Fire Safety Week
Students last week attended a fire safety presentation by Firefighters Unz and Mazzoni, both members of the Fairmount Volunteer Fire Department. Students learned how to stay safe in the event of a house fire. “Stay low and go” was explained as a way to avoid rising smoke in a burning house. “Stop, drop and roll” was also reviewed in case a person should catch on fire. Firefighter Mazzoni explained how his gear works and students were able to get up close and actually hear what his breathing sounded like through his oxygen mask.
Children in grades K-2 then had the opportunity to learn about the fire truck with Firefighter Jake Carlson. You can imagine the excitement from the children as they were able to sit in the cab of the fire truck and view all the gadgets found inside of this vehicle. Of course the siren and lights were also a big hit! Our physical education staff carried the instruction even further into games that practiced “stay low and go” and “stop, drop and roll”. Classroom teachers reviewed fire safety information all week long. Thank you to our PTA for organizing and sponsoring this experience.
Halloween
On Monday, October 31 we will hold our annual Halloween Parade. The parade will kick off at 1:45 p.m. with our primary children.
We have altered the parade route slightly from previous years in order to ensure that parents will be able to capture that precious glimpse of all the princesses, ghosts, and goblins. We will parade down the side walk, through the bus circle, back down the sidewalks and into one of the GOLD side doors. It will allow us to spread out across a greater distance.
There is no need to sign in for parade viewing. We do ask that if you intend to dress for Halloween that you do not wear a mask or carry toy swords etc. as this will likely frighten our youngest students. In the case of inclement weather, the parade will be cancelled. It will not be held inside. Let’s hope the sun shines and that doesn’t even become a concern!
Parents who have signed up to assist in the classroom will need to follow sign in procedures and check in with the main office upon your arrival. I encourage children to ride the bus home after the party and follow normal dismissal procedures. If you do need to sign out your child for an appointment or any other reason, please send in a note and sign your child out of the GOLD cafeteria as usual.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call your child’s teacher or the main office. I look forward to seeing you all there!
