What is Ribbon Week?
Ribbon Week is designed to give you and your kids skills that will improve mental health, discourage substance abuse and help them stay safe online! We have created a list of challenges designed to create the needed confidence to make healthy choices. All challenges have been designed via prevention science as proven ways to help.
Your student should have been given a form and a keychain (Download Form Here). Throughout the week, students can complete ONE challenge from each ribbon category to earn a bead to put on their keychain. Sign the form next to the challenge when they have completed it. They can also get a bonus bead (4 total), if they complete any extra challenge. If they get all 4 beads, they can show their keychain in the office for a treat!
Challenges
Red Ribbon Challenges
(Drug Abuse Prevention)
(choose one activity below)
🍽️ Make and Eat Dinner as a Family
💬 Make a Conversation Jar
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🎲 Play "Dice Breakers"
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🍀 Complete 5 in a row on "Wildcat Connection BINGO"
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🛼 Attend Classic Skate Night on Nov 9, 5-8:30
More Info Below
White Ribbon Challenges
(Being Smart and Safe Online)
(choose one activity below)
📝 Write 10 Things You are Grateful for About Your Body
💻 Play Interland, an online game designed to help kids make smart choices while exploring online
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🎬 With your parents, download a media safety app such as Family Link
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🛼 Attend Classic Skate Night on Nov 9, 5-8:30
More Info Below
Green Ribbon Challenges
(Mental Health Awareness)
(choose one activity below)
⚔️ Practice the skills on the "Big Feelings Battle Cards"
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🧽 Perform a Random Act of Kindness
😘 Play "What I Like About You" with your Family or Friends
Give each person a stack of paper and a pencil. Call out the name of one of your family members (or one child in the class) and ask everyone to write that name on the top of the paper. Now write down something you love (or like) about that person. Fold in half, and throw the papers into a hat. Continue until you have written something about everyone. Now pass the hat around and take turns pulling out a paper and reading what is on it out aloud.
💌 Complete 5 in a Row on Self-Care BINGO
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🛼 Attend Classic Skate Night on Nov 9, 5-8:30
More Info Below
Classic Skate Night Details
Thursday November 9th 5 - 8:30 pm
All Willow Springs Families and Friends are invited for FREE SKATING ADMISSION at Classic Fun Center in Sandy! Bring your own Roller Skates, Roller Blades, or Scooter (or rent them there for $3)
For unlimited play in The Jungle, Bounce World, Blast Zone, or Laser Tag, upgrade as you enter for $10.
Why Classic Skate Night?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified connection between individuals as a protective factor for good mental health.
Community connection decreases risk for future substance abuse in kids, and real-life connection helps kids to have more empathy and discourages cyber bullying online.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2011) identified connection between individuals (friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc.) as a protective factor against suicide.
Come join us for a fun night together with our Willow Springs Community! We would love to see each of you there!
What is taught during Ribbon Week?
There will be no change to instruction during this week. Our goal with this week is to create an opportunity for families to have these conversations at home with their students. The only Ribbon Week materials or challenges that will be given to your students are shared here on this page.