by Estelle Wolters
#Respect #Tolerance #Bilingual Mission #Flashmob #BestBuddiesMonth
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Keep it positive here at Hayes Bilingual! Along with starting 2nd Step, a school-wide bully prevention program, March 2, 2016, marked the first annual “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign at the school. It is a national campaign that is “an ongoing effort by Special Olympics, Best Buddies and [their] supporters to inspire respect and acceptance through raising the consciousness of society about the R-word and how hurtful words and disrespect can be toward people with intellectual disabilities” and takes place in the month of March ( http://www.r-word.org/r-word-resources.aspx ).
This February,over 110 teachers and students at Hayes were at the forefront of making the pledge to stop using the ‘r’ word and “Spread the Word to End the Word.” They will be continuing to encourage their peers through the school to join the mission.
Today those who made the pledge to stop using the ‘r’ word were part of a flashmob, a sudden event where people do something all at once. Everyone involved wore specially designed t-shirts from Best Buddies of Wisconsin in support of the movement. 
Hayes is committed to the care of all. More students will continue to have opportunities to be involved with dissemination positivity and using kind and people first language with each other for the month of March and the rest of the school year with the help of PBIS. Students will also be joining Bay View High School students who have “Spread the Word to End the Word” for many years under the direction of Ms. Katrina Kasik, the Bay View Best Buddies Advisor.
When asked about making the pledge for “Spread the Word to End the Word” Seventh grader Emma Soto exclaimed,“This is an important campaign because we can help prevent people from saying the r-word and putting other people down. It helps people learn about respecting others!”
Please join us on this mission and look out for positive messages around the school and on the website!
Ayuda a Hayes Bilingual a “Spread the Word to End the Word”
(“Pasa la palabra para acabar con la palabra”)
#respeto #tolerancia #Mision Bilingüe #quedada #BestBuddiesMonth
2 de marzo del 2016 es la fecha de inicio del primer “Spread the Word to end the Word” anual. Se trata de una campaña nacional creada con esfuerzo por parte de los Special Olympics, Best Buddies y de nuestros seguidores con el objetivo de inspirar respeto y aceptación a través de la concienciación de la sociedad sobre la “R-word.” Lo que se pretende es concienciar a la gente de lo hiriente e irrespetuosa que puede ser la palabra “retrasado” hacia la gente con discapacidades intelectuales. http://www.r-word.org/r-word-resources.aspx
El pasado mes de febrero alrededor de unos 110maestros y estudiantes encabezaron la campaña en la que se 
comprometían a divulgar palabras más coherentes y positivas. El mismo lema del movimiento lo dice, pasa la palabra para acabar con la “R-word”. Este grupo de profesores y estudiantes se encargara de animar a sus
compañeros a través de la escuela, para que se unan a la iniciativa.
Estaran acompañados de Wisconsin’s Best Buddies Chapter y del instituto Bay View, los estudiantes de Hayes estarán, por tanto, al cargo de todos ellos. De esta manera, más estudiantes seguirán teniendo oportunidades para divulgar de forma positiva el mensaje utilizando palabras amables entre ellos en Hayes
Bilingual.
Por favor, únanse a nuestro movimiento y estén atentos a más mensajes positivos alrededor de la escuela y en nuestra página web!