Sometimes the quietest actions create the loudest response. In 1930, Gandhi led a peaceful 240-mile, 24-day trek through India in protest of British taxes, signaling the beginning of the end of British colonial rule. In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged two "bed-ins" inside Amsterdam and Montreal hotel rooms to promote world peace, capturing the attention of media around the world.
The Vow of Silence campaign is meant to do just the same—attract as much attention as possible to raise awareness and create real social change. Each year, youth around the world pledge to stay silent for 24 hours to support children who are silenced by the denial of their basic rights they are bascllay say that as long as you stick to somthing and stay strong you can do anything you belive in. sarah
thank you Ms.Rambaran and ms.tavaris we found allot of information on child labour and the dangerous jobs that they are doing. i don’t believe that they were starting at 5 years old when I was 5 I was having fun going to the zoo and other places. But they work till they are 15 years old that is horrible. sarah
I got this information from Free the Children http://www.freethechildren.com/getinvolved/geteducated/childlabour.htm#0021 • Globally, 218 million children are child labourers • 126 million of these children are engaged in hazardous work • 73 million working children are less than 10 years old • Every year, 22,000 children die in work-related accidents • The largest number of working children-122 million-are in the Asia-Pacific region. • 8.4 million children are trapped in slavery, trafficking, debt bondage, prostitution, pornography and other illicit activities
The number of children involved in armed conflicts has increased to about 300,000 over the past decade.
Where do children work? • Nearly 70% are in agriculture (rural children, especially girls, usually start working in this industry when they are very young, often between 5 and 7 years of age) What needs to be done? • Better access to education • Social awareness and activism • The rehabilitation of child labourers • Legislation and proper enforcement child labour laws In turn, governments need to devote resources to education so that: • Schooling is compulsory, of good quality and relevance, and is of little or no cost to poor families. • Observe World Day Against Child Labour every year on June 12. Jacob
We found out that The Vow of Silence campaign is held on the anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in solidarity with children around the world who have no voice due to poverty, hunger, exploitation, abuse, discrimination and lack of education.So that is why The vow of silence is held on November 20.
We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind. Ntional children'se day Event Type: Observances Event Name: Universal Children�s Day Event Description: Universal Children's Day Quick Facts The United Nations' (UN) Universal Children's Day is an occasion to promote the welfare of children and an understanding between children all over the world. It is held on November 20 each year Local names Name Language Universal Children's Day English D�a Universal del Ni�o Spanish Universal Children's Day 2009 Friday, November 20, 2009 Universal Children's Day 2010 Saturday, November 20, 2010 See list of observations belowThe United Nations' (UN) Universal Children's Day, which was established in 1954, is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, promotes and coordinates this special day, which also works towards improving children's welfare. UN Sponsor: United Nations Children�s Fund (UNICEF)
To us this day is a day to honour the fact that some children don't have a change to talk to one an other and tell them their feelings. This day represents how we feel about the children's freedom of speech. We feel this day we have to be in their prespective and be silent for a day. We are being silent for a day but they are silent for almost thier whole life.
Though definitions vary, child labour means work that is done by children under the age of 15 (14 in some developing countries) which restricts or damages a child's physical, emotional, intellectual, social and/or spiritual growth.
Sometimes, work does not harm children. Work may even help them to learn new skills or to develop a sense of responsibility. CLARA :(
I think that the vow of silence is very important and that everyone should not talk for at least half a day on December 1st. I think this is important becasue it will show that we care for all the children that don't have a voice, not phiscally but mentally by not talking for a day. CLARA :)
Today was the day we were suppose to do the vow of silence. I saw a line up in Winona while going upstairs to my classroom. They were lining up to tape their mouths and the tape said vow of silence. I hope everyone dosen't talk for at least half of day tomorrow to show our respect. CLARA :)
Jacob thanks for the information it really helped me. After reading your facts I started to really understand how these children felt. I feel this activity ( Vow of Silence) is a great way far us to be in their shoes.
On the 18th Winona did the Vow and one thing that we did at Winona that could help McMurrich students was to put tape on our mouths to show that we are silent and that we care but if we you guys wanted to do that, I think you could only do that for the junior division.
That's a really good idea Christine and I totally agree that we should only to do this for the junior students. I like this idea because some students will probaly forget throughout the day that it is the vow of silence so if we put tape over our mouths, we will remember not to talk. I just have one question Christine, did your whole school put tape over thier mouths? CLARA :)
Thank you Christine we could do that but the only problem is what type of tape can we put on our mouths with out pulling of our skin on the lips. Hopefully on our next meeting we can have enough blog entries so we can work on promoting it to the Junior Division. We can even make our own Vow of silence viedo. Since we are doing it on December we can take advantage of Student of the month assembly to tell the whole school about the Vow of slince.
Sarah I agree with you. When we were five we were playing at the park doing many fun things and being creative. For those kids they are working some making carpets or other things.
I think thats a really good idea Sabrina that we could make a video about the vow of silence for the school to tell the students that the Vow of Silence is coming up but we can only do this if we use the time on Tuesday very wisely. Also, I think that the Btc Committee to help make the video so they can help out with the vow of silence. CLARA :)
I agree with Sarah, too, when we were little five year olds we pretty much played all day. Even when we are fifteen, our parents would still be looking after us. We wouldn't legally be able to move out anyway, and they would still take care of us from wherever we moved to, because that is their job! In contrast, some five year olds have to spend hours on end in a sweatshops with very little pay, and with little children's hands, it would be pretty hard to work with some of the materials. At fifteen years of age, we would have a lot of freedom, whereas if you work in a sweatshops, you would still not be free, because it is the only way to earn your family money enough to survive. We have an education, a roof over our heads, and enough food and money to survive, and they have to work almost all day every day, in order to earn enough money to keep a roof over their heads and keep their entire family fed.
An estimated 158 million children aged 5-14 are engaged in child labour - one in six children in the world. Millions of children are engaged in hazardous situations or conditions, such as working in mines, working with chemicals and pesticides in agriculture or working with dangerous machinery. They are everywhere but invisible, toiling as domestic servants in homes, labouring behind the walls of workshops, hidden from view in plantations. Katie :o)
Children living in the poorest households and in rural areas are most likely to be engaged in child labour. Those burdened with household chores are overwhelmingly girls. Millions of girls who work as domestic servants are especially vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Labour often interferes with children’s education. Ensuring that all children go to school and that their education is of good quality are keys to preventing child labour. Katie :o)
Some 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 work either full time or part time. Almost half, some 120 million, work full time, every day, all year round. Some 61 per cent of them live in Asia; 32 per cent in Africa and 7 per cent in Latin America. 70 per cent of them work in agriculture. 70 per cent work in dangerous environments. Of the 250 million children concerned, some 50-60 million are between five and 11 years and work, by definition, in hazardous circumstances, considering their age and vulnerability. Child labour is also common in developed countries. For example, in the United States, more than 230,000 children work in agriculture and 13,000 in sweatshops.
