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20 Augustus/ August 2014 Nuusbrief/ Newsletter 26 van/ of 2014
Tel: 023 347 0663/ F: 023 342 2766/ psw@psworcester.wcape.school.za
Posbus/ P.O. Box 193, Worcester, 6849/ Krigestraat 8 Krige Street, Worcester
PRIMRE SKOOL WORCESTER PRIMARY SCHOOL
How Girls Bully www.about.com
Girls and Boys Do Not Bully the
Same Ways
The tactics used by girls who bully
are distorted versions of some nor-
mal mechanisms of social develop-
ment. According to research done
by Lagerspetz, Bjorqvist and Pel-
tonen at the University of Miami,
when girls bully they use things like
alienation, ostracism, deliberate
and calculated random exclusions,
and spreading of rumors to harass
their peers.
Girls get other kids to gang up on
one or more peers as a way of
exerting control. Sometimes they
incite other children to act out ag-
gressively and sit back to watch the
show. They form groups that pick
and choose members at random
and exclude others without real
reason. They form alliances with
other social groups in an effort to
jockey for popularity and positions
of power among peers. All too of-
ten the bullying tactics used by girls
are brushed off as cruel but normal
social interactions.
In Girls, Bullying Behaviors and Peer
Relationships: The Double Edged
Sword of Exclusion and Rejection,
Barbara Leckie explains how bully-
ing by girls manifests itself and
how it is handled by adults. Leckie
went over numerous studies dating
back as far as 1980 and identified
the many different ways that girls
bully. She also found that adults
were slower to react to the bullying
tactics used by girls.
Adults Can Be Slow to React to
Girls Who Bully
If there is violence or physical act-
ing out of any sort adults are quick
to intervene and when necessary
will punish offenders, but when the
bullying takes on a less obvious
form even adults dont seem to
know what to do. When girls bully
it often goes unaddressed. Since
adults don't always label the tactics
used by girls as bullying kids who
fall victim dont know where to turn
for help.
The mindset still exists that not all
kids can be friends and the social
structure of the school system en-
courages the formation of groups
and reinforces the idea of social
hierarchies. This makes many
adults slow to recognize things
like exclusion and alienation as
something sinister. These behaviors
are often dismissed as an unfortu-
nate part of the normal formation
of peer groups.
While it is normal for girls and
boys to form social groups and
close bonds with certain people at
the exclusion of others it becomes
bullying when those groups make
power plays over other groups or
individuals. Having friends is one
thing; having friends who work to
make others feel that they are not
good enough to be included is
another. Playing the popularity
game in a way that causes fear
or inadequacy in others is a form
of bullying and it is a common
tactic used by girls.
Girls Bully in Packs
Sadly, good kids who know better
go along with these types of pop-
ularity power games for fear of
being singled out and cast out of
the group. Since adults often treat
this exclusionary behavior as mere
social clashing kids who are
caught in the middle are afraid to
stand up to the bully. It seems
easier to do nothing than it does
to do the right thing.
Kids who quietly go along with a
bully add to the bully's power by
giving victims the illusion that the
bully has peer support. The victim
feels like everybody is against
them, not just the bully. When
adults do not address exclusion-
ary behavior the same way they
would address more traditionally
forms of bullying it worsens the
problem. Kids who know better
feel powerless to do the right
thing when adults dont react.
Girls who bully will
pick on boys as well
as other girls. They
act out as consistent-
ly as boys who bully
and pick their tar-
gets in much the same way.
While girls have been known to
get violent when they bully it is
much more common for them to
use emotional tactics.
