Celebrating Fire Prevention Month and Halloween

Fairmount Fire Department Visits School

“Why does your truck have three hoses?”

“If there’s a fire, what about my x-box?”

“What if we can’t find a way out and there’s a fire?”

These were just some of the many questions that K-2 students asked fire fighters from the Fairmount Fire Department during an interactive fire safety assembly. Students learned about protective gear that is worn and tools used when fighting a fire. They were taught safety procedures to follow at home and reviewed procedures here at school.

Classroom teachers worked age-appropriate fire prevention lessons and videos into their curriculum and students had the chance to climb aboard a real fire truck. To watch the videos that the children saw, click links below:

Sparky Says: Join My Fire Safety Club Video
Children's Fire Safety Tips
Sesame Street and the FDNY: Fire at Hooper's Store 
Caillou Caillou The Firefighter

We would like to thank physical education teacher Margaret Barbuto for coordinating the Fire Prevention activities.Thank you to the following firefighters for spending the day keeping children at Stonehedge safe:  

Captain Matt Schultz

Lieutenant Jake Carlson

Lieutenant David Mazzoni

Fire Fighters – Chris Baker, Josh Fleury (a former Stonehedge student!), Dan Kogel, Ron McAllroy, Hunter Rogers, Matt Tynan, Chris Unz   

Update on Halloween Parade

Halloween is almost here, and once again it is time for our annual Halloween Parade. This year our Halloween Parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 31. Our youngest children will lead the parade followed by each successive grade. We hope you will be able to join us by lining the parade route. The children love to see you there! No need to sign-in for parade viewing.  For parents who signed up to help at the party, the classroom teacher will notify you of the time of the party.

PARP Guest Readers Spend Time in Classrooms

More than 50 guest speakers will visit Stonehedge during the month of October and read to students as a popular part of the PTA's PARP program. Some pictures from our guest readers follow:

Above, Brian Kesel, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, serves as a guest reader for PARP in Mrs. Donahue's kindergarten class.

 

High School Principal Dr. Barry Copeland read to students in Karen Schweitzer's second grade class.

Students in Colleen Lauricella's first grade class posed with school nurse Stephanie Skardinski after she read to them.

Former Stonehedge principal Marilyn Stone read to students in Kristen Malbone's kindergarten classroom.

 Students in Patty Munley's first grade class found some great spots to read during class.

Board of Education member Vladimiro Hart-Zavoli read to students in Regan Shepard's kindergarten class.

Enjoy your weekend and some additional pictures from our Fire Prevention assemblies.
Mrs. Keevil

Dressed in full gear, fire fighters crawled through the room to show students what to expect during a fire. 

Students demonstrated how to Stop! Drop! and ROLL!