Three types of bonded labour exist in practice around the world.
• The first is when a child inherits a debt carried by his or her parents. • Another form of bonded labour occurs when a child is used as collateral for a loan. For example, a parent facing an unusually large or urgent expense would use this method to obtain necessary money. • Finally, a child worker can enter into bondage to their employer by requesting an advance on future wages they expect to earn. In all of these cases, the debt is consistently increased, through interest, to a sum beyond the capacity of the worker to repay. Expenses and interest consume all wages and also cause the debt to grow. Katie :o)
Hey guys I think we should ALL try to go for 24 hours I think we could pull it off! Right from when we wake up in the morning until we go to bed at night. I certainly know I will be "attempting" to take the Vow for 24 hours.... It doesn't sound like much, but when you think about it, IT IS. Keep up the good work everyone!!! Katie :o)
McMurrich Public School will be participating in an event called vow of silence. This event is to raise awareness about children in other parts of the world, who do not have the right to talk and share there opinion. We will be dedicating a day of silence to recognize what these children are going through. We will be holding this day on December 9.This event took place on November 20th because that day is Universal Child Right Day. If you are interested we will be selling a piece of masking tape that says a message of your choice about the vow of silence. The masking tape is sold for $1 a piece and we will be selling it the day of the event. You can place the tape over your mouth or on your chest. We hope that everyone will try their best to stay silent to show respect for all the children that don’t have a voice. Thank you for reading. Sincerely, The Be the Change Leadership Group
please give us feedback about this letter!!!!! sarah,katie :o)
I agree with you Katie. I think the BTC leadership group should take the vow of silence for 24 hours. I know that it is going to be hard but think about children who have to do this for thier whole life. I know that I will defenitly try to do the vow of silence for 24 hours. CLARA :)
Thanks for the information Katie. It really helped me get a more clear understanding about how many children are in child labour and why they are in it. One reason why they can be in child labour is because their family has a very large expense to pay off. CLARA :)
I hope the people that are presenting tomorrow at the student of the Month Assembly will remember their lines. I hope the students after listening to our presentation will realize how lucky we are. Sabrina XoB
Though definitions vary, child labour means work that is done by children under the age of 15 (14 in some developing countries) which restricts or damages a child's physical, emotional, intellectual, social and/or spiritual growth.
Sometimes, work does not harm children. Work may even help them to learn new skills or to develop a sense of responsibility.
Most people agree that when we speak about child labour, we mean labour which is intolerable or harmful to children, or which denies them their right to fully develop, to play or to go to school.
I think that most of this info could be used in the Vow of Silence letter because this is the type of info we need to use. Its simple, and it gets a point across.
I agree Clara and Sabrina, maybe a video would work, it might be a little late that I'm posting this, but maybe if we work hard and get everything accomplished, we might have a little spare time to make a short video and maybe get the whole school in the gym to watch it..? And maybe this would be a good way to get the BTC comitttee involved in the Vow of Silence. Katie :o)
I agree with Katie that you guys should make a video or show one of the Vow of Silence videos to the school, but its not a main priority to make a video but to get the initiative up and running. Also are you guys presenting the Vow of Silence to the school in the tech lab or the gym?
We are finally starting to get the Vow of Silence moving but we still have a lot of work to do. How is the letter and anouncment group doing? Are you almost done writing the letter and writing the skit? For the poster group, all we have to do is take the pictures and then make it into a poster on the computer so just remember to wear your be the change shirt on Thursday because that is when we will be takeing the photos and I hope everyone can be in it. I also hope Ms. Davis says we can do the Vow of Silece on December 9th! CLARA:)
I am so sad that we are doing the Vow of Silence on January because I was getting really excited, but I am still excited to do this intiative. I just find that it will be really hard to do the Vow of Silence on the first week of January to do this intiative because all the teachers are trying to settle their students down and trying to get them back into routine and the students are talking about what they did over the Winter Holidays. CLARA :)
Each and every one of you have been planning really well and all of your hard work and commitment is recognized by myself and Ms Rambaran. We understand your disappointment about the date change; however for the full impact of this event and its true message to be understood it is best that it is postponed. Continue to demonstrate your passion and enthusiasm as you are doing great things and making a difference in the school community.
I think we need to make some announcement morning and before school. By doing that the students will start to understand and know more about the Vow Of silnce.
I agree with Sabrina we really need to make more annoucements.I am not sure if we should tell the students that the Vow of Slience is moved to January with annoucements or we should mention it on the letter. Any sugestions?
I think that we should give the school more information about the Vow of Silence at the student of the month assembly in December and then give more information on the anouncements when the date comes closer because if we do it now, they will forget especially with the winter concert coming up and the winter holidays. CLARA :)
For our presentation at the computer lab I think we need to tell everyone that no talking to each other means no msn,facebook and etc. Aretha do you mind posting what we are going to say at the computer lab. Thank you
The Students and Staff of McMurrich Junior Public School will be participating in the 4th Annual Vow of Silence. This annual event is to raise awareness about children around the world who do not have a voice. There are approximately 218 million children in child labour and do not have the option to say NO. Globally, 126 million of these children are less than 10 years old. Approximately 22 000 children die from work related accidents yearly. A child can be forced into labour for reasons such as a family debt that needs to be paid off.
We will be dedicating a day of silence to recognize what these children are going through everyday of their lives.
Universal Childs Right Day took place on November 20th, however we will be participating as a school community our Vow of Silence on January 28th 2011. If you are interested for students you may purchase a piece of masking tape that says a message of your choice about why you are taking the Vow of Silence. You can place the tape over your mouth or on your chest . The masking tape is sold for $1 a piece and we will be selling it the day of the event We hope that everyone will try their best to stay silent to show respect for all the children that can’t express their opinion or else they will be punished.