How Girls Bully
Girls bully by using emotional
violence. They do things that
make others feel alienated and
alone. Some of the tactics used
by girls who bully include:
anonymous prank
phone calls or harassing
emails from dummy ac-
counts
playing jokes or tricks
designed to embarrass
and humiliate
deliberate exclusion
of other kids for no real
reason
whispering in front of
other kids with the intent to make
them feel left out
name calling, rumor spread-
ing and other malicious verbal
interactions
being friends one week and
then turning against a peer the
next week with no incident or
reason for the alienation
encouraging other kids to
ignore or pick on a specific child
inciting others to act out violently
or aggressively
Boys are not the only bullies, girls
bully too. Being singled out, ridi-
culed, excluded, or alienated is a
form of bullying. Being beaten
up emotionally on a daily basis
does damage to the victims. It is
time that the problem was ad-
dressed for what it is, a gender
difference in bullying but bully-
ing none-the-less.
Belangrike datums/ Important dates 2014
PRIMRE SKOOL WORCESTER PRIMARY SCHOOL
DAY DATE ACTIVITY
Wednesday 20/8 Hockey U/8A+B (boys & girls) vs Lanner House (home)
Thursday 21/8 Chess U/11 @ Fairhills (away) 14:00
PTA Meeting @ 18:00
Friday 22/8
Worcester Sone Netbalproewe O/11A
Saturday 23/8 WVB Sportdag: Rugby/Netbal/Hokkie (seuns & dogters) Alle 7A+B; 8A+B; 9A+B -spanne
Monday 25/8 Rugby U/13A, B, C vs Dale College (home) [Braai vir leerders en ouers van spanne na die tyd]
Hockey @ Paarl Girls High U/9 + 10 Girls (away)
Gr.5 SOS Camp
Tuesday 26/8 Gr.5 SOS Camp
Wednesday 27/8 Gr.5 SOS Camp [bus will be back at school @ 13:00]
Thursday 28/8 Gr.7 Southern Cape Tour (Stay in Hartenbos)
Friday 29/8 Gr.7 Southern Cape Tour + Outeniqua Hockey U/13A
Hugo Rust @ Wellington: Mini-Netbal (7A+8A) & Hokkie (10A+B &+11A+B seuns en dogters)
Saturday 30/8 Gr.7 Southern Cape Tour + Outeniqua Rugby U/13A + Netball U/13A
Hugo Rust @ Wellington Rugby 7A, 8A, 9A, 11A+B & Netbal 9A; 10A+B; 11A+B; 12A+B
Sunday 31/8 Gr.7 Southern Cape Tour returns
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PARENTS, PLEASE PAY YOUR SCHOOL FEES * Please use your MySchool card
Pick n Pay Till Slip Drive
Help to raise funds for our school! Pick n Pay is offering the
following deal: should the school collect R1 million worth of
Pick n Pay till slips within the set period of time, they will pay
us 1% or R10 000.
Start date: 1 June 2014 End date: 30 August 2014
Till slips from all Corporate and family stores, Hypermarkets
and Express Stores are valid.
All till slips are to be handed in to the class teacher.
Netbal/ Netball
WPS vs Laerskool Robertson, 14/8/2014:
10A wen 12-6
10B gelyk 1-1
11A verloor 10-19
11B verloor 3-4
12A wen 14-7
12B wen 17-2
13A wen 27-5
13B wen 26-3
Baie dankie aan die volgende netbal en rugby mammas wat
vir die personeel heerlike broodjies gemaak het: Anneke Stof-
berg, Magdalena Burger, Wendy Wolhuter, Helne le Roux
en Debora Damant.
Robertson Sportdag op 16/8/2014:
8A vs Gericke wen 8-1
vs Bastion verloor 1-5
8B vs VBS Robertson verloor 1-4
vs Bastion verloor 0-3
9A vs VBS Robertson wen 2-1
vs Gericke verloor 2-4
9B vs VBS Robertson gelyk 0-0
vs Gericke wen 5-0
10A vs Swellendam wen 6-2
vs Gericke wen 8-2
10B vs Gericke verloor 2-3
vs Robertson wen 11-0
11A vs Swellendam wen 5-2
vs Gericke wen 4-3
11B vs Swellendam gelyk 2-2
vs Gericke wen 7-2
12A vs Swellendam verloor 6-7
vs Bastion verloor 8-9
12B vs Swellendam wen 9-3
vs Bastion wen 5-3
13A vs Swellendam wen 15-1
vs Montagu wen 12-4
13B vs Robertson wen 13-5
vs Bastion wen 13-2
See herewith the revised
sports programme for the
rest of August.
