Learning About Safety

We have been learning about communities and the people in them. Especially, the people in a community that help us. So far, we've met a Portland Fire Fighter, and and a police officer from Oregon City. He came to our school with his police car and we all got a chance to get in and check out the *gear*.

After we checked out his car, he talked to us about what we need to remember about being safe.

 This is her *scared* face!

As we continue learning about communities, we'll be going on a field trip to the nearby fire station. Be on the look out for permission slips to come home!

Safety and a Special Guest

Last week we read the story, "Officer Buckle and Gloria". (I love this story... it's one of my favorites!) It's a fun book about a police officer who teaches safety tips like, never put anything in your ear and never stand on a swivel chair!

Throughout the week we talked about ways we can be safe doing our favorite activities:

And the ways we can be safe in the different places we might go:

To wrap up our little unit on safety, we had a very special guest stop by... Meet Mr. Hoyer! (Better known as Mr. Aiden's dad.) He works at Clackamas County Sheriff's Department and he came by our classroom to talk to us about the many different ways we can be safe.

Then... the most exciting part... we got see Officer Hoyer's car! Each kid got a turn sitting in the (very uncomfortable!) back seat. What a treat! He also turned on the lights and gave a couple of hits on the siren. I heard a couple of the kids say, "This was the best day ever!"

What a fun experience! Thank you Officer Hoyer, for sharing your safety tips! (And, the cool car, of course!)