Sincerely, The Be the Change Leadership Group by sarah,ade,kevin,katey
I think that for the Vow of Silence, students should go around and sell tape because teachers might not have time to bring their children down to the gym or outside the office to purchace their tape. CLARA :)
For the letter group, I think that everything is really good but for the first paragraph, when it states facts, Globally, 126 million of these children are less than 10 years old. Approximately 22 000 children die from work related accidents yearly. A child can be forced into labour for reasons such as a family debt that needs to be paid off, I think that there should be some linking words so the paragraph could flow better. CLARA :)
Hey guys this is a message for EVERYONE! I know that mrs.R and mrs.T were talking to us about the vow of silence and how we are planning to have it on the 16 of Febuary. Today at the assembely and mrs.T was talking to Katie,Aretha and I about maybe talking about the vow of silece in front of the school, so the school would know when and what it is but them mrs.T and I relized that we cant say when the date is infront of the school because mrs.Davis doesn't even know anything about it. :( (sadly) So I think that if we still want to do the vow on the 16th I think that on Monday or Tuesday at least 2-3 people should go and purpose our thoughts to mrs.Davis. Talia :o)
Talia, thank you for taking initiative in this discussion. Today was a lost opporunity. I look forward to hearing from you all on how you would like to proceed. Let me know how Ms. Rambaran or I can support you.
Hey guys!! I totally agree with you Talia. I think that on Monday or Tuesday, a few members should go talk to Mrs. Davis about the Vow of Silence. I think it is really important that we do the Vow of Silence and not give up on this iniative because it is very important. Also, I agree with Mrs. Taveres. It was a lost opporunity on Friday because that was a perfect moment to give the school information about the Vow of Silence but we couldn't of done that because it wouldn't of been fair to Mrs.Davis because she should know about this before the whole school does since she is the principle. I know that we could finish the Vow of Silence on Februrary 16th because I beleive in all of you guys!! ( I am starting to jot down notes about some things we can say to Mrs. Davis, I'll post it on the blog the next time I have a chance) CLARA :) P.S. Love what you done with the blog Ms. Rambaran and Mrs. Tavares!! :D
Just a reminder that there is a BTC meeting tomorrow lunch to make up for the time that we are going to lose afterschool. I also think that we should make an appointment with Mrs. Davis tomorrow to talk to her about the Vow of Silence. CLARA :D
Today, students from the BTC leadership group came up with what to say to Mrs. Davis. I am so sorry but I don't have the script (kind of :P) with me but I'll tell Katie to post it on the blog ASAP. The students speaking to Mrs.Davis are Clara, Talia and Katie. We chose a very fair way of picking who gets to speak to her by pulling names out of a hat. I think that for it to be fair, next time we run a initave, since there will be leaders, whoever is are the leaders of the initave will go down to speak to Mrs. Davis so everyone would get a chance to. CLARA :D
Letter Group, are you guys almost done with the letter because if Mrs. Davis approves on doing the Vow of Silence on Februrary 16th, we need to get those letters out very soon so that parents will know what is going on and why we are doing this. Sorry that it sounds like I am pushing you guys but the letter is one of the most important things. :( CLARA
I think that if we want to get the Vow of Silence done, I think that we have to visit the blog and communicate because meeting once a week is not enough time to pull of an itiative. CLARA
Clara, I agree that a commitment beyond the scheduled once a week needs to be made by members in the leadership group. I also agree with you in that more discussion needs to had between members within the blog when meeting face-to-face is challenging. Thank you for taking initiative in bringing up this point to address goals and areas needing improvement. Keep up your passion and drive to do your part in making a change.
here is the letter Dear Students, Parents/Guardians,
The Students and Staff of McMurrich Junior Public School will be participating in the 4th Annual Vow of Silence. This annual event is to raise awareness about children around the world who do not have a voice. There are approximately 218 million children in child labour who do not have the option to say NO. Globally, 126 million of these children are less than 10 years old. Approximately 22 000 children die from work related accidents yearly. A child can be forced into labour for reasons such as a family debt that needs to be paid off.
We will be dedicating a day of silence to recognize what these children are going through every day of their lives.
Universal Childs Right Day took place on November 20th, however we will be participating as a school community in the Vow of Silence on February 15th, 2011. For students who are interested, you may purchase a piece of masking tape that has a message of your choice about why you are taking part in the Vow of Silence. You can place the tape over your mouth or on your chest. The masking tape is sold for $1 apiece and will be sold throughout the day on February 14th. BTC members will visit each classroom to collect donations.
We hope that everyone will try their best to stay silent to show respect for all the children who cannot express their opinion in fear of being punished.
Sincerely, The Be the Change Leadership Group please give feed back and it will be done !!!!! sarah,kevin,ade,katie
Did anyone get the chance to get on the blog and comment on the letter or anything else? Also, it is really important that each group gets together and meet whenever to get what they are doing done because the VOW OF SILENCE is coming up very soon!! CLARA :D
I agree Clara, it IS really important that we meet whenever we can to get the things that need to get done, DONE so we can move on to other initiatives. Today after school Talia, Clara and I stayed and we worked on the Vow of Silence proposal letter to Ms. Davis, so on monday morning we are going to introduce it to her. We also started working on making V.O.S. announcements, so that we can get the school knowing about the whole thing, so maybe on monday we could meet at first reccess or lunch time to maybe work on announcements? Keep up the good work everyone!!! Katie :o)
As Katie said, we need to get this initaitive done so we can move on to other initaives. Also, heads up to the letter group, Katie, Talia and I edited the letter a little bit more. CLARA :D
The letter is DONE now, so all we have to do is print it, so we can do that monday morning. I have a question - when are we proposing the Vow of Silence to Ms. Davis?? I know we are doing it monday, but what time of day? Katie :D
Thanks Clara, I think doing it in the morning would be good. Are we doing it during morning reccess or during class? I hope the printer works too, since I know we were having some technical difficulties on friday. Katie :)
Hey guys, I have good news!! Today, Talia, Katie and I went to speak to Mrs. Davis about the Vow of Silence and she said that we are allowed to do it on the 16th of February. Now, all we have to do is print out the letter and give it to her so she can read it over before it gos out for parents to read since she is the principle of our school, but isn't that great? :D CLARA
I really liked the posters that were hung up near the primary children wing. Good job guys I know that you guys worked really hard and it really paid off. Great work Natasha :D
I am really glad that we printed out the final draft of the Vow of Silence letter, and I think it looks really good! I think adding the V.O.S. pictures was a a good idea. :) Katie =D
I agree with you Katie. I think adding the Vow of Silence pictures to the letter was a good idea because on the letter, it said something about tape over our mouths so I think it was a good idea to show what we mean about that but I think we should of had one picture where the tape was on our chests to show the parents how it would look. CLARA :D
Hey guys! Sarah and I went to give the letter to Mrs. Davis and she said that if she had any feedback, she would let us know. (Just wanted to let you guys know) :D CLARA
Hey guys!! I was talking to Ms. Rambaran after school today and we thought the letter for the Vow of Silence should of been handed out today. Hopefully, we can hand it out tomorrow before it's too late. CLARA :D
Hey Talia! Can you post the anouncements on the blog. We really need it because we NEED to do the anouncements on Monday morning and Ms. Rambaran and Mrs. Taveres needs to read it before we do it. CLARA AND KATIE :D
The Vow of Silence is this week! I am so excited. On Friday, Katie and I made a little card for when we sell tape (Mrs. Taveres already explained this to some of the students but if you don't know what I am talking about, please ask me on Monday so I can explain it to you). Hope the Vow of Silence is sucessful!! :D
THIS IS FOR ALL MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENTING IN THE TEC LAB:
Please wear your BTC shirts because you are peforming tomorrow. Also, remeber to meet Ms. Rambaran at morning recess which was said in the comments above. CLARA :D
I think that everyone should be visting the blog regualry because it's a great way to communicate. Also, since many iniatives are coming up, it is going to be very helpful. CLARA :D
I would like to congratulate all those involved in writing the letter to the parents, pamphlet and scripting the presentation. The presentation today was clear, simple and powerful. Students definitely are talking about what it means to make a vow and what it means to be silent.