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PARENTS, PLEASE PAY YOUR SCHOOL FEES * Please use your MySchool card
Hokkie/ Hockey
Dankie/ Thank you
Rugby
WPS vs Hexvallei/ Brerivier, 13/8/2014:
Girls:
U/7A vs Hex COMB gr.1+2 won 2-1
U/9A vs Hex COMB gr.1+2 won 5-0
U/10A vs Bree Mixed won 10-3
Boys:
U/7A vs Hex COMB gr.1+2 won 5-0
U/9A vs Hex U/9A won 4-1
U/13B vs Bree U/12 mixed drew 1-1
Mixed:
U/13C mixed vs Hex mixed drew 0-0
Verjaardae/ Birthdays
Robertson Sports Day, 16/8/2014:
Girls:
U/10 vs SWELL won 5-0
vs Gericke won 3-1
U/11 vs SWELL lost 0-1
vs Gericke drew 0-0
U/13 vs SWELL drew 0-0
vs Gericke won 1-0
Robertson Sportdag op 16/8/2014:
7A vs Gericke wen 1-0
vs Robertson VB verloor 0-1
7B vs Gericke wen 1-0
vs Koue Bokkeveld A verloor 2-3
8A vs Gericke verloor 0-2
vs Robertson VB verloor 0-1
8B vs Robertson VB verloor 1-3
vs Gericke verloor 0-4
9A vs Bastion verloor 0-3
vs Robertson VB verloor 1-5
9B vs Bastion verloor 0-8
vs Gericke verloor 2-0
11A vs Swellendam wen 7-0
vs Gericke wen 22-0
11B vs Swellendam wen 12-0
vs Gericke wen 5-0
13A vs Swellendam wen 40-0
vs Bastion wen 20-0
13B vs Swellendqm gelyk 0-0
vs Robertson wen 30-0
7s RUGBY NOORD-BOLANDPROEWE:
Baie geluk aan Jemain Slavers, Ulrich Brown, Dami-
an Hopley, Leonardo Cloete, Adrian Dirkse, Brian
Zake en Indiphile Mhlontlo wat gekies is om aan die
7s Rugby Noord-Bolandproewe deel te neem op
19 Augustus. Uitslae verskyn in volgende week se
nuusbrief.
WPS would like to wish Mrs Ansie Landman (4.4)
a wonderful birthday on Mon-
day, 25 August. May you
have a blessed day!
Boys:
U/10 vs SWELL won 7-3
vs Gericke lost 0-3
U/11 vs Gericke drew 1-1
vs Robertson lost 0-2
U/13 vs SWELL drew 0-0
vs Gericke won 1-0
Die gr.3.1-leerders en juffrouens s baie
dankie aan Tiaan du Toit, Tiaan Potgieter,
Jana en Madelie se mammas vir al die lekker lekkers en
koekies. Dit was n groot bederf. Ons het lekker geet!
Baie dankie mamma Madelein vir ons heeeerlike be-
lonings!!! Dit is ons geheime beste beloning!! Dankie ook
mamma Letitia vir ons mooi sterretjie plakkers! Sjoe, dit lyk
so mooi in ons boeke en ons weet in ons skool reik ons mos
na die sterre! Baie liefde, Gr.1.1 en Juf. Margo
Klop op die skouer/ Pat on the back
Ons is baie trots op een van ons oud-leerders, Marli
le Roux (Juf. Margo se dogter). Sy is gekies vir die
Wes-Kaap netbalspan vir gehoorgestremdes wat aan
n toernooi gaan deelneem vanaf 9 - 15 Desember in
Pretoria. Baie geluk!
