Making Friends
Name two ways to show that you are open to making new friends.
Acceptable answers include: smile, wave, introduce yourself, ask them a question, ask them to sit or work with you, give someone a compliment, say "good morning", etc
Name one thing you have done while school has been closed to stay in touch with friends.
Acceptable answers include: call them, text them, video call them, send them a letter, leave something at their door, etc.
True or False: Someone who is mean one time, on purpose, is a bully.
False! A bully is someone who does something hurtful repeatedly.
Name three qualities of a good friend.
Acceptable answers include: honest, kind, loyal, respectful, thoughtful, includes others, cares about you, problem solves with you, does not gossip or bully, etc.
Name two ways you can stay in touch with a friend that does not go to the same middle school as you.
Acceptable answers include getting their number and calling or texting them, connecting on social media, making dates to talk or see each other (once it's safe), seeing each other on weekends, participating in activities outside of school together, etc.
Give the full definition of bullying.
When someone says or does something intentionally hurtful and keep doing it, even when you tell them to stop or show them that you’re upset
Name two places where you might meet a new friend in middle school.
Acceptable answers include: in class, in the cafeteria, at 6th grade orientation, in a club or sport, on the bus, etc.
Freebie! You get free points if you have phone numbers for 5 Borton students who you'd like to stay in touch with.
If you don't yet, ask them next time you see them in class on Zoom. Or ask another friend who might have their number.
What three steps should you take if you are being bullied?
1. Tell them to stop.
2. Walk or get away.
3. Report it to an adult.
Tell me why it might be easy to make new friends in middle school.
Other kids will be wanting to make friends too, and might be worrying about making friends just like I am.
Name two things you could do when you go to middle school to keep friends that are going to the same school as you.
Acceptable answers include: eat lunch together, join a club or sport together, take a class together, include them when you make new friends, etc.
Name two adults in middle school who you can report bullying to.
Acceptable answers include: teachers, monitors, counselor, principal, assistant principal, and dean of students.
Tell me about a time you made a new friend. What did you say? How did you know they might be a friend? How did you show you were interested in being a friend?
Any story with details is acceptable. You've done it before and you can do it again!
Name two things you could do when you go to middle school that would lose you friends that are going to the same school as you.
Acceptable answers include: talking about them behind their back, excluding them when you make new friends, not taking an interest in their lives, etc.
Name the 4 types of bullying.
1. Physical
2. Verbal
3. Cyber
4. Relational or Social