We will meet after morning attendance to organize visits to the classrooms.
Please remember to wear your BTC tshrits on Wednesday!
Vow of Silence 
I think that the Leadership Student Comitee did a great job sharing their ideas of how Vow of Silence should look like. I think that like Halloween for Hunger, this will be a big sucess because we already finsihed our "wish list" of how we want Vow of Silence to look like. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteI think we should all meet out side of BTC because we don't have much done and we have ten days left and two more BTC meetings. That is around three hours. But on the Halloween 4 hunger we put in around a 23 hours.That makes a big difference. Plus we only have our wish list nothing else.
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I just found out why The Vow Of silence is on November the 20th. According to the free the children web site:
ReplyDeleteIn 1930, Gandhi led a peaceful 240-mile, 24-day trek through India in protest of British taxes, signaling the beginning of the end of British colonial rule. In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged two "bed-ins" inside Amsterdam and Montreal hotel rooms to promote world peace, capturing the attention of media around the world.
The Vow of Silence campaign is meant to do just the same—attract as much attention as possible to raise awareness and create real social change. Each year, youth around the world pledge to stay silent for 24 hours to support children who are silenced by the denial of their basic rights.
There is nine days until the actual day where people would go silent.
Sabrina
we found a website about the vow of silence campaigen. The website is http://www.freethechildren.com/we/images/VOS/VowofSilence_1pager.pdf
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Accordingly to the free the children web site:
ReplyDeleteIn the normal lives of families with steady and adequate incomes, parents go to work every day and children are left to play with friends and go to school. However, such is not the case for the 218 million child labourers1 the world over who daily finds themselves working long hours under harsh, dangerous and exploitative conditions.
Globally the majority of child labours come from the poorer sections of society. Social exclusion and discrimination, a result of poverty and ethnic and gender biases, are important factors that keep children out of school and force them to work. Ending poverty and increasing access to education are therefore crucial tools in the fight against ending child labor.
Though definitions vary, child labour means work that is done by children under the age of 15 (14 in some developing countries) which restricts or damages a child's physical, emotional, intellectual, social and/or spiritual growth.
Many kids our age will go work which would damage there growth. Instead of going to school they would go to school.
There are three types of labour
• The first is when a child inherits a debt carried by his or her parents.
• Another form of bonded labor occurs when a child is used as collateral for a loan. For example, a parent facing an unusually large or urgent expense would use this method to obtain necessary money.
• Finally, a child worker can enter into bondage to their employer by requesting an advance on future wages they expect to earn
Sabrina
Hey guys here are some facts about child labour:
ReplyDeleteMany children all over the world do some kind of work. They might have an after school job, or maybe they help out with chores around the house. Its not child labour. Only work that’s harmful to a childs physical and mental development is considered to be child labour. One in seven children is exposed to this kind of labour, kept from school. They are often put in danger too. Every year, 22,000 children die from accidents related to their work.
Aretha & Katie :o)
On November 19th 2010, the twenty-first anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, tens of thousands of Vow of Silence participants around the world will go silent for 24 hours, in solidarity with children who are being silenced by poverty and exploitation. Free the children
ReplyDeleteTold he needed a tonsil operation at the age of three, Ben Grocock was terrified.
So terrified, he insisted he would never speak again if the surgery went ahead.
His parents brushed off his threat (he was three, after all) and the operation took place.
But when Ben awoke, he stuck to what became his final word. For the next ten years he retreated into a world of silence.
Until now. At 13, Ben has started talking properly for the first time ? thanks to a confidence course run by his local fire brigade.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-461751/13-year-old-boy-breaks-vow-silence-10-years.html#ixzz14p9HAGjX
Sabrina
I am so impressed that we use the time on BTC meetings to accomplish the initiative for the week after next week. For the Vow Of Silence we should show our appreciation to the people are suffering thourgh child labour.Aretha:o)
ReplyDeleteI am soo excited for the vow of silence. I just found out on iamsilent.com that you are not allowed to pass notes, go on facebook, twitter or text message. CLARA:)
ReplyDeleteP.S Thanks Ms.Rambaran for putting up links. It really helped.
Shortly after Iqbal Masih was born in a small village in rural Pakistan, his father abandoned the family. Iqbal's mother struggled to support her children as a housecleaner, but could not. When he was four years old, Iqbal was sold for $16 into bonded labour at a carpet factory. He worked 12 hours a day and was horribly undernourished and beaten by the foreman many times.
ReplyDeleteWhen Iqbal was nine years old, a local labour rights organization helped him escape the factory. He was given a place at a school for freed child labourers in Lahore where he'd be safe. Iqbal began telling other child labourers about the law in Pakistan that made bonded labour illegal�they had never heard about this law. When children started to follow Iqbal's example and escape the factories, the owners threatened Iqbal and his family. But he didn't back down. At age 12, he travelled to Sweden and the U.S. to speak out against child labour. When he returned to Pakistan in April, 1995, Iqbal was shot and killed.