WPS Jeuggroep WPS Jeuggroep WPS Jeuggroep WPS Jeuggroep
Banking details:
ABSA 632005 ACC NO: 405 674 7412 (Cheque acc.)
Please ensure that all cash or credit card payments (@ reception) are
done before 14:00 for banking purposes. Thank you!
PARENTS, PLEASE PAY YOUR SCHOOL FEES * Please use your MySchool card
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WPS Greetings
A.M. Peens (PRINCIPAL)
Koekverkopingdatums/ Cake sale dates
5/9 Gr.2 & 3
17/10 Gr.5
14/11 Gr.4
Wednesdays 14:15 Wednesdays 14:15 Wednesdays 14:15 Wednesdays 14:15 - -- - 15:15 15:15 15:15 15:15
All the Gr.6s & 7s welcome! All the Gr.6s & 7s welcome! All the Gr.6s & 7s welcome! All the Gr.6s & 7s welcome!
Foundation Phase: Foundation Phase: Foundation Phase: Foundation Phase:
Winning class (most sales): Winning class (most sales): Winning class (most sales): Winning class (most sales): Boerewors braai
Winning learner (most sales): Winning learner (most sales): Winning learner (most sales): Winning learner (most sales):
1. 1. 1. 1. Caf Dulc meal voucher
2. 2. 2. 2. 2 x 3D Movie tickets @ Nu Metro
2nd & 3rd runner 2nd & 3rd runner 2nd & 3rd runner 2nd & 3rd runner- -- -up (learner): up (learner): up (learner): up (learner): 2 x 2D Movie tickets
@ Nu Metro
Class teacher of winning class: Class teacher of winning class: Class teacher of winning class: Class teacher of winning class:
1. 1. 1. 1. Wash & Cut @ Hair Affair
2. 2. 2. 2. Beauty treatment @ Annique
3. 3. 3. 3. 1 x 3D Movie ticket @ Nu Metro
Senior Primary: Senior Primary: Senior Primary: Senior Primary:
Winning class (most sales): Winning class (most sales): Winning class (most sales): Winning class (most sales): 2D Movie @ Nu Metro
Winning learner (most sales): Winning learner (most sales): Winning learner (most sales): Winning learner (most sales):
1. 1. 1. 1. Caf Dulc meal voucher
2. 2. 2. 2. 2 x 3D Movie tickets @ Nu Metro
2nd & 3rd runner 2nd & 3rd runner 2nd & 3rd runner 2nd & 3rd runner- -- -up (learner): up (learner): up (learner): up (learner): 2 x 2D Movie tickets
@ Nu Metro
Class teacher of winning class: Class teacher of winning class: Class teacher of winning class: Class teacher of winning class:
1. 1. 1. 1. Wash & Cut @ Platinum
2. 2. 2. 2. Full pedicure & Soft laser facial @ Skin & Nail Excellence
3. 3. 3. 3. 1 x 3D Movie ticket @ Nu Metro
2nd draw: 2 x 2D Movie tickets 2nd draw: 2 x 2D Movie tickets 2nd draw: 2 x 2D Movie tickets 2nd draw: 2 x 2D Movie tickets up for grabs to the first 2 learners first 2 learners first 2 learners first 2 learners with the most most most most
ticket sales by Friday, 22 August 2014 ticket sales by Friday, 22 August 2014 ticket sales by Friday, 22 August 2014 ticket sales by Friday, 22 August 2014 (All Phases).
HUURHUIS GESOEK: HUURHUIS GESOEK: HUURHUIS GESOEK: HUURHUIS GESOEK:
3 X Slaapkamers
Vanaf Januarie 2015
Skakel die kantoor by 023 347 0663
indien u kan help.
First draw: 15/8
Our 2 winners of 2
Movie tickets
each, are:
Zelmon du Toit 6.4
&
Liam Waters 6.4
Congratulations!!