Iqbal's story reflects the lives of over 200 million children around the world who have been forced to give up school, sports, play and sometimes even their families and homes to work under dangerous, harmful, and abusive conditions. After reading about Iqbal's life and death, Craig Kielburger started Free The Children to continue what Iqbal had started: children helping children be free to live better lives.
Many children all over the world do some kind of work. You might have an after-school job, or maybe you help out with chores around the house. This kind of work can be great: you build skills and earn extra cash. It’s not child labour. Only work that’s harmful to a child’s physical and mental development is considered to be child labour. One in seven children is exposed to this kind of labour, kept from school and the chance to improve the situation they were born into. They are often put in danger too. Every year, 22,000 children die from accidents related to their work. And that doesn't say anything about the mental and emotional harm of being forced to work long, hard hours or experiencing things that no person should.
According to the freethechildren.com
ade sabrina
Thanks Mrs.R for putting up the links about child labour!!
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Wow I just found information about child labour and the information says that about 158 MILLIION children from the age of 5-15 are in child labour. That's a big number seeing that when i was 5 years old I did'nt even know to do dishes compared to building bricks, carpets, and slave labour farming!
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All this information means many things to me. The vow of silence is important because our opinions are heard most of the time but there are children around the world who are almost never heard. Ade Sabrina
ReplyDeleteMs.R I watched the video with Katie. The video was very effective and heart breaking!!..
ReplyDeleteWe need to work together and discover what they are going through.Aretha;o)
Hey guys we have A LOT of information about child labour, but I also think we alll need to realize that we are very fortunate to not be in there position.
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No problem I am glad the links were useful..... the leaders in this years BTC are making both Ms T and myself really proud. Keep up the good work
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All this information is making me really sad. I feel so sorry for these children. These children don't even have a voice to say their opinion and for Iqbal's position, I almost wanted to cry when Ms. Rambaran was reading the story about him because it said he had a faded image of his mother by being away from her so much. No wonder Craig Keilburger was so inspired by Iqbal. I hope that everyone wants to help more now as much as I do. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteClara I agree with you all these children are all at work away from their parents. Doing all this work can create some problems while they are growing in the futre.Sabrina
ReplyDeletei am so sad becuase of the children that are working with dangerous tools and chemicals.according to free the children
ReplyDeleteSometimes the quietest actions create the loudest response. In 1930, Gandhi led a peaceful 240-mile, 24-day trek through India in protest of British taxes, signaling the beginning of the end of British colonial rule. In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged two "bed-ins" inside Amsterdam and Montreal hotel rooms to promote world peace, capturing the attention of media around the world.
The Vow of Silence campaign is meant to do just the same—attract as much attention as possible to raise awareness and create real social change. Each year, youth around the world pledge to stay silent for 24 hours to support children who are silenced by the denial of their basic rights
they are bascllay say that as long as you stick to somthing and stay strong you can do anything you belive in.
sarah
thank you Ms.Rambaran and ms.tavaris we found allot of information on child labour and the dangerous jobs that they are doing. i don’t believe that they were starting at 5 years old when I was 5 I was having fun going to the zoo and other places. But they work till they are 15 years old that is horrible.
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I got this information from Free the Children http://www.freethechildren.com/getinvolved/geteducated/childlabour.htm#0021
ReplyDelete• Globally, 218 million children are child labourers
• 126 million of these children are engaged in hazardous work
• 73 million working children are less than 10 years old
• Every year, 22,000 children die in work-related accidents
• The largest number of working children-122 million-are in the Asia-Pacific region.
• 8.4 million children are trapped in slavery, trafficking, debt bondage, prostitution, pornography and other illicit activities
The number of children involved in armed conflicts has increased to about 300,000 over the past decade.
Where do children work?
• Nearly 70% are in agriculture (rural children, especially girls, usually start working in this industry when they are very young, often between 5 and 7 years of age)
What needs to be done?
• Better access to education
• Social awareness and activism
• The rehabilitation of child labourers
• Legislation and proper enforcement child labour laws
In turn, governments need to devote resources to education so that:
• Schooling is compulsory, of good quality and relevance, and is of little or no cost to poor families.
• Observe World Day Against Child Labour every year on June 12.
Jacob
We found out that The Vow of Silence campaign is held on the anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in solidarity with children around the world who have no voice due to poverty, hunger, exploitation, abuse, discrimination and lack of education.So that is why The vow of silence is held on November 20.
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We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind. Ntional children'se day
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Event Name: Universal Children�s Day
Event Description: Universal Children's Day Quick Facts The United Nations' (UN) Universal Children's Day is an occasion to promote the welfare of children and an understanding between children all over the world. It is held on November 20 each year Local names Name Language Universal Children's Day English D�a Universal del Ni�o Spanish Universal Children's Day 2009 Friday, November 20, 2009 Universal Children's Day 2010 Saturday, November 20, 2010 See list of observations belowThe United Nations' (UN) Universal Children's Day, which was established in 1954, is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, promotes and coordinates this special day, which also works towards improving children's welfare.
UN Sponsor: United Nations Children�s Fund (UNICEF)
Sabrina
It says in wikipedia that Canada's "Child Day" is held on November 20 each year as enacted in the 1993 Parliamentary Bill C-27.7, the Child Day Act.
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To us this day is a day to honour the fact that some children don't have a change to talk to one an other and tell them their feelings. This day represents how we feel about the children's freedom of speech. We feel this day we have to be in their prespective and be silent for a day. We are being silent for a day but they are silent for almost thier whole life.
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I just found out this out on freethechildren.com:
ReplyDeleteThough definitions vary, child labour means work that is done by children under the age of 15 (14 in some developing countries) which restricts or damages a child's physical, emotional, intellectual, social and/or spiritual growth.
Sometimes, work does not harm children. Work may even help them to learn new skills or to develop a sense of responsibility. CLARA :(
I think that the vow of silence is very important and that everyone should not talk for at least half a day on December 1st. I think this is important becasue it will show that we care for all the children that don't have a voice, not phiscally but mentally by not talking for a day. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteToday was the day we were suppose to do the vow of silence. I saw a line up in Winona while going upstairs to my classroom. They were lining up to tape their mouths and the tape said vow of silence. I hope everyone dosen't talk for at least half of day tomorrow to show our respect. CLARA :)
ReplyDelete• Overview and quick facts
ReplyDelete• What you need to know
• How you can help
• Great Resources
Well,guys get great and interesting facts on the (Vow Of Silence) Links .You can learn a lot from it.
Aretha :oD
Jacob thanks for the information it really helped me. After reading your facts I started to really understand how these children felt. I feel this activity ( Vow of Silence) is a great way far us to be in their shoes.
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On the 18th Winona did the Vow and one thing that we did at Winona that could help McMurrich students was to put tape on our mouths to show that we are silent and that we care but if we you guys wanted to do that, I think you could only do that for the junior division.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really good idea Christine and
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that we should only to do this for the junior students. I like this idea because some students will probaly forget throughout the day that it is the vow of silence so if we put tape over our mouths, we will remember not to talk. I just have one question Christine, did your whole school put tape over thier mouths? CLARA :)
Thank you Christine we could do that but the only problem is what type of tape can we put on our mouths with out pulling of our skin on the lips. Hopefully on our next meeting we can have enough blog entries so we can work on promoting it to the Junior Division. We can even make our own Vow of silence viedo. Since we are doing it on December we can take advantage of Student of the month assembly to tell the whole school about the Vow of slince.
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Christine thanks for telling as what you did for the vow of slince in Wiona.
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Sarah I agree with you. When we were five we were playing at the park doing many fun things and being creative. For those kids they are working some making carpets or other things.
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I think thats a really good idea Sabrina that we could make a video about the vow of silence for the school to tell the students that the Vow of Silence is coming up but we can only do this if we use the time on Tuesday very wisely. Also, I think that the Btc Committee to help make the video so they can help out with the vow of silence. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sarah, too, when we were little five year olds we pretty much played all day. Even when we are fifteen, our parents would still be looking after us. We wouldn't legally be able to move out anyway, and they would still take care of us from wherever we moved to, because that is their job! In contrast, some five year olds have to spend hours on end in a sweatshops with very little pay, and with little children's hands, it would be pretty hard to work with some of the materials. At fifteen years of age, we would have a lot of freedom, whereas if you work in a sweatshops, you would still not be free, because it is the only way to earn your family money enough to survive. We have an education, a roof over our heads, and enough food and money to survive, and they have to work almost all day every day, in order to earn enough money to keep a roof over their heads and keep their entire family fed.
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An estimated 158 million children aged 5-14 are engaged in child labour - one in six children in the world. Millions of children are engaged in hazardous situations or conditions, such as working in mines, working with chemicals and pesticides in agriculture or working with dangerous machinery. They are everywhere but invisible, toiling as domestic servants in homes, labouring behind the walls of workshops, hidden from view in plantations.
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Children living in the poorest households and in rural areas are most likely to be engaged in child labour. Those burdened with household chores are overwhelmingly girls. Millions of girls who work as domestic servants are especially vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Labour often interferes with children’s education. Ensuring that all children go to school and that their education is of good quality are keys to preventing child labour.
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Some 250 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 work either full time or part time.
ReplyDeleteAlmost half, some 120 million, work full time, every day, all year round.
Some 61 per cent of them live in Asia; 32 per cent in Africa and 7 per cent in Latin America. 70 per cent of them work in agriculture.
70 per cent work in dangerous environments.
Of the 250 million children concerned, some 50-60 million are between five and 11 years and work, by definition, in hazardous circumstances, considering their age and vulnerability. Child labour is also common in developed countries. For example, in the United States, more than 230,000 children work in agriculture and 13,000 in sweatshops.
Three types of bonded labour exist in practice around the world.
ReplyDelete• The first is when a child inherits a debt carried by his or her parents.
• Another form of bonded labour occurs when a child is used as collateral for a loan. For example, a parent facing an unusually large or urgent expense would use this method to obtain necessary money.
• Finally, a child worker can enter into bondage to their employer by requesting an advance on future wages they expect to earn. In all of these cases, the debt is consistently increased, through interest, to a sum beyond the capacity of the worker to repay. Expenses and interest consume all wages and also cause the debt to grow.
Katie :o)
Hey guys I think we should ALL try to go for 24 hours I think we could pull it off! Right from when we wake up in the morning until we go to bed at night. I certainly know I will be "attempting" to take the Vow for 24 hours.... It doesn't sound like much, but when you think about it, IT IS. Keep up the good work everyone!!!
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Dear Parent/Guardian,
ReplyDeleteMcMurrich Public School will be participating in an event called vow of silence. This event is to raise awareness about children in other parts of the world, who do not have the right to talk and share there opinion. We will be dedicating a day of silence to recognize what these children are going through.
We will be holding this day on December 9.This event took place on November 20th because that day is Universal Child Right Day. If you are interested we will be selling a piece of masking tape that says a message of your choice about the vow of silence. The masking tape is sold for $1 a piece and we will be selling it the day of the event. You can place the tape over your mouth or on your chest. We hope that everyone will try their best to stay silent to show respect for all the children that don’t have a voice. Thank you for reading.
Sincerely,
The Be the Change Leadership Group
please give us feedback about this letter!!!!!
sarah,katie :o)
I agree with you Katie. I think the BTC leadership group should take the vow of silence for 24 hours. I know that it is going to be hard but think about children who have to do this for thier whole life. I know that I will defenitly try to do the vow of silence for 24 hours. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information Katie. It really helped me get a more clear understanding about how many children are in child labour and why they are in it. One reason why they can be in child labour is because their family has a very large expense to pay off. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteI hope the people that are presenting tomorrow at the student of the Month Assembly will remember their lines. I hope the students after listening to our presentation will realize how lucky we are.
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I think that the letter telling parents about Vow of Silence is really good. I just think you should add more information from the blog. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteAfter adding more imformation to the letter please post the letter again. SABRINA ;OP
ReplyDeleteHey Sabrina after adding more information we will post the letter a second time so you guys can see it.
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Though definitions vary, child labour means work that is done by children under the age of 15 (14 in some developing countries) which restricts or damages a child's physical, emotional, intellectual, social and/or spiritual growth.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, work does not harm children. Work may even help them to learn new skills or to develop a sense of responsibility.
Most people agree that when we speak about child labour, we mean labour which is intolerable or harmful to children, or which denies them their right to fully develop, to play or to go to school.
I think that most of this info could be used in the Vow of Silence letter because this is the type of info we need to use. Its simple, and it gets a point across.
Katie :o)
I agree Clara and Sabrina, maybe a video would work, it might be a little late that I'm posting this, but maybe if we work hard and get everything accomplished, we might have a little spare time to make a short video and maybe get the whole school in the gym to watch it..? And maybe this would be a good way to get the BTC comitttee involved in the Vow of Silence.
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I agree with Katie that you guys should make a video or show one of the Vow of Silence videos to the school, but its not a main priority to make a video but to get the initiative up and running. Also are you guys presenting the Vow of Silence to the school in the tech lab or the gym?
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We are finally starting to get the Vow of Silence moving but we still have a lot of work to do. How is the letter and anouncment group doing? Are you almost done writing the letter and writing the skit? For the poster group, all we have to do is take the pictures and then make it into a poster on the computer so just remember to wear your be the change shirt on Thursday because that is when we will be takeing the photos and I hope everyone can be in it. I also hope Ms. Davis says we can do the Vow of Silece on December 9th! CLARA:)
ReplyDeleteI am so sad that we are doing the Vow of Silence on January because I was getting really excited, but I am still excited to do this intiative. I just find that it will be really hard to do the Vow of Silence on the first week of January to do this intiative because all the teachers are trying to settle their students down and trying to get them back into routine and the students are talking about what they did over the Winter Holidays. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteEach and every one of you have been planning really well and all of your hard work and commitment is recognized by myself and Ms Rambaran. We understand your disappointment about the date change; however for the full impact of this event and its true message to be understood it is best that it is postponed. Continue to demonstrate your passion and enthusiasm as you are doing great things and making a difference in the school community.
ReplyDeleteI have an idea where we can go room to room and explain why we are selling tapes. I think we should add why we are seeling types in the letter.
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I think we need to make some announcement morning and before school. By doing that the students will start to understand and know more about the Vow Of silnce.
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I agree with Sabrina we really need to make more annoucements.I am not sure if we should tell the students that the Vow of Slience is moved to January with annoucements or we should mention it on the letter. Any sugestions?
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I think we should mention at the student of the month assembly that the vow of silence is changed to January.
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I think that we should give the school more information about the Vow of Silence at the student of the month assembly in December and then give more information on the anouncements when the date comes closer because if we do it now, they will forget especially with the winter concert coming up and the winter holidays. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteFor our presentation at the computer lab I think we need to tell everyone that no talking to each other means no msn,facebook and etc. Aretha do you mind posting what we are going to say at the computer lab. Thank you
ReplyDeleteSABRINA :-P ;=O
Here is the letter please give us feedback
ReplyDeleteDear Students, Parents/Guardians,
The Students and Staff of McMurrich Junior Public School will be participating in the 4th Annual Vow of Silence. This annual event is to raise awareness about children around the world who do not have a voice. There are approximately 218 million children in child labour and do not have the option to say NO. Globally, 126 million of these children are less than 10 years old. Approximately 22 000 children die from work related accidents yearly. A child can be forced into labour for reasons such as a family debt that needs to be paid off.
We will be dedicating a day of silence to recognize what these children are going through everyday of their lives.
Universal Childs Right Day took place on November 20th, however we will be participating as a school community our Vow of Silence on January 28th 2011. If you are interested for students you may purchase a piece of masking tape that says a message of your choice about why you are taking the Vow of Silence. You can place the tape over your mouth or on your chest . The masking tape is sold for $1 a piece and we will be selling it the day of the event We hope that everyone will try their best to stay silent to show respect for all the children that can’t express their opinion or else they will be punished.
Sincerely,
The Be the Change Leadership Group
by sarah,ade,kevin,katey
I think that for the Vow of Silence, students should go around and sell tape because teachers might not have time to bring their children down to the gym or outside the office to purchace their tape. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteFor the letter group, I think that everything is really good but for the first paragraph, when it states facts, Globally, 126 million of these children are less than 10 years old. Approximately 22 000 children die from work related accidents yearly. A child can be forced into labour for reasons such as a family debt that needs to be paid off, I think that there should be some linking words so the paragraph could flow better. CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteHey guys this is a message for EVERYONE!
ReplyDeleteI know that mrs.R and mrs.T were talking to us about the vow of silence and how we are planning to have it on the 16 of Febuary.
Today at the assembely and mrs.T was talking to Katie,Aretha and I about maybe talking about the vow of silece in front of the school, so the school would know when and what it is but them mrs.T and I relized that we cant say when the date is infront of the school because mrs.Davis doesn't even know anything about it.
:( (sadly)
So I think that if we still want to do the vow on the 16th I think that on Monday or Tuesday at least 2-3 people should go and purpose our thoughts to mrs.Davis.
Talia :o)
Talia, thank you for taking initiative in this discussion. Today was a lost opporunity. I look forward to hearing from you all on how you would like to proceed. Let me know how Ms. Rambaran or I can support you.
ReplyDeleteHey guys!! I totally agree with you Talia. I think that on Monday or Tuesday, a few members should go talk to Mrs. Davis about the Vow of Silence. I think it is really important that we do the Vow of Silence and not give up on this iniative because it is very important. Also, I agree with Mrs. Taveres. It was a lost opporunity on Friday because that was a perfect moment to give the school information about the Vow of Silence but we couldn't of done that because it wouldn't of been fair to Mrs.Davis because she should know about this before the whole school does since she is the principle. I know that we could finish the Vow of Silence on Februrary 16th because I beleive in all of you guys!! ( I am starting to jot down notes about some things we can say to Mrs. Davis, I'll post it on the blog the next time I have a chance) CLARA :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Love what you done with the blog Ms. Rambaran and Mrs. Tavares!! :D
Just a reminder that there is a BTC meeting tomorrow lunch to make up for the time that we are going to lose afterschool. I also think that we should make an appointment with Mrs. Davis tomorrow to talk to her about the Vow of Silence. CLARA :D
ReplyDeleteToday, students from the BTC leadership group came up with what to say to Mrs. Davis. I am so sorry but I don't have the script (kind of :P) with me but I'll tell Katie to post it on the blog ASAP. The students speaking to Mrs.Davis are Clara, Talia and Katie. We chose a very fair way of picking who gets to speak to her by pulling names out of a hat. I think that for it to be fair, next time we run a initave, since there will be leaders, whoever is are the leaders of the initave will go down to speak to Mrs. Davis so everyone would get a chance to. CLARA :D
ReplyDeleteLetter Group, are you guys almost done with the letter because if Mrs. Davis approves on doing the Vow of Silence on Februrary 16th, we need to get those letters out very soon so that parents will know what is going on and why we are doing this. Sorry that it sounds like I am pushing you guys but the letter is one of the most important things. :( CLARA
ReplyDeleteI think that if we want to get the Vow of Silence done, I think that we have to visit the blog and communicate because meeting once a week is not enough time to pull of an itiative. CLARA
ReplyDeleteClara, I agree that a commitment beyond the scheduled once a week needs to be made by members in the leadership group. I also agree with you in that more discussion needs to had between members within the blog when meeting face-to-face is challenging. Thank you for taking initiative in bringing up this point to address goals and areas needing improvement. Keep up your passion and drive to do your part in making a change.
ReplyDeletehere is the letter
ReplyDeleteDear Students, Parents/Guardians,
The Students and Staff of McMurrich Junior Public School will be participating in the 4th Annual Vow of Silence. This annual event is to raise awareness about children around the world who do not have a voice. There are approximately 218 million children in child labour who do not have the option to say NO. Globally, 126 million of these children are less than 10 years old. Approximately 22 000 children die from work related accidents yearly. A child can be forced into labour for reasons such as a family debt that needs to be paid off.
We will be dedicating a day of silence to recognize what these children are going through every day of their lives.
Universal Childs Right Day took place on November 20th, however we will be participating as a school community in the Vow of Silence on February 15th, 2011. For students who are interested, you may purchase a piece of masking tape that has a message of your choice about why you are taking part in the Vow of Silence. You can place the tape over your mouth or on your chest. The masking tape is sold for $1 apiece and will be sold throughout the day on February 14th. BTC members will visit each classroom to collect donations.
We hope that everyone will try their best to stay silent to show respect for all the children who cannot express their opinion in fear of being punished.
Sincerely,
The Be the Change Leadership Group
please give feed back and it will be done !!!!!
sarah,kevin,ade,katie
I think the letter sounds great! There is so much information and tHe letter flows much better! Great job!! :D Clara
ReplyDeleteDid anyone get the chance to get on the blog and comment on the letter or anything else? Also, it is really important that each group gets together and meet whenever to get what they are doing done because the VOW OF SILENCE is coming up very soon!! CLARA :D
ReplyDeleteI agree Clara, it IS really important that we meet whenever we can to get the things that need to get done, DONE so we can move on to other initiatives. Today after school Talia, Clara and I stayed and we worked on the Vow of Silence proposal letter to Ms. Davis, so on monday morning we are going to introduce it to her. We also started working on making V.O.S. announcements, so that we can get the school knowing about the whole thing, so maybe on monday we could meet at first reccess or lunch time to maybe work on announcements? Keep up the good work everyone!!!
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As Katie said, we need to get this initaitive done so we can move on to other initaives. Also, heads up to the letter group, Katie, Talia and I edited the letter a little bit more. CLARA :D
ReplyDeleteThe letter is DONE now, so all we have to do is print it, so we can do that monday morning. I have a question - when are we proposing the Vow of Silence to Ms. Davis?? I know we are doing it monday, but what time of day?
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Hey Katie. We are proposing the Vow of Silence to Mrs. Davis Monday morning and I hope the printer works on Monday. :D CLARA
ReplyDeleteThanks Clara, I think doing it in the morning would be good. Are we doing it during morning reccess or during class? I hope the printer works too, since I know we were having some technical difficulties on friday.
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Hey guys, I have good news!! Today, Talia, Katie and I went to speak to Mrs. Davis about the Vow of Silence and she said that we are allowed to do it on the 16th of February. Now, all we have to do is print out the letter and give it to her so she can read it over before it gos out for parents to read since she is the principle of our school, but isn't that great? :D CLARA
ReplyDeleteI really liked the posters that were hung up near the primary children wing. Good job guys I know that you guys worked really hard and it really paid off.
ReplyDeleteGreat work
Natasha :D
Thanks Natasha. We really appreciate it. CLARA AND TALIA :D
ReplyDeletePlease check the Pancake Treat Blog to see one post. SARAH, EMILY AND ARETHA :D
ReplyDeleteI am really glad that we printed out the final draft of the Vow of Silence letter, and I think it looks really good! I think adding the V.O.S. pictures was a a good idea. :)
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I agree with you Katie. I think adding the Vow of Silence pictures to the letter was a good idea because on the letter, it said something about tape over our mouths so I think it was a good idea to show what we mean about that but I think we should of had one picture where the tape was on our chests to show the parents how it would look. CLARA :D
ReplyDeleteHey guys! Sarah and I went to give the letter to Mrs. Davis and she said that if she had any feedback, she would let us know. (Just wanted to let you guys know) :D CLARA
ReplyDeleteThe Vow of Silence is coming very soon and I am super excited!! How are all the groups doing?? :D CLARA
ReplyDeleteHey guys!! I was talking to Ms. Rambaran after school today and we thought the letter for the Vow of Silence should of been handed out today. Hopefully, we can hand it out tomorrow before it's too late. CLARA :D
ReplyDeleteHey Talia! Can you post the anouncements on the blog. We really need it because we NEED to do the anouncements on Monday morning and Ms. Rambaran and Mrs. Taveres needs to read it before we do it. CLARA AND KATIE :D
ReplyDeleteJust a reminder: Ms. Rambaran would like to see the members that are speaking in the tech lab monday morning.
ReplyDeleteThe Vow of Silence is this week! I am so excited. On Friday, Katie and I made a little card for when we sell tape (Mrs. Taveres already explained this to some of the students but if you don't know what I am talking about, please ask me on Monday so I can explain it to you). Hope the Vow of Silence is sucessful!! :D
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS FOR ALL MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENTING IN THE TEC LAB:
ReplyDeletePlease wear your BTC shirts because you are peforming tomorrow. Also, remeber to meet Ms. Rambaran at morning recess which was said in the comments above. CLARA :D
I think that everyone should be visting the blog regualry because it's a great way to communicate. Also, since many iniatives are coming up, it is going to be very helpful. CLARA :D
ReplyDeleteI would like to congratulate all those involved in writing the letter to the parents, pamphlet and scripting the presentation. The presentation today was clear, simple and powerful. Students definitely are talking about what it means to make a vow and what it means to be silent.
ReplyDeleteWe will meet after morning attendance to organize visits to the classrooms.
Please remember to wear your BTC tshrits on Wednesday!
Keep up the great work!!!
The vow of silence was great good job:DDD
ReplyDeleteNIYA